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Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replications — Autodesk tools and other subscription-based services may come next (www.tomshardware.com)

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Brandon Thomas, developer of ArtCraft, a suite of open-source creative tools meant to replicate Adobe applications for free, has now announced apps to replace Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, respectively, named GridCraft, DeckCraft, and WordCraft, that are created with Claude. Thomas has shared his new clones to ArtCraft GitHub, making them free for all to download.

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[-] peregus@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Have you tried it to say that it just looks like the real thing and that it doesn't work the same?

[-] TeaWithDani@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It isnt even written in the same language. It won't be a bug for bug copy. Just slop.

I don't need to buy the Temu knockoff to know it'll be s shitty knockoff that looks good on the storefront.

[-] oxomoxo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Buy?

[-] TeaWithDani@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's a metaphor.

[-] peregus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

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