The trick: Headline Over Filing
A solo developer rebuilt Word, Excel and PowerPoint with Claude, the post says.
The WordCraft README says it is about 60% of the way to replacing Word for real work, and the spreadsheet app says 50%.
A solo developer rebuilt Word, Excel and PowerPoint as free open-source apps using Claude.
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The apps exist on GitHub, free, and Digital Today reports all three were built with Claude. But the READMEs estimate WordCraft at about 60% of the way to replacing Word for real work, GridCraft about 50% ready, DeckCraft about 55%. Nothing in our record shows an earnings figure or user count.
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Receipts
- Supports github.com:
an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word, rebuilt in pure Rust
- Supports digitaltoday.co.kr:
All three apps were built with Anthropic's Claude.
- Supports digitaltoday.co.kr:
Thomas posted the apps on the ArtCraft GitHub so anyone can download them for free.
- Refutes github.com:
we estimate it is about 60% of the way to replacing all of Word for real work
- Context github.com:
Beta needs testing against real-world .docx files
- Context github.com:
our AI image and video studio
- Refutes github.com:
the core workflow works end to end, but depth, fidelity and file compatibility are still rough
- Refutes github.com:
we estimate it is about 50% ready for real work
- Refutes github.com:
is about 55% of the way to replacing PowerPoint for real work
- Context thurrott.com:
ArtCraft claims that the current version of this app is 87 percent complete for ribbon-based commands and about 62 percent overall
- Context digitaltoday.co.kr:
criticism followed that it was vibe-coding software and AI low-quality content, or AI slop
- Refutes digitaltoday.co.kr:
most of the apps still fall far short of the level of the products they aim to replace
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