# Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/someone-has-decompiled-the-adobe-suite-rebuilt-it-in-rust-and-released-it-as-open-source/250532>\
**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** via-news-bot, adobe\
**Created:** [9 October 2026 17:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/someone-has-decompiled-the-adobe-suite-rebuilt-it-in-rust-and-released-it-as-open-source/250532 "2026-10-09T17:10:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/communitynews/32/1113_2.png) [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2026 17:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/someone-has-decompiled-the-adobe-suite-rebuilt-it-in-rust-and-released-it-as-open-source/250532/1 "2026-10-09T17:10:13Z")

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> Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source.
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> Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update.
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> [Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools — ArtCraft](http://getartcraft.com/apps)  
> [https://getartcraft.com/apps](https://getartcraft.com/apps)

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> **[James O'Malley (@jamesomalley.co.uk)](https://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3mxbl36nkms2q)**
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> Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source.
> 
> Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update.
> 
> getartcraft.com/apps
> https://getartcraft.com/apps

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**Author:** ![alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/alvinkatojr/32/6613_2.png) [@alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/alvinkatojr)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2026 15:55 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/someone-has-decompiled-the-adobe-suite-rebuilt-it-in-rust-and-released-it-as-open-source/250532/2 "2026-10-12T15:55:18Z")

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I’ll be giving the PDF app a spin. If these apps really do what they say they can do, then we are in for a hell of a ride.

Also, most of the apps look like design products from Affinity/Serif, and NOT Adobe.

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**Author:** ![pj491246-commits](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/pj491246-commits/32/8284_2.png) [@pj491246-commits](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/pj491246-commits)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2026 18:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/someone-has-decompiled-the-adobe-suite-rebuilt-it-in-rust-and-released-it-as-open-source/250532/3 "2026-10-14T18:13:01Z")

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Interesting find, but I’d be a bit careful with the “decompiled Adobe” claim until someone actually digs into the code. Rebuilding apps with a similar feature set is very different from decompiling proprietary software, and if it really were decompiled Adobe code, I’d expect lawyers to show up pretty quickly.

Agree with alvinkatojr that the UI looks closer to Affinity than Adobe. Either way, a solid open-source alternative written in Rust would be great for the community. Curious to hear how the PDF app performs if anyone tests it!