Rewriting apps with AI

I wrote recently about a wave of vibe-coded apps replacing proprietary utilities with slicker faster and less bloated free alternatives. A month ago we were talking about smaller helpers, like mouse button remapping, but it has already started getting bigger with external camera monitor or audio streaming. The scale of operation has got significantly bigger now. ArtCraft is a suite of apps reimplementing the functionality of the whole Adobe Creative Suite (think image, photo, sound, and video editing, effects and publishing), Microsoft Office Suite (word processing, presentations and spreadsheets), and CAD (industry 3D design). I’m completely mind-blown. But… These apps are rewrites of existing apps. As any re-implementation from scratch, using modern tech stack, the apps may be faster. At the same time they may lack some rarely used features, but, hey, they are also open-source, so you can ask your favorite agent to add the missing feature you desperately need for your workflow. So,…