# ArtCraft 56 Hacker News commenters recommended ArtCraft and 50 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Free, open-source Adobe-style creative suite with an artist-focused AI scene and image tools; critics say it is not near feature parity and is rough. ## Why people recommend it - Free open-source Adobe alternative (5 comments): "we're making our tools open source and we undercut middle-men aggregators with strong BYOK / "login with" components" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46858708)) "They're building a free, open-source Adobe Creative Suite alternative entirely in Rust." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50049228)) "if they offer the basics, and they're free and open source, it will be a win" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50010943)) - Fast, smooth, lightweight interface (3 comments): "I also don't get any of the brush lag mentioned, it's silky smooth." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50052699)) "how fast and light their interfaces felt compared to the originals" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50239312)) "this seems like slop for now (at least it's rust, not electron)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49978319)) - Artist-focused AI scene blocking (4 comments): "it's a fantastic AI tool for consistent, fully-intentional scenes with deliberate set and actor blocking" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45871439)) "ArtCraft, which is a more artist-centered version for blocking out and precisely articulating scenes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46541704)) "I built an intentional "crafting" engine so people could mold images like clay, with full intention" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801944)) - Broad functionality for its age (3 comments): "found a surprising amount of functionality, especially in the Photoshop clone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50010621)) "the scope is enough to test most of the claims being made about vibe coding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49959755)) "The fact that this does everything it does is super impressive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985066)) ## What people warn about - Vibe-coded, copies Adobe UI (5 comments): "Specially when the LLMs he is using to make this software were 100% trained and likely heavily influenced by the software he is shitting on." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49959915)) "They're bad apps, coded by an amateur, offering no new ideas and only the most obvious subset of functionality." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50010687)) "I'm not sure if it really makes sense to copy the UI and visual language of the source that verbatim" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961177)) - Not at feature parity or ready (4 comments): "It does not appear to be even remotely at feature parity, but they write about it as if it were finished and working." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50010589)) "aiming for parity fundamentally misunderstands the reality of both the software they’re trying to replicate" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50001767)) "Linus Tech Tups tested this and determined that it's nowhere near ready for professional use." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50057628)) - Buggy, slow, rough UI (4 comments): "UI does feel like babby's first software project but it is somewhat functional" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985124)) "Honestly the scrollbar is infuriating. Can't expect any better attention to UX from the apps." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49959936)) "I tried their photoshop "equivalent" and it's a piece of garbage. Essentially nothing works." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961271)) - Marketing ahead of product (2 comments): "I've actually been more impressed from a marketing standpoint then by the product offering" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50011257)) "It's expected from a vibe coding project, especially if they care more about the optics than functionality." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961332)) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "ArtCraft", https://hackerapproved.com/p/artcraft/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).