Open-Source Clones of Microsoft Office Released by Developer
- Brandon Thomas released WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft as open-source alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- WordCraft covers approximately 88% of Word’s ribbon features, while GridCraft supports 513 out of Excel’s 523 worksheet functions.
- The applications are written in Rust and were developed with the help of Anthropic’s Claude AI model.
- These clones follow Thomas’ previous release of ArtCraft, which mimics Adobe Creative Cloud apps.
- Microsoft charges $99.99 annually for its Microsoft 365 Personal subscription.
Brandon Thomas has introduced free alternatives to Microsoft’s Office suite with WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft, offering substantial feature coverage but still in development stages for full functionality.
These new tools provide a cost-effective option compared to Microsoft’s annual subscription fee by utilizing open-source development and AI technology from Anthropic’s Claude model.( Source)
