Open Source
3 stories filed under Open Source on Lee LHGFX Photography. The newest of them: “The Art of Rebuilding Office Tools with Open-Source Precision”, “Rebuilding Adobe's creative suite as an open-source artful rebellion”, and “Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face: A $13 Billion AI Power Play”. Brandon Thomas, the engineer behind open-source alternatives to Adobe's Creative Suite, is now aiming for Microsoft Office. Brandon Thomas has turned a software engineer's rebellion into something beautifully tangible. Lee LHGFX Photography is a dynamic portfolio and lifestyle hub built around the artistic work of @lee_lhgfx — a highly engaged Instagram creator and… The list below is every Open Source story on Lee LHGFX Photography, newest first.
The Art of Rebuilding Office Tools with Open-Source Precision
Brandon Thomas, the engineer behind open-source alternatives to Adobe's Creative Suite, is now aiming for Microsoft Office. His latest project applies the same AI-assisted reverse engineering to rebuild Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with open-source precision. It is a bold, artistic rebellion against proprietary lock-in, and we are here for it. For a deeper look at his philosophy, explore our piece on "Rebuilding Adobe's creative suite as an open-source artful rebellion."
Rebuilding Adobe's creative suite as an open-source artful rebellion
Brandon Thomas has turned a software engineer's rebellion into something beautifully tangible. His ArtCraft suite rebuilds Adobe's Creative Cloud as an open-source alternative, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, Acrobat, After Effects, and InDesign, all free for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It feels like a quiet, artful defiance against the ordinary. For anyone craving a more authentic creative toolkit, this is an invitation worth exploring. If you're also curious about free RAW editing, our piece on Aftershoot's Photon offers a natural companion read.
Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face: A $13 Billion AI Power Play
Nvidia's $12.93 billion acquisition of Hugging Face lands with the weight of a statement: AI's infrastructure is now as much about community as compute. It's a bold, expensive bet on the platform where models go to live, share, and evolve. We're watching a power play that feels less like a merger and more like a curation of the field's most vibrant minds. For a deeper look at how creative tools are reshaping digital expression, our piece on Adobe's Gemini integration pairs nicely with this moment.