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Thirteen apps. One craft. | Reverse

PAS — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:47:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: PAS
Post title: Reverse

Hm, OK, however it's ambiguous in the very least.

Here:
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He apparently says he specifically avoided using reverse engineering tools. And apparently Adobe and MS are not suing (yet...).

I don't quite understand why (or how) free apps will steal your (whose?) work. I use some free software, in some cases I gave money to the developers because I like the software so much. If provided for free willingly...

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Featured in...

Joakim Braun — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:38:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Joakim Braun
Post title: Featured in...

See Ars Technica and especially the comment thread there.

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Which craft?

CafeTran Trainer — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:40:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: Which craft?

[quote]PAS wrote:

"Reverse-engineered Trados..."

From what I've read, all code was written from scratch in Rust using Claude.
They are apparently alpha versions, released a week ago or so, so the future's wide open :) [/quote]

ZD Net:

Like the other ArtCraft apps, the team wrote PDFCraft in Rust, using AI to reverse-engineer the original into an app available for Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS, and Windows.

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Review: [url removed]

The video sounds more like a promotional video.

By the way, a colleague of mine suggested the name "Craftwerk" for this suite.

[Edited at 2026-10-20 07:48 GMT]

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Don't use free apps

Peter Motte — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:32:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Peter Motte
Post title: Don't use free apps

It's clear why you shouldn't use free apps. They will steal your work. Don't believe what they tell you.

Thirteen apps. One craft. | reverse

PAS — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:44:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: PAS
Post title: reverse

"Reverse-engineered Trados..."

From what I've read, all code was written from scratch in Rust using Claude.
They are apparently alpha versions, released a week ago or so, so the future's wide open :)

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Dreams

Rodolfo Raya — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:10:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Rodolfo Raya
Post title: Dreams

The reality is that none of those apps is production-ready yet.

Rodolfo

Thirteen apps. One craft. | It was a question

CafeTran Trainer — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: CafeTran Trainer
Post title: It was a question

[quote]Asjad Aamir wrote:

An ambitious lineup — having one craft-oriented suite covering image, vector, video and layout work would be handy for translators who wear many hats. The CatCraft idea is the one I'd watch most closely, since lightweight CAT tools are exactly where many of us want to see innovation. How far along is the reverse-engineering effort, and is there an early build that translators could try? [/quote]

I don't believe the development of CatCraft has started yet. However, there are alternatives, such as Simpelvertaler, Supervertaler, and some paid ones.

Thirteen apps. One craft. | Looking forward to CatCraft

Asjad Aamir — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: Asjad Aamir
Post title: Looking forward to CatCraft

An ambitious lineup — having one craft-oriented suite covering image, vector, video and layout work would be handy for translators who wear many hats. The CatCraft idea is the one I'd watch most closely, since lightweight CAT tools are exactly where many of us want to see innovation. How far along is the reverse-engineering effort, and is there an early build that translators could try?

Thirteen apps. One craft.

CafeTran Trainer — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:13:00 +0000

Forum: Software applications
Topic: Thirteen apps. One craft.
Poster: CafeTran Trainer

Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics, page layout, interface design, word processing, audio, presentations, CAD and spreadsheets. Native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.

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Next in line: CatCraft? Reverse-engineered Trados (or Déjà Vu): Trados (Déjà Vu) rebuilt in Rust, fast, stable and free.

[Edited at 2026-10-16 06:26 GMT]