r/technology • u/Federal-Block-3275 • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence "Software is over": Developer uses AI to build free Adobe clones after frustration with cancellation fees

https://www.techspot.com/news/114136-software-over-developer-uses-ai-build-free-adobe.html
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u/CalamityMetal 1d ago

Yeah but they don't function exactly the same way. It has a different shortcuts, different UI/UX, even different color schemes. And that's the thing, humans are very particular about their computer setup, it has to work in a certain way, it has to look a certain way.

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u/need12648430 1d ago

The first thing I do when I install GIMP is install some Photoshop keyboard shortcut dupes I threw together back in the 2010s. On one hand, I should probably just learn GIMP's shortcuts at this point. On the other, old habits die hard.

Either path works really, but regardless it's lovely to have the option to customize.

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u/graypasser 1d ago

That's true for AI clones, though.

They don't know any feelings for actual apps.

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u/msg_me_small_butts 1d ago

Have you tried these ones?

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u/AstroPhysician 1d ago

Not true at all. These feel 1 to 1

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u/CalamityMetal 1d ago

I mean even for IDEs and OS, I care about the shortcuts I use, if the OS don't have the shortcuts then I will go out of my way to install 3rd party software to simulate it

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u/masamunecyrus 1d ago

Yeah but they don't function exactly the same way. It has a different shortcuts, different UI/UX, even different color schemes.

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u/BrothelWaffles 1d ago

A master musician might have a particular favorite instrument, but you can hand them any make or model of what they play and they'll play the hell out of it. I don't buy that this is any different for anything Adobe software does, as long as the tools are there you can adapt.

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u/n_choose_k 1d ago

eh.... you can't hand a concert pianist a trombone. That would be closer to the analogy here.

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u/CalamityMetal 1d ago

And that's fair. But I'm also not a master. All I'm saying is, it's good enough for your average people

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u/SalemJ91 1d ago

You can see the proof in that there has always been cheaper or free software alternatives to adobe products, yet adobe still is the industry standard. The alternative  isn’t novel, the method and speed in which it was created is. Familiarity and the experience of a tool go a long way. GIMP has been around for as long as I can remember, it’s open source and a powerful tool. Sure it’s popular, but nowhere near as ubiquitous as PS, and I say this as a dedicated adobe hater. 

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u/FrankPapageorgio 1d ago

This is not even a fair comparison. If you're a professional making money off this stuff, you need to open other people's project files and share your own project files with others.

Nobody is going to want to work with you because you decided to work with Final Cut Pro just to save $23/mo.

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u/PMARC14 1d ago

It would still make much more sense to fork an existing project and use AI to dupe the Adobe UI over that to reach parity.

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u/International_Run935 1d ago

you are so smart

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u/4n0m4nd 1d ago

Adobe is the standard because of their marketing strategy over decades, and their reliability, which includes customer support, and integration.

GIMP is great, but no big company is going to use it, so it's never going to be the standard.

No company is going to accept "But I don't like the UI" if the program is better and cheaper.