Find software reverse engineering and compatibility projects. Browse application reimplementations, public repositories and contribution guides.
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An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust
Reported progress
PhotoCraft parity against Photoshop 2026 27.11.0; publisher estimate, partly measured
PhotoCraft readiness to replace Photoshop for professional work; weighted estimate (stated range 40–50%); publisher central estimate 45%.
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Premiere Pro built in pure Rust.
Reported progress
Premiere Pro 2026 26.5.2; publisher estimate blending measured menu and effect coverage with estimated areas.
Estimated readiness to replace Premiere Pro for an editor on real projects; weighted depth, correctness, compatibility, speed, stability and ecosystem.; publisher central estimate 56%.
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom in pure Rust.
Reported progress
Lightroom Classic 15.5 / Lightroom 9.6: Full target, ready for real work; publisher central estimate 61%.
Lightroom Classic 15.5 / Lightroom 9.6: Mainstream practitioner; publisher central estimate 49%.
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Acrobat built in pure Rust
Reported progress
Acrobat Pro feature checklist; tier-weighted publisher measure (headline); underlying unweighted tally includes partial features
Publisher estimate of replacing full Acrobat Pro for real work; publisher central estimate 49%.
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Illustrator, built in pure Rust.
Reported progress
Nyxstone: assembly / disassembly library based on LLVM, implemented in C++ with Rust and Python bindings, maintained by emproof.com
Reported progress
Nyxstone — Roadmap — 8/9 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
Reported progress
Feature parity with InDesign — Weighted breadth parity (publisher estimate)
Reported progress
Marzipan Platter — TODO — 0/5 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
Reported progress
Jsxer — Features — 5/5 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
Reported progress
Status — Feature tree — 10/14 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
A project to rebuild all functionality via reverse engineering from the GOTY version of Plants VS Zombies (and expand upon it)
Reported progress
DISCLAIMER — Roadmap — Currently focused on — 1/3 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
A work in progress Android dalvik byte code(DEX) editor
Reported progress
Dex-Editor-Android — Available features — 21/21 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
Shimeji reimplementation for Wayland in C
Reported progress
Features — TODO LIST — 0/2 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
Reported progress
Cookidoo API — Roadmap — 1/3 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
Cross-platform Winamp reimplementation built with Godot.
Reported progress
GodAmp — Roadmap — 3/8 listed items checked; items are equally weighted
