Photoshop, Word cloned for free as 'Reverse Engineer Anything' craze spreads - AFR

Technology Software Print article Paul Smith Technology editor Oct 16, 2026 – 4.00pm First Adobe, then Microsoft. Barely six months after the artificial intelligence-led sell-off of software stocks known as the SaaSpoclaypse hit, a brazen software developer has shocked some of the sector’s biggest names with accurate copies of their best-known products. And you can use them for free. The high-profile replicas are an example of the growing interest in tech circles in AI’s ability to recreate products and raise questions about the profitability of the companies that build and sell subscriptions to the originals. Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Read More Software AI Adobe Canva Atlassian Fetching latest articles