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cadcraft
Rust2026–2026
storytold / cadcraft
cadcraft
CADCraft: computer-aided design and drafting — an open-source, clean-room CAD application in pure Rust
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CADCraft: computer-aided design and drafting — an open-source, clean-room CAD application in pure Rust
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2 sourcesKYkyriakos·Oct 12, 2026
https://github.com/storytold/cadcraft they already made one
In An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure RustI see that in addition to the Adobe suite apps last week, they've also now done implementations of excel/spreadsheet (https://github.com/storytold/gridcraft), powerpoint/presentation (https://github.com/storytold/deckcraft), and also AutoCAD/3D modeling (https://github.com/storytold/cadcraft) as well.
What a time to be alive.
In An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure Rust