Awesome REA

Open-source alternatives and compatible projects, by app

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Find a project by the app it replaces or works with. Each row says whether REA was used (see the tags), the license, and the status the project reports for itself. Stars are not listed here, because they change; click through for current numbers.

This page is updated every week. ⭐ Star the list to find it again, or Watch → Custom → Releases for the weekly digest.

Replaces or works with Project Tag License Status (self-reported)
Photoshop PhotoCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Microsoft Word WordCraft Rebuild (black-box, no disassembly) MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Excel GridCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Illustrator VectorCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Premiere Pro FilmCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Lightroom LightCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Acrobat PdfCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
PowerPoint DeckCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
AutoCAD CADCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
After Effects EffectCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Figma FigCraft Rebuild MIT or Apache-2.0 Alpha
Roblox engine rook Rebuild Apache-2.0 Early development
Heroes of Might and Magic IV free-heroes4 Rebuild GPL-3.0 Unfinished; needs GOG files
OBS Studio rec-rs REA Apache-2.0 or MIT Ready (build from source)
Paper (design canvas) paper-rs REA Apache-2.0 Ready
TradingView (chart UI study) terminal-rs REA none Ready
Wispr Flow wispr-flow-rea-teardown REA none Write-up
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac (trial) ledger-reborn REA MIT Alpha (preview)
Ghostty AdamTerm REA none Ready (build from source)
WinDirStat DiskLens REA GPL-3.0-or-later Experimental (unreviewed; ports WinDirStat 2.5.0 GPL-2.0 code)
Quicken 2002 (data files) quicken-2002-dumper REA Unlicense Experimental (not yet checked against a Quicken export)
Matica XID8300 / XID8100 Windows driver xid8300-linux REA GPL-2.0-or-later Experimental (prints on an XID8100; many options untested)
Sony A6000 firmware (silent shutter) a6000-fw-decomp REA (agent instructions) MIT Experimental (one camera; can brick it)
Blender blender-agent-sdk REA GPL-3.0-or-later Ready (needs Blender)
PowerToys Color Picker hexgrab REA MIT Ready
Claude Slides editor baocut REA (author’s post) Source-available, not open source Ready
Apple TV Siri Remote (1st gen) open-appleremote Claim? MIT Alpha (0.1.0)
Axure RP .rp files zee-rp REA (author’s reply) MIT Ready (validated on macOS only)
Shapr3D on Linux wine-uwp AI-RE none Alpha
Logitech G HUB OpenGHub Manual RE (no AI or REA stated) MIT Ready
Virtual Desktop Streamer vd-streamer-linux REA MIT Alpha (not tested on a real headset)
Ski or Die (DOS, 1990) rea-ski-or-die-reconstruction REA MIT Ready (needs your copy of the game)
GunZ: The Duel GunZRs REA Apache-2.0 Ready (needs Steam install)
Battlefield 2 engine OpenBattlefield2 REA (in CLAUDE.md, not README) MIT Alpha (needs original game)
Desktop Games (2000) desktop-games-nostalgia REA none Ready (browser and macOS)
LG TV Plex client plx-native AI-RE GPL-3.0 Ready
Touhou Project games th08, th095, th08-web and others AI-RE (Touhou 4 has a REA showcase) MIT Ready (needs original game data)
Universal Modder (mods for games you own) universal-modder AI-RE MIT Ready (Claude Code / Codex plugin)

The tags are: REA — the README, author’s post or official showcase says REA was used; AI-RE — other or unstated AI tools; Rebuild — clean-room, no reverse-engineering evidence; Claim? — not yet verified; Manual RE — reverse-engineered by hand, no AI stated.

This page is updated every week. ⭐ Star the list to find it again, or Watch → Custom → Releases for the weekly digest.