Rust rebuilds of Lightroom and Premiere join the chart as the Photoshop rewrite keeps first place

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Counts come from GitHub's official stargazers/history endpoint: the stars gained on each day of the window. Project briefs and the reading notes below are editorial additions.

1. 1

   storytold/photocraft : Photoshop rebuilt from scratch in pure Rust, PSD files included

   Rust

   A clean-room reimplementation of Photoshop written entirely in Rust: layers, masks, adjustment layers, type and brushes, opening, editing and saving real PSD files. Every action is a command, so the same engine can be driven from the interface, the command line, a JSON control channel or an MCP server.

   +9,770
2. 2

   morluto/rea : Point your agent at any app and learn how it works

   TypeScript

   A toolkit that lets your coding agent reverse engineer software without source code: it inspects native binaries through Hopper or Ghidra, JavaScript and Electron apps, .NET assemblies and websites, then explains how a feature works with the evidence and the limits behind each conclusion. Analysis runs locally, and the same tools work straight from your terminal.

   +6,863
3. 3

   openai/math : An open archive of math papers written by an OpenAI model, Lean proofs included

   Lean

   Math manuscripts and proof artifacts written by an internal OpenAI model while it was tested on open research problems: 722 manuscripts in 372 families, from the irrationality exponent of pi to the 3D Vlasov-Maxwell system. Many results carry Lean formalizations you can check with the bundled comparator; the rest are marked as not yet formalized.

   +5,551
4. 4

   boykopovar/AnyPS5 : Run PS5 games natively on Linux and Windows, with no emulation layer

   C++

   Ports PS5 executables by relinking them into the host's native format and reimplementing the system prx libraries for dynamic linking, so nothing is emulated and no separate runtime is needed. A shader recompiler produces validated SPIR-V, SDL controllers map directly, and the compatibility list tracks verified games, led by a 2D platformer at a steady 60 fps on a GTX 1050 Ti.

   +4,564
5. 5

   eternity4719/HowToLiveBetter : Life advice that logs what you spend, what you gain and how solid the evidence is

   HTML

   A Chinese guide of practical suggestions on health, money, scams and legal traps, from chronic disease and first aid to rent disputes and workplace compensation. Each entry records what you spend, what you get back and how strong the evidence is, citing only journal papers and official documents, with an online search page for quick lookups.

   +4,504
6. 6

   robbietilton/Compositor : A free open-source image editor that mirrors the Photoshop compositing workflow

   Swift

   A free, open-source image editor for macOS built around the Photoshop compositing workflow: layers with blend modes and masks, adjustment layers, content-aware fill and non-destructive transforms that keep full resolution. Import JPEG, PNG, HEIC and TIFF, export with a live preview, and modify any feature through the included Xcode project.

   +2,116
7. 7

   storytold/lightcraft : Lightroom rebuilt in pure Rust, from raw development to masking

   Rust

   A clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom in pure Rust: a photo library with import and organization, raw development where every edit is non-destructive inside a 32-bit float pipeline, and masking that follows where you point. Native on macOS, Windows and Linux, also in the browser via WebAssembly, and an AI agent can drive the whole edit over MCP.

   +1,910
8. 8

   storytold/artcraft : An IDE for AI image and video where you block the scene before generating

   Rust

   ArtCraft is an IDE for interactive AI image and video creation: compose in 2D, block scenes in 3D and pick the models that fit your work, so character identity and camera placement stay repeatable instead of lucky. You can place virtual actors in one consistent environment, pose characters before generating, transfer identity from a posed mannequin, and remove backgrounds.

   +1,804
9. 9

   storytold/filmcraft : Premiere Pro rebuilt in pure Rust, with editing color and sound

   Rust

   A clean-room reimplementation of the Premiere Pro workflow in pure Rust: timeline editing with titles and caption tracks, a Lumetri-style color panel, and a full audio stack with track mixing, clip effects such as EQ, dynamics, reverb and denoise, and loudness measured to broadcast standards. Native on macOS, Windows and Linux, plus a WebAssembly build for the browser.

   +1,701
10. 10

    mattpocock/skills : Make your AI ask the right questions before it writes code

    Shell

    Give your coding assistant a skill that asks detailed questions before implementation. Use it to clarify vague requirements before the agent builds the wrong thing.

    +1,679

Ranking window: 2026-10-07 UTC, full day.