AI coding tools are helping developers build free alternatives to Microsoft Office by speeding up coding, design, and software testing..WordCraft aims to replace Microsoft Word with document editing, tables, styles, tracked changes, and DOCX file support..GridCraft challenges Microsoft Excel with spreadsheet formulas, charts, data tools, keyboard shortcuts, and more than 500 functions..DeckCraft offers a free alternative to PowerPoint with slide layouts, themes, images, charts, and animations..Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic’s Claude AI to build the open-source applications with the Rust programming language..AI coding agents help developers recreate familiar software features faster without directly copying Microsoft’s proprietary source code..The tools use open-source licences, allowing users to inspect, modify, and redistribute code under their licence terms..The apps are still developing. Compatibility issues, advanced features, reliability, and collaboration tools remain major challenges..AI-built office tools may suit basic documents and spreadsheets, but LibreOffice, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365 offer more mature features..Read More Stories.Join our WhatsApp Channel to get the latest news, exclusives and videos on WhatsApp