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Coffee for AROS - joint thread

Last updated on 2 hours ago
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coffeecatMember
Posted 9 days ago
Daily ADHD sessions

i.imgur.com/R7Qj7zl.png


A Windows x64 executable computes a Mandelbrot fractal on AROS using imported Win32 calls and GS-based thread data, displayed in Limpet.
Challenge: what-if Wine on AROS
retrofaza, Argo, miker1264
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coffeecatMember
Posted 3 days ago
Coming soon:

Photocraft

i.imgur.com/V9PIW4B.png


And plenty of updates: Python, Rust (with Tokio, mmap), apkg (package manager), Limpet, FolioPDF, multi-agent coding tool: Bishop, Boxer (Dosbox frontend and game library). And a couple more...
Edited by coffeecat on 17-10-2026 07:16, 3 days ago
aha, retrofaza, Deremon, jimaz, mmartinka, terminills
amigamiaamigamiaAdmin
Posted 3 days ago
That's amazing work! Thank you for all that you do.

Two questions come to mind:

  1. What about an Office suite at some point?
  2. Will you port those to AROS ARM eventually?
Edited by amigamia on 17-10-2026 09:03, 3 days ago
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OlafSchSenior Member
Posted 3 days ago
Ask Terminills about Office Suit
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coffeecatMember
Posted 3 days ago
Yes, I had a look yesterday on Wordcraft and since I have the Rust + Photocraft it's the natural next step and within my interest. Just a matter of time and sequence.

ARM is a priority I just lack the hardware to test and I need a moment to finish setting up Macaros. But all apps go for ARM.
aha, miker1264, Bohun, Deremon
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coffeecatMember
Posted 3 days ago
i.imgur.com/FBFkJWl.png
retrofaza, aha, jimaz, Farox, Amiwell79, miker1264, Bohun, mmartinka, Deremon
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Amiwell79Distro Maintainer
Posted 2 days ago
Thanks, excellent workSmile
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miker1264Software Dev
Posted 2 days ago
It would be great to have compatibility for apps between Windows and Linux and Mac OS and AROS with these new programs.

I'm especially interested in WordCraft, PhotoCraft and CADCraft which is supposed to be a clone of AutoCAD. I'm probably going to test CadCraft to see how it compares. I do AutoCAD design work on a daily basis for my job.

I just build myself a newer Dell 5590 laptop with a 1TB nvme SSD so I plenty of room to install Build Systems and additional software.

Anyhow. It seems we are entering a new era where software is more easily written and freely available.
Edited by miker1264 on 18-10-2026 15:48, 2 days ago
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coffeecatMember
Posted 2 days ago
Helix for AROS via Limpet

i.imgur.com/TRgPMLY.png

i.imgur.com/YV79jEg.png

i.imgur.com/0ADwsTG.png


(hx was actually one of the reasons I started building Limpet)
Deremon, mmartinka, retrofaza
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Amiwell79Distro Maintainer
Posted 2 days ago
I am a regular user, I have been using AROS for a long time. Currently, I am having fun with an i386 netbook. There is a lot of software, but not of the caliber of the programs you are bringing. I also have a Xeon workstation for x86_64, but I will continue using my little toy. I know the future is x64 and ARM. Thanks anyway, AROS is my main hobby. I have health problems and I don’t do much in my days, but I spend a lot of time with it. Good work.
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coffeecatMember
Posted 2 days ago

Amiwell79 wrote:

@Amiwell79 - I am a regular user, I have been using AROS for a long time. Currently, I am having fun with an i386 netbook. There is a lot of software, but not of the caliber of the programs you are bringing. I also have a Xeon workstation for x86_64, but I will continue using my little toy. I know the future is x64 and ARM. Thanks anyway, AROS is my main hobby. I have health problems and I don’t do much in my days, but I spend a lot of time with it. Good work.


Thank you Smile

My core interest is x86_64 and ARM, but unless there are technical limitations all the software I work on will eventually get to other architectures. The only ones outside my personal interest are m68k and ppc (sorry folks), but I'll keep publishing the code, so if it's useful and someone else wants to port it to architectures I don't support, be my guest. Feel free to recompile, modify, improve (please, do!).
Edited by coffeecat on 19-10-2026 05:17, 2 days ago
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Amiwell79Distro Maintainer
Posted 2 days ago
I hope there are other developers who can help you, thanks againSmile
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coffeecatMember
Posted 8 hours ago
i.imgur.com/cCKTQ0C.png

i.imgur.com/GYrLgbJ.png


Closing the loop.

With the joint effort by many who work on AROS and the work started by Kalamatee, it was possible to put 5 apps together: Photocraft, PDFCraft, Wordcraft, Deckcraft and Gridcraft
Bohun, terminills, deadwood, miker1264, jimaz, Amiwell79, aha, retrofaza
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miker1264Software Dev
Posted 7 hours ago
Thanks to Kalamatee for all that he does! He has greatly improved AROS both increasing stability, portability to other hardware platforms and by adding modern functionality.

How about CadCraft ? It would be nice to see 3d vector apps that are compatible with AutoCAD running on AROS. FilmCraft would be useful for Video Editing.

Where can we download the ArtCraft Apps for AROS? I'm interested in trying them out.
Edited by miker1264 on 20-10-2026 11:03, 7 hours ago
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coffeecatMember
Posted 2 hours ago

miker1264 wrote:

@miker1264 - Thanks to Kalamatee for all that he does! He has greatly improved AROS both increasing stability, portability to other hardware platforms and by adding modern functionality.

How about CadCraft ? It would be nice to see 3d vector apps that are compatible with AutoCAD running on AROS. FilmCraft would be useful for Video Editing.

Where can we download the ArtCraft Apps for AROS? I'm interested in trying them out.


Use apkg or pkgmanager (recommended):
i.imgur.com/mwFqTce.png

i.imgur.com/CnpLDUS.png

i.imgur.com/G8TAf6G.png


apkg update
apkg search craft
apkg install wordcraft


or
Run PkgManager


or:

Quote

- WordCraft: (https://github.com/tomaszstaniak/aros-wordcraft/releases/tag/v0.7.0-test4-r2)
- PhotoCraft: (https://github.com/tomaszstaniak/aros-photocraft/releases/tag/v0.7.0-preview2-r2)
- PdfCraft: (https://github.com/tomaszstaniak/aros-pdfcraft/releases/tag/v0.9.0-test2-r2)
- DeckCraft: (https://github.com/tomaszstaniak/aros-deckcraft/releases/tag/v0.8.0-test1-r2)
- GridCraft: (https://github.com/tomaszstaniak/aros-gridcraft/releases/tag/v0.8.0-test1-r2)
jimaz, retrofaza, miker1264
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