Haiku Apps written by Claude

Well done. It is a taste of things to come, what an amazing (and terrifying) time I can see a a future where any app can be created for Haiku, it’s coming …

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Thanks needs to go to @zuMi :slight_smile:

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Ask Claude to write a MCP for Icon-O-matic instead, then you can ask it to create icons using the right tool instead.

When the hype fades and they will become truly usable/competitive, Crafting Apps could become a “game changer” for Haiku:

Meanwhile, an official port would be nice.

There is someone on IRC who already working on that: https://oftc.catirclogs.org/haiku/2026-10-14

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11:48 If anyone is interested in testinf AI fluff - I have the AI fluffiest of all Word processor Wordcraft running. I am not submitting it to HaikuPorts as it violates the central tenet of Haiku before I even worked on patches to get it to work. But it is pretty cool.
12:05 dwmcqueen: which bits are AI, is it a bit vibecodey?
12:06 That was its point - a clone of Word made via AI. Interesting intellectual exercise and the owner of the project claims he reviewed / directed everything.
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Or ask @3dEyes , which has already some AI generated vector icons feature IIRC.

There is a Java-based editor series for Microsoft’s Office Open XML file formats at Licenses OX App Suite | Open-Xchange and they are AGPL3 licensed. That should reduce the effort for an office suite. I run it in the browser using my Mailbox.org subscription.