Why CSV files look garbled in Excel and how to fix it in a few clicks

When you double-click a CSV file to open it, the text appears as garbled characters like "縺ゅ＞縺…". This is a phenomenon ...

With Gemini 4 Argon, I consolidated over 30 tedious order Excel files into one sheet and used GAS to output them in bulk

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I stopped writing cover letters from scratch by pairing Excel with Word

This old-school Microsoft 365 feature helps you reuse your best writing while keeping every job application personal.
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Brandon Thomas Launches Open-Source Microsoft Office Clones with AI-Powered Features

Brandon Thomas is at it again. The developer who cloned Adobe's Creative Cloud suite using AI has now dropped open-source ...
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Brandon Thomas Releases Open Source Office Replicas

In October 2026, developer Brandon Thomas released WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft, free open-source Rust applications that recreate portions of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. TechSpot ...
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Developer Launches Free Open-Source Microsoft Office Clone Using AI

SMSDeveloper Brandon Thomas has released WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft—three free, open-source applications that are ...
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Developer Open-Sources AI-Powered Clones of the Microsoft Office Suite

Brandon Thomas, the developer who previously used AI to freely recreate Adobe Creative Cloud, has now turned his attention to ...

Free Word, Excel and PowerPoint Alternatives Come From the Developer Behind Adobe's AI Clones

Brandon Thomas's WordCraft, GridCraft and DeckCraft offer free, open-source alternatives to Microsoft Office, but ...
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Open-Source Productivity Tools That Could Reduce Enterprise Software Spending

Overview: Open-source productivity software offers businesses alternatives to paid applications across several workplace ...
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ArtCraft Expands With Free AI-Built Alternatives to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Discover WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft, three free, open-source AI-built alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel, and ...
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I never trust someone else's Excel file until I check these 5 things

Catch the problems a borrowed spreadsheet won't tell you about.

The developer who cloned Photoshop using AI has now created Word, Excel, and PowerPoint replicas with Claude

Called WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft, respectively, the open-source applications are written in Rust with Anthropic's ...