REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) by @morluto is now a skill in Computer.
Ask Computer to reverse-engineer an app and it inspects how the app works without its source code, then builds a working version.
Tasks that use /reverse-engineer are free through October 31, up to 10,000 credits per user.
Here are 5 apps Computer made with it, available to try for a limited time:
1) Figma: Design with layers and auto-layout, plus sign-in, cross-device sync, and multiplayer editing. Try it: http://ui-editing.pplx.app
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Perplexity announces the integration of the open-source reverse engineering tool REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) into Computer. Users only need to tell the AI which software they want to replicate, and it can analyze how the software runs without the original source code, then attempt to rewrite a version with similar functionality.
Perplexity showcased 5 replicated works at once, all providing web versions available for online experience:
- Figma: Supports layers, auto layout, real-time multi-user collaboration, as well as account login and cross-device synchronization.
- LibreOffice Calc: Supports editing cells, writing formulas, and charts automatically update after modifying data.
- Photopea: Similar to web-based Photoshop, supports layers, masks, color adjustment, and text editing.
- Harvey: An AI tool for legal work, can search contracts, compare different versions, and mark clauses according to specified rules, with original text citations attached.
- Audacity: Supports audio editing, mixing, volume adjustment, fade in/out, and exporting WAV files.
REA is open-sourced by developer morluto. It can work with tools like Ghidra and Hopper to analyze internal functions, call relationships, and runtime behavior of programs. It can also inspect web pages and JavaScript, Electron applications. However, this does not mean AI can already fully replicate commercial software. The REA author explicitly states that the tool cannot guarantee restoration of the original source code.
Perplexity provides a limited-time free quota for this feature. Before October 31, tasks using /reverse-engineer can enjoy a free quota of up to 10,000 Credits per person.
Setup
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REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) by @morluto is now a skill in Computer.
Ask Computer to reverse-engineer an app and it inspects how the app works without its source code, then builds a working version.
Tasks that use /reverse-engineer are free through October 31, up to 10,000 credits per user.
Here are 5 apps Computer made with it, available to try for a limited time:
- Figma: Design with layers and auto-layout, plus sign-in, cross-device sync, and multiplayer editing. Try it: http://ui-editing.pplx.app
