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PhotoCraft

PhotoCraft is a native, open-source image editor and clean-room reimplementation of Photoshop, written entirely in Rust.

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PhotoCraft is a native, open-source image editor and clean-room reimplementation of Photoshop, written entirely in Rust. It supports layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, text, vectors, and brushes, and can open, edit, and save layered PSD files. A GPU compositor on wgpu (Metal, Vulkan, DX12, WebGPU) with copy-on-write tiles and multithreaded filters keeps it fast without Electron or web views. It is offline, familiar to Photoshop users, and agent-ready: every action is exposed as a command drivable from the UI, CLI, a JSON control channel, or an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server.

Platform availability

Available on 0 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid (not listed)
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Desktop and other devices

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

81/100 Excellent

Maintained
77last commit 0 days ago
Popular
9343,826 GitHub stars
Easy to install
554 install platforms, install notes
Light to run
No data
Security check
100no serious findings, CI, tests

Based on 4 of 5 factors.

GitHub stars
43,826
Open issues
1088
Last commit
2026-10-11
Latest release
v0.7.0
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
rising

Checked today - source: GitHub (storytold/photocraft)

Resources & Compatibility

Requirements not published yet.

First-install notes

  • Download and install Download installers for macOS, Windows, Linux, or FreeBSD, or the CLI and web builds, from the official PhotoCraft download page. source
  • Install Download native installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux from getartcraft.com/download; FreeBSD, CLI, and web builds are also listed there. source

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  • Paint.NET - Free image editor for Windows, offering layer support, plugins, special effects, and portable use without installation.
  • Patchy Image Editor
  • PhotoSuite
  • Photopea - Browser-based editing supports complex layers, masks, and adjustment tools, opens PSD, XCF, Sketch files, and exports in over 40 formats, a…
  • Pixelmator - Image editing app featuring nondestructive, GPU-powered tools with machine learning enhancements for editing on macOS and iOS platforms.
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Checked today - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How can I self-host the browser version of PhotoCraft?

Use Docker to host the browser build. The repository points to Docker web hosting documentation for setup.

Where can I find fixes for startup, display, file, and automation errors?

A troubleshooting page provides searchable fixes for known error messages and bugs on macOS, Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD.

Where can I find unofficial guides for installation and interface setup?

Unofficial guides cover installing PhotoCraft on each platform, changing the interface language, keyboard shortcuts, and fixing common problems.

Which CLI or web builds are available for download?

The official download page provides CLI and web builds in addition to macOS, Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD installers.

Answers sourced from getartcraft.com, github.com, photocraft.im, photocraft.si

Community

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