# Designcraft-web

Designcraft-web is a community-maintained Docker image that serves DesignCraft, a page layout and publishing design application, through a browser-based WebAssembly interface. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7457/designcraft-web

## Description

DesignCraft Web is a community-maintained Docker image that serves DesignCraft, a page layout and publishing design application, through a browser-based WebAssembly interface. It provides a self-hosted way to access the upstream design editor from a modern browser. The container only serves the static web application through NGINX; it does not provide a remote Linux desktop or a server-side design backend.

## Platform availability

Available on 4 of 9 platforms: Unraid, Mac, Windows, Linux.

## Desktop and other devices

Mac, Windows, Linux.

## Health score

67/100 (Good), based on 4 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 84 (last commit 0 days ago)
- Popular: 74 (5,095 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 50 (4 install platforms, Docker image)
- Light to run: 30 (4 GB minimum RAM)

## Links

- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/designcraft-web-0fkq4ve01d00ge?q=designcraft-web
- GitHub: https://github.com/storytold/designcraft
- Official website: https://getartcraft.com/apps/designcraft
- desktop: https://github.com/storytold/designcraft/releases/latest

## Common questions

### Can the browser editor open InDesign-compatible files?

Yes, guides for the online editor cover opening IDML and INDD files.

### Can it export print-ready PDFs for professional publishing?

It produces PDFs with selectable text, embedded fonts, CMYK and spot colors, bleed, crop marks, and archival PDF/A output.

### Can DesignCraft be driven by automation or an MCP server?

Yes. Every menu item, tool, panel, and dialog can be driven over a JSON control channel and an MCP server.

### Does the app require a subscription, license server, or telemetry?

No, it is described as having no subscription, no licence server, and no telemetry.

### Can a self-hoster use it directly from a web browser?

Yes, DesignCraft is presented as a page-layout app that runs in the browser.

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