# LightCraft Web

LightCraft Web is a community-maintained Docker image that provides LightCraft, a non-destructive photo editor, through a browser-based WebAssembly application. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7462/lightcraft-web

## Description

LightCraft Web is a community-maintained Docker image that provides LightCraft, a non-destructive photo editor, through a browser-based WebAssembly application. It is designed for photo development and image editing, including RAW photo workflows. The web application runs on the user's device and uses browser storage for its local-first library; photographs are not stored in a Docker volume by this container. The container only serves the static web application through NGINX.

## Platform availability

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

## Desktop and other devices

Mac, Windows, Linux.

## Health score

76/100 (Good), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 84 (last commit 0 days ago)
- Popular: 84 (15,477 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 50 (4 install platforms, Docker image)

## Links

- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/lightcraft-web-0cls3e809yuy6c?q=lightcraft-web
- GitHub: https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft
- Official website: https://getartcraft.com/apps/lightcraft
- desktop: https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft/releases/latest

## Common questions

### Does LightCraft require an account or send image data to a cloud service?

No. It is described as having no account, no cloud, no telemetry, and no subscription.

### Which RAW file formats are decoded by LightCraft?

It includes pure-Rust decoders for DNG, CR2, ARW, NEF, RAF including X-Trans, RW2, PEF, and ORF, with more on the way.

### Will editing in LightCraft modify the original image file?

No. Every adjustment is non-destructive, so the originals are never touched.

### Does LightCraft use GPU acceleration for the develop pipeline?

It lists a GPU develop pipeline that updates a 24 MP raw in about 4 ms per slider move.

### Can LightCraft be operated programmatically by AI agents?

Yes. It can be driven end to end by AI agents over MCP.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7462/lightcraft-web), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.