PhotoCraft: The open-source image editor you already know how to use.

PhotoCraft is an open-source, offline image editor and clean-room Photoshop reimplementation, rebuilt in pure Rust. It offers layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, type, vectors, brushes, and layered PSD files in a native app.

Overview

PhotoCraft is an open-source image editor and clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop, rebuilt in pure Rust. It is a native, offline application with layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, type, vectors, brushes, and real layered PSD files. It runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Web.

Key Features

Familiar menus, shortcuts, panels, and tools designed to be productive on day one.
Native GPU canvas rendering on Metal, Vulkan, DirectX 12, and WebGPU, with no Electron or web view.
Real layered files: opens and saves layered PSD and PSB documents.
Non-destructive editing with 16 adjustment layers, more than 70 live-preview filters, smart objects, smart filters, and layer styles.
On-device selection tools for subjects and objects, with mask refinement that runs on your machine.
Serious color support for 8, 16, and 32-bit documents in RGB, CMYK, Lab, and Grayscale, with ICC color management and soft proofing.

Use Cases

Editing and retouching photos with layers, masks, adjustment layers, and live-preview filters.
Compositing and design work using type, vector shapes, layer styles, and smart objects.
Opening and saving layered PSD and PSB documents for Photoshop-compatible workflows.
Exporting images with format, quality, transparency, and scale controls, plus one-click PNG quick export.

Getting Started

Download a standalone installer for macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, or the self-hosted web build.
Install the ArtCraft Launcher to install PhotoCraft and keep it updated alongside other Crafting Apps.
To build from source, install Rust 1.90 or newer, clone the repository, and run cargo run --release -p photocraft.

Deployment & Requirements

Build from source requires Rust 1.90 or newer.
Native builds are available for macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Web.
Linux Flatpak is sandboxed and can be installed with flatpak install --user.

Before You Adopt

License: Apache-2.0. Review its terms before using, modifying, or distributing the project.
PhotoCraft is presented as an early-alpha product.
The recommended installation route depends on the ArtCraft Launcher.

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