ArtCraft Apps – open-source Adobe compatible suite written in Rust

01Crafting Apps

Seven apps. One craft.

Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout. Native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.

02The lineup

Image editor

PhotoCraft

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

Vector illustration

VectorCraft

Fast, open-source vector illustration, reimagined in pure Rust.

Video editor

FilmCraft

Professional, open-source video editing, rebuilt from scratch in Rust.

Photo library & raw developer

LightCraft

An open-source photo library and raw developer that runs on your machine.

PDF workbench

PrintCraft

The open-source PDF workbench: read, organize, combine, split and secure.

Motion graphics & VFX

EffectCraft

Open-source motion graphics and visual effects, built in pure Rust.

Page layout & publishing

DesignCraft

Open-source page layout and publishing, rebuilt in pure Rust.

Next up

More crafts on the way.

Tell us what to rebuild next, test early builds and follow development with the team in the ArtCraft Discord.

03Principles

Built the hard way.

Every Crafting App is written from scratch in Rust and held to the same rules.

• 01 Open sourceEvery line is on GitHub under permissive licenses. Read it, fork it, build on it.

• 02 Native, not wrappedPure Rust compiled to real desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux. No Electron, no web views.

• 03 Familiar from day oneLayouts, tools and shortcuts that working professionals already know, so there's nothing to relearn.

• 04 Your files, your machineEverything runs locally on your own files. No cloud round-trips between you and your work.

• 05 Agent-readyDrive every app from a CLI, a JSON control channel or an MCP server, built for automation and AI agents.

• 06 Also in your browserPhotoCraft, VectorCraft, LightCraft, PrintCraft, EffectCraft, and DesignCraft also compile to WebAssembly and run in a browser tab.

Open source · Free

Build it with us.

Early builds, roadmaps and the people making the Crafting Apps all live in the ArtCraft Discord.