EffectCraft at a glance
Checked 16 Oct 2026EffectCraft is an After Effects-style motion graphics app from the ArtCraft team, written in Rust; its first commit was on 1 October 2026 (v0.10.0, 14 Oct 2026). Its README says alpha, about 45% of the way to replacing After Effects for professional work, and not yet for client work: it cannot open .aep files or run AE plug-ins. Installers for Windows, macOS and Linux; MIT or Apache-2.0. Not affiliated with Adobe. Commits show heavy AI-agent assistance.
RepoQuarry. “EffectCraft.” Checked 16 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/effectcraftHow much of Adobe Creative Cloud does it replace?
1 of 7 jobs. Alpha; no .aep import or AE plug-ins, and the README says it isn't yet a replacement for client work.
For photo editing (Photoshop), vector design (Illustrator), raw photo editing and library (Lightroom), video editing (Premiere Pro), page layout (InDesign), PDF editing (Acrobat), see other Adobe Creative Cloud alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
Facts, with sources
Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.
Private by default. No telemetry, and no network access unless you ask for it.github.com · effectcraft#readme ↗ 1d ago
EffectCraft is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option.github.com · effectcraft#license-and-credits ↗ 1d ago
The repository and the installers contain no model weights.github.com · ATTRIBUTION.md#trained-models-optional-downloads-not-bundled ↗ today
Forks and modified versions must remove them.github.com · effectcraft#license-and-credits ↗ 1d ago
Linux and Windows users have hit basic interaction bugs, which we're fixing first.github.com · effectcraft#where-it-stands ↗ 1d ago
Installers and executables are code-signed.github.com · effectcraft#downloads ↗ 1d ago