FilmCraft at a glance
Checked 15 Oct 2026FilmCraft is a Premiere Pro-style video editor from the ArtCraft team, written in Rust and started on 30 September 2026 (v0.8.0, 14 Oct 2026). Its README says alpha and estimates ~56% "ready for real work"; it cannot open .prproj files, hosts no VST3/OpenFX plug-ins and has H.264 as its only software delivery codec. Installers for Windows, macOS and Linux; MIT or Apache-2.0. Not affiliated with Adobe. Commits show heavy AI-agent assistance.
RepoQuarry. “FilmCraft.” Checked 15 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/filmcraftHow much of Adobe Creative Cloud does it replace?
1 of 7 jobs. Alpha; no .prproj import or plug-ins, and the README estimates ~56% ready for real work.
For photo editing (Photoshop), vector design (Illustrator), raw photo editing and library (Lightroom), motion graphics and compositing (After Effects), 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.
native on macOS, Windows and Linux, and in the browser via WebAssembly.github.com · filmcraft#readme ↗ 1d ago
FilmCraft is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option.github.com · filmcraft#license-and-credits ↗ 1d ago
AI features. Few so far; speech to text is optional and off by default.github.com · filmcraft#status ↗ 1d ago
Forks and modified versions must remove them.github.com · filmcraft#license-and-credits ↗ 1d ago
Windows and Linux get far less testing than macOS.github.com · filmcraft#status ↗ 1d ago
Installers and executables are code-signed.github.com · filmcraft#downloads ↗ 1d ago