# FilmCraft

> FilmCraft 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.

- Repository: https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft
- Official docs: https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Adobe Creative Cloud: Video editing (Premiere Pro) (partial). Alpha; no .prproj import or plug-ins, and the README estimates ~56% ready for real work.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, native desktop app (also a web build) | https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT or Apache-2.0 (ArtCraft name and logos excluded) | https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#license-and-credits | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights documented; speech to text is optional and off by default | https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#status | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT or Apache-2.0; forks must drop the ArtCraft brand assets | https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#license-and-credits | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented; hardware decoding on macOS and Windows, NVIDIA needed for hardware H.265 export | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Windows, macOS, Linux and a web build; README says Windows and Linux get far less testing than macOS | https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#status | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; signed installers on GitHub releases (alpha, v0.8.0) | https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft#downloads | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 13964 stars, 5757 forks, last push 2026-10-16, archived: no.
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