LightCraft at a glance
Checked 15 Oct 2026LightCraft is a Lightroom-style photo library and raw developer 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 ~51% of a Lightroom replacement for a typical working photographer; gaps include camera colour calibration, some raw variants, AI masks and Print/Book/Map. Installers for Windows, macOS and Linux; MIT or Apache-2.0. Not affiliated with Adobe. Commits show heavy AI-agent assistance.
RepoQuarry. “LightCraft.” Checked 15 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/lightcraftHow much of Adobe Creative Cloud does it replace?
1 of 7 jobs. Alpha; the README estimates ~51% of a Lightroom replacement for a typical working photographer.
For photo editing (Photoshop), vector design (Illustrator), video editing (Premiere Pro), 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. In the browser via WebAssembly.github.com · lightcraft#readme ↗ 1d ago
LightCraft is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option.github.com · lightcraft#license-and-credits ↗ 1d ago
AI masks and denoise: subject and sky selection are classical heuristicsgithub.com · lightcraft#feature-status ↗ 1d ago
Forks and modified versions must remove them.github.com · lightcraft#license-and-credits ↗ 1d ago
Native on macOS, Windows and Linux. In the browser via WebAssembly.github.com · lightcraft#readme ↗ 1d ago
Installers and executables are code-signed.github.com · lightcraft#downloads ↗ 1d ago