# LightCraft

> LightCraft 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.

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

## What it replaces
- Adobe Creative Cloud: Raw photo editing and library (Lightroom) (partial). Alpha; the README estimates ~51% of a Lightroom replacement for a typical working photographer.

## 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/lightcraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT or Apache-2.0 (ArtCraft name and logos excluded) | https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft#license-and-credits | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft#feature-status | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT or Apache-2.0; forks must drop the ArtCraft brand assets | https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft#license-and-credits | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented; GPU (wgpu) pipeline with CPU fallback | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Windows, macOS, Linux and a web build | https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; signed installers on GitHub releases (alpha, v0.8.0) | https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft#downloads | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 13042 stars, 4883 forks, last push 2026-10-16, archived: no.
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