# PhotoCraft

> PhotoCraft is a Photoshop-style image editor from the ArtCraft team, written in Rust and started on 30 September 2026 (v0.9.0, 14 Oct 2026). Its README calls it early alpha and says it is not yet a Photoshop replacement for daily professional work; gaps include AI/generative features, 15 tools and plug-in compatibility. Installers for Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and the web; MIT or Apache-2.0. Not affiliated with Adobe. Commits show heavy AI-agent assistance.

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

## What it replaces
- Adobe Creative Cloud: Photo editing (Photoshop) (partial). Early alpha; the README says it is not yet a Photoshop replacement for daily professional work.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, native desktop app (also a self-hostable web build) | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT or Apache-2.0 (ArtCraft name and logos excluded) | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft#license-and-credits | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT or Apache-2.0; forks must drop the ArtCraft brand assets | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft#license-and-credits | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Windows (x64, x86, ARM64), macOS (universal), Linux, FreeBSD and a web build | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/releases/tag/v0.9.0 | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; signed installers on GitHub releases (early alpha, v0.9.0) | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft#downloads | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 63892 stars, 11124 forks, last push 2026-10-16, archived: no.
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