# Photocraft (open-source image editor)

> Photocraft is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust. It has 18,600 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at storytold/photocraft.

Image editing; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop, rebuilt in pure Rust. Layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, type, vectors, brushes and real PSD files, in a native app written entirely in Rust. Open source, offline, and yours.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/storytold/photocraft |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 18,600 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Rust |
| Website | https://getartcraft.com/apps/photocraft |
| Official | no |
| Category | Image editing & photo |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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