PhotoCraft: what it does, how to install it, and what its own README warns about

PhotoCraft is a layered image editor: layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, type, vectors and brushes, opening and saving real PSD files. It runs as a native desktop app and in the browser.

Official status: Early alpha, per the official Crafting Apps directory (checked October 10, 2026). Category: Image editing.

• Easiest route per the README: grab an installer from the GitHub releases page — macOS, Windows, Linux (AppImage, .deb, .rpm, tarball, Flatpak), FreeBSD and web builds are attached to each release.
• From source: clone the repository and run `cargo run --release -p photocraft -- image.psd` (Rust toolchain required).

The official directory says: “Recommended: ArtCraft Launcher installs every app below and keeps them all up to date. Each app also has its own installers on its page.” View the official ArtCraft Launcher repository ↗

Source: PhotoCraft README ↗ (Get started / Downloads sections) and the official product page ↗.

Official directory: macOS · Windows · Linux · Web. The README additionally lists FreeBSD builds in its release assets.

Latest GitHub release: v0.7.0, published 2026-10-11 · 50,700 stars (GitHub API snapshot, October 12, 2026 at 2026-10-12T12:11:36Z).

• The README is explicit: early alpha, "not yet a Photoshop replacement for daily professional work" — biggest gaps are AI/generative features, about twenty missing tools, typography depth, pro workflows and plug-in compatibility (README, parity assessment dated 2026-10-05).
• On Wayland, drag-and-drop onto the window does not open files yet (upstream winit limitation, issue #386); the README suggests File › Open, paste, or running under XWayland.
• PSD round trips render identically for 307 of 309 files in the psd-tools corpus, and a re-saved PSD is not byte-identical to its source (README, PSD section).

Source: PhotoCraft README ↗, read October 10, 2026.