PhotoCraft v0.10.0

PhotoCraft is an open-source image editor designed as a clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop, built entirely in Rust. It provides a surprisingly broad set of professional image-editing features, including layers, masks, adjustment layers, filters, vector shapes, editable text, brushes, and native PSD support.

The project is particularly interesting for users who want a local, open-source Photoshop alternative without relying on Electron, cloud services, or proprietary software. However, PhotoCraft is still in early alpha, so it is better viewed as a promising alternative under active development than as a complete replacement for Photoshop.

Features

PhotoCraft offers a substantial collection of image-editing tools:

• Layer groups, clipping masks, pixel and vector masks

• Adjustment layers for Curves, Levels, Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, Black & White, Gradient Map, Selective Color and more

• Layer styles including Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Glow, Bevel & Emboss, Stroke, and overlays

• Brush, Pencil, Mixer Brush, Clone Stamp, Healing Brush and other painting tools

• Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Selection, Object Selection and Select Subject

• Editable point and paragraph text

• Pen and vector shape tools

• Smart objects and smart filters

• Free Transform with scale, rotate, skew, distort and perspective

• History and History Brush

• Multiple blend modes, opacity, fill and layer controls

• Color management with RGB, Grayscale, CMYK and Lab

• 8, 16 and 32-bit-per-channel documents

• PSD and PSB support

• PNG, JPEG, TIFF, WebP, GIF, BMP, TGA, ICO, OpenEXR, HDR, AVIF and other formats

• Export preview with quality, transparency, scale and estimated file size

• Command palette and recorded actions

Its PSD support is one of its strongest features. The project tests its implementation against real-world PSD files and reports very high rendering compatibility across its test corpora. Unsupported data is designed to be preserved rather than simply discarded when documents are saved.

Another unusual feature is its automation architecture. PhotoCraft exposes its editing engine through the desktop interface, CLI, JSON control channel and MCP, making the application suitable for scripted workflows and AI-agent automation.

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PhotoCraft v0.10.0 Release Notes: Scorecard since v0.9.0 From docs/scorecard.md (done / partial / missing): Tools: 29 / 13 / 1 → 33 / 11 / 0. Done: per-control pressure curves, image files as brush tips, Pen Shift 45° constraints, arrow-key nudges bundled into one History state. File compatibility: 7 / 13 / 7 → 7 / 14 / 6; PDF save went from missing to partial (one flattened page with ICC). Corpus floors raised: Photoshop oracles 145 → 188 / 256, psd-tools 236 → 249 / 309, io corpus 146 → 148 / 170 (round-trip floors unchanged). Reliability: never-crash lints on 30 of 30 crates (was 28 of 28). Workspace and UI: unchanged at 13 / 6 / 4; settings that do nothing 26 of 168 (157 before, after new settings landed). Performance: two new scenarios tracked (P60/P61, layer opacity and visibility among 150 layers), not run yet; budgets met unchanged at 3 (baseline 2026-10-05). What's Changed Keep channel pastes transactional when memory allocation fails by @vbasky in #4588 Bound selection sampling and report layer-buffer allocation failures by @vbasky in #4594 Gradient Map is driven by the W3C luminosity, as in Photoshop by @timothydaly1 in #5018 fix(layers): merging layers keeps pixels that lie outside the canvas (#5067) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #5124 Map .atn duplicate-into-new-document (Mk) to layer.duplicate by @abdul-karim-mia in #5371 Text: non-finite numbers and negative indices from PSD files are sanitized (#4429) by @vangel76 in #4433 feat(commands): find the Elliptical Marquee by 'ellipse' or 'marquee' by @switch87 in #5140 Linux: a virtual keyboard claiming BTN_TOOL_PEN no longer sends the window through Xwayland (#5284) by @dutraroberto in #5295 Fix/scale marker rollback layer state 4975 by @shmuelbiller1 in #5391 affinity: decoded layers are admitted against an aggregate pixel budget (#4960) by @lu123bing in #5266 ICC parser: checked arithmetic on offsets and counts from the file (#4976) by @Higgs32584 in #5227 GPU compositor: pattern textures are freed on close, when idle and over a budget (#4971) by @Higgs32584 in #5232 Performance: the lower-stack cache follows an edit up the stack (P9 / P11, #5286) by @davidmann4 in #5288 Expose shared Smart Object instances in inspection and replacement results by @jonathanwxh-cell in #4832 Free Transform: solid pixel stretch (edge-repeat sampling, selected-pixel bounds) (#3773) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #3867 feat(engine): layer.list, a read-only listing of the layer tree by @switch87 in #5148 PSD import: flat fallback respects the decode budget; checked sizes (#5200, #5202) by @vangel76 in #5206 Actions: record layer selections by name and display the target by @GamerWil26 in #2441 Color Balance: fold the tones into one Levels per channel (#3423) by @davidmann4 in #5339 IO: smart-object source sizes from WebP/GIF/BMP/EXR headers, not a full decode by @vangel76 in #5216 Compose: build effect-map layer identity once per render, not per tile (#4437) by @vangel76 in #4438 fix(brush): preserve Dual Brush tip spacing and scale its size with the primary brush by @Ni-zav in #4856 Font preview test: skip installed fonts whose Arabic glyphs are blank (#5259) by @zkm in #5261 ui: remove the title-bar Discord button by @mroxso in #1737 fix(windows): prefer WARP over GL to avoid black window (#5191) by @mjohnson7cd in #5309 fix(ui): make Preferences modal resizable on desktop by @Ni-zav in #5170 Color Range: sample colours outside the active selection (#5244) by @switch87 in #5296 fix(transform): keep masked objects visible during transform (#5239) by @mjohnson7cd in #5319 Canvas: themes without a dot pattern draw no dots texture (#4542) by @Higgs32584 in #5093 fix(ui): remove empty right column from Curves dialog by @VanTan666 in #5160 Frame tool: take type, shape and smart object layers into the frame (#4435) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #4441 perf(gpu): keep the DX12 mip scratch textures for Intel adapters only by @FinnNk in #5354 Display profile notice: one card for all displays without a usable profile by @nicolasfalesy in #5312 Type: hovering a font previews it with the Character section shown too (#5152) by @prekabreki in #5222 Number fields: centre the number in its box (#5150) by @prekabreki in #5226 fix(ui): Color Picker hex field accepts repeated pastes by @Pharbi in #5398 Edit › Menus: Menus, Keyboard Shortcuts, Preferences, Save and Exit can't be hidden (#5096) by @vangel76 in #5183 perf(ui): the Info panel composites its Color Sampler readouts once per revision (#4528) by @FinnNk in #4753 Show feathering in layer mask views by @imSlicedBread in #5342 fix(ui): give the Quick Selection tool its own icon (#5116) by @mroxso in #5184 fix(puppet-warp): drop open Puppet Warp and other distort sessions when the active document changes (#5092) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #5123 fix(ui): swatches touch with no padding, as in Photoshop (#5103) by @sabbirshawon in #5253 fix(ui): show brush tip thumbnails while dragging presets by @VanTan666 in #5203 Interface: hide the Home screen's recent files (#4382) by @vangel76 in #4387 Large document: large damage over the GPU budget redraws in the background; open warms layer bounds (#4024) by @syncroot in #5083 Layer styles: editing effects no longer re-enables a disabled effect list (#3648) by @notdezzi in #3799 Actions: a recorded File › Save of a flat file saves the file it is played on (#3531) by @vangel76 in #3537 fix(ui): guides draw over the Free Transform preview, under its box (#5086) by @sabbirshawon in #5214 Undo and redo Camera Raw adjustments from the keyboard. by @vbasky in #4136 Fix custom-frame maximization with a top taskbar by @FredApps in #5237 Start Free Transform after placing an image from the file picker by @jonathanwxh-cell in #5390 raster: a shifted surface copies in one pass per row without pre-filled tiles by @Elvis33LE in #2667 i18n(it): translate the 103 labels other catalogs added since #3742 by @fabiodalez-dev in #4860 History panel: the trash deletes the selected snapshot (#5324) by @davidmann4 in #5325 ACEScg: File Handling option opens colour-less EXR renders in the ACES working space by @Elvis33LE in #4908 Layer Style: Bevel & Emboss Technique dropdown (#5147) by @vangel76 in #5181 feat(ui): Darken and Lighten Interface (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F1, F2) by @FinnNk in #3709 Actions: Button Mode by @Zer0C00L01 in #5213 Embedded Profile Mismatch: profile names on the choices, and Remember this choice by @texjer in #5208 Posterize: 16-bit documents bin the 16-bit sample, as Photoshop does (two oracles pass) by @timothydaly1 in #5267 Groups: a pass-through clipping base with an adjustment renders isolated (passthrough_clipping_mask_adjustment passes) by @timothydaly1 in #5272 Threshold: split on Photoshop's luminosity of whole samples (threshold_rgb, threshold_16bits_rgb pass) by @timothydaly1 in #5263 Masks: feathers blur with exactly the feather's variance (mask-parameters-no-real-channel passes) by @timothydaly1 in #5163 32-bit: legacy Brightness/Contrast, Channel Mixer, Photo Filter and B&W tint unclipped, as in Photoshop by @timothydaly1 in #5011 Free Transform: the box is the selection, and the marching ants follow it (#5297) by @Higgs32584 in #5337 Layers panel: filter-type dropdown with Kind, Name and Mode (#5048) by @zkm in #5268 Batch: Include All Subfolders (AUTO-219-5, #3753) by @davidmann4 in #3758 fix(ui): remember the selected tool between launches (Photoshop parity) by @david419kr in #5043 Brushes: import an image file as a brush tip (#3279) by @vangel76 in #3292 Brush Settings: a response curve per dynamic control (#3294) by @vangel76 in #3302 Pen tool: Shift constrains segments and handles to 45° (TOOL-214-10, #3751) by @davidmann4 in #3756 Levels: whole levels at every step and Photoshop's shadow toe (levels_rgb + stack oracle pass) by @timothydaly1 in #5143 Layers panel: Clip Thumbnails to Layer Bounds (#4281) by @badaaif in #4312 Lab: adjustment layers composite on the stored L, a and b (seven Lab oracles pass) by @timothydaly1 in #5171 feature(ui): added brushes panel dockable with floating option (#4262) by @peppepol in #4603 Modern Brightness/Contrast: Photoshop's brightness curve (six oracles pass) by @timothydaly1 in #4722 Resize cursors turn with the box and with a rotated or flipped view by @deadmeu in #5188 CMYK: Brightness/Contrast curves each ink, as Photoshop does by @timothydaly1 in #4930 CMYK: adjustment layers composite on the document's own inks (14 oracles pass) by @timothydaly1 in #4945 CMYK: Hue/Saturation and Color Balance keep the black ink by @timothydaly1 in #5000 fix(ui): snap distorted corners to visible guides by @zenjabba in #3928 feat(psd): editable Filter Gallery smart filters (Chrome) by @the-unknown in #3426 Curvature Pen: edit finished paths (drag, add, smooth/corner) with an adaptive cursor by @bazmarth in #5197 Blur Gallery: Iris Blur's pins and handles on the image (#3373) by @timothydaly1 in #3822 Posterize and Threshold commands use the 16-bit rules on 16-bit layers (fixes main) by @echelon in #5711 Shapes: on-canvas corner radius widgets for live rectangles (TOOL-214-12) by @bazmarth in #5276 Crop tool: Content-Aware fill of the area a rotated or extended crop uncovers (#3823) by @davidmann4 in #3827 Add Shift+scroll snap zoom to Photoshop zoom ladder levels by @cwshields in #3695 Menu bar from the keyboard: Alt / F10 focus, Alt+letter, underlined mnemonics (#4988) by @FabioLissi in #5091 Shortcuts: a command can answer a second key (F2/F3/F4, Shift+F7, Cmd++) (#3665) by @davidmann4 in #3746 feat(ui): select guides, the guide context menu and Edit Selected Guides by @FinnNk in #3734 Export As: exact pixel size, named presets, and profile options by @Zer0C00L01 in #5344 Arrow-key nudges: a run of nudges is one History state, with Tools preferences (#2259) by @Sir-Starch in #2764 Blur Gallery: Tilt-Shift and Spin Blur on the image (#3373) by @timothydaly1 in #3829 i18n(es): complete dynamic UI translations by @gorevyoneticisi in #4306 Vector: bound flattening memory, keep over-budget dashes, cheaper edge build (#5195) by @vangel76 in #5204 fix: limit Render Video timeline and GIF staging allocations by @Ni-zav in #5670 fix(export): prompt for a Render Video output directory (#3365) by @Ni-zav in #3378 fix(ui): avoid overflow when allocating layer style instance IDs by @Ni-zav in #4884 fix(doc): variable definitions follow layer id remapping on copy and load by @mroxso in #5023 fix(raw): reject truncated or oversized Deflate tiles in DNG import (#4977) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #5072 fix(history): count fill caches and smart filter masks in undo memory (#4972) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #5075 fix(ui): keep the close prompt up when a Save Document script edits the document after saving (#4953) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #5081 fix(geom): clamp huge sizes in Rect::from_xywh instead of wrapping, and saturate TileCoord::rect by @saadkhantareen in #5161 Fix integer overflow in clipped warp bounds by @Skyfuller1303 in #5451 fix(linux): install the AppImage menu entry when AppImageLauncher skips it by @nrq6993-a11y in #5551 FITS: clamp 32-bit saves to 0..1 and warn, so they reopen as saved (#5627) by @davidmann4 in #5628 Properties / New Document: tiny sizes in physical units no longer resize the document (#5661) by @davidmann4 in #5662 fix(psd): write the layer block after a kept merged-transparency marker by @FinnNk in #5673 Options bar: Brush and Eraser size go to 5000 px in every theme (#5708) by @davidmann4 in #5709 Smart Objects: Curves preview no longer zooms in on a reduced proxy (#5766) by @Higgs32584 in #5779 Fix Nikon NEF lossy levels, packed decoding and metadata crops by @optimalbytee in #3238 Curves: apply to masks, alpha, and Quick Mask (#5335) by @vbasky in #5448 perf(ui): bound transform outlines and stabilize perspective clipping by @LabDennis in #5699 fix(heif): a grid's ICC profile is inherited from its tiles by @sidney in #5553 fix(ui): expose toolbar column toggle in all themes by @Ni-zav in #3538 Double-clicking the empty workspace shows File › Open (#5367) by @Daktyl198 in #5429 fix(ui): a held arrow key keeps stepping the focused value field (#5474) by @JuanAntonioRC in #5497 fix(ui): ⇧ marquee square keeps equal sides on the pixel grid (#5472) by @sabbirshawon in #5506 fix(engine): validate bounded extended filter parameters by @0x6Ason in #5586 Guide Layout: the disabled Rows field no longer turns Rows on (#5625) by @davidmann4 in #5626 Fix filter preview live during drag by @agent-346022 in #5549 Fix #5414: Keep created paths visible and editable by @Ahmeddouhm in #5424 fix(ui): widen tool-options drag targets by @haranishi in #5135 fix(cms): write the product name as PhotoCraft in built-in profile descriptions by @wwewtech in #5614 Format five files on main (fmt break from #5448, #5670, #5135) by @tanish2k09 in #5873 Document layerFilter in the ui_set MCP schema by @FredApps in #5776 i18n(hu): align six rows with the catalog conventions by @Skaywalker in #5434 UI: centre text vertically in shared text fields by @stevanmarjanovic in #5550 fix(ui): the Move tool keeps Photoshop's arrow pointer by @midasmatterhorn in #5814 fix(pen): keep unfinished paths in their original document by @Ni-zav in #5460 Drag and drop: PhotoCraft comes to the front after a drop (#5687) by @Higgs32584 in #5894 Options bar: Show Transform Controls in every theme (#5740) by @vangel76 in #5802 Preserve Layers scroll per document (#5522) by @FredApps in #5540 Rulers: Alt-drag makes a guide of the other orientation (#5698) by @Higgs32584 in #5885 Adjustment layers: a live preview is never coarser than the screen (#5764) by @Higgs32584 in #5778 UI: unsaved-changes buttons show every key in one style (#5564) by @nrq6993-a11y in #5603 macOS: a bundled app keeps its own Dock icon (#5849) by @Higgs32584 in #5879 Title bar: dialogs no longer stop the window dragging on macOS (#5826) by @Higgs32584 in #5860 fix(path): Shift locks a Direct Selection anchor drag to 45° (#5475) by @JuanAntonioRC in #5498 Type: keep text selection highlight visible while Command/Ctrl is held by @safvanedge in #5542 Filter dialogs: a Random button for seeds (#5710) by @Higgs32584 in #5886 Brushes: dragging a preset to the list's edge scrolls the list (#5741) by @Higgs32584 in #5862 fix(ui): smart filter adjustments open their own editor on double-click by @midasmatterhorn in #5812 Canvas: no scroll glide with Enable Animations off (#5721) by @Higgs32584 in #5883 Scaling around reference point no longer snaps center of image to ref… by @stevanmarjanovic in #5510 Type: a scaled type layer keeps its size when the Character fields show it (#5717) by @davidmann4 in #5718 fix(ui): restore previous tool when committing or canceling text edit (#5527) by @safvanedge in #5528 File › Scripts › Browse: reject Photoshop ExtendScript (#5406) by @vbasky in #5435 Channels: load the targeted layer mask as selection by @envy-ai in #5562 Type: Swap and Default Colors recolour the selected text (#5690) by @davidmann4 in #5808 Image Size, Canvas Size: points and picas follow the Point/Pica Size preference (#5756) by @davidmann4 in #5757 Pen and Path Selection: Delete deletes the finished work path (#5702) by @Higgs32584 in #5732 Layer Style: drag on the image to move a drop or inner shadow (#5701) by @Higgs32584 in #5893 Free Transform: shapes and paths stay on whole pixels (#5751) by @Higgs32584 in #5841 Snapping: snap edges of Marquees / Object Selection box / shapes while repositioning with Spacebar by @WendelVolm in #5748 Move: Show Transform Controls frames every selected layer by @bazmarth in #5917 Warp: a thin layer stretched and bent keeps its curve on commit (#5793) by @vangel76 in #5810 Dialogs: a close box in the title bar cancels like Cancel (#5496) by @davidmann4 in #5505 Commit text editing when selecting a Layers-panel row (#5584) by @FredApps in #5612 Info panel: show guide coordinates while dragging outside the canvas (#5728) by @nrq6993-a11y in #5768 fix(ui): brush outline matches the stroke on Wayland at fractional scales by @wanikhawar in #5796 Raw: measure the Nikon D90 image area (4288x2848 at (10, 10)) by @vbasky in #4323 Codecs: open Cineon (.cin) film frames read-only by @vbasky in #4691 PSD: write tiff blocks without copies, inflate merged ZIP once by @vangel76 in #5221 Content-Aware Fill: no ghost edges or object colour around thin removed objects by @switch87 in #5290 Select Subject: keep subject parts coloured like the backdrop, leave enclosed gaps open by @diegochagas in #4462 perf: keep effect-cache pins and History snapshots inside the memory budgets by @FinnNk in #5336 TIFF: read and write CIE Lab* (CIELab, ICCLab); Lab documents stay Lab by @switch87 in #4949 PSD: cap pattern memory across a parse, reject mixed-depth pattern channels (#5198) by @vangel76 in #5207 DNG: decode lossy (JPEG-compressed) DNG tiles (FILE-215-11) by @FabioLissi in #5112 PSD: a smart object's filter mask shows when the file opens by @timothydaly1 in #5005 File > Save As / Save a Copy / CLI can write PDF (#3401) by @vbasky in #3441 CI: fix the tests that keep main red, and ship the wasm as compressed parts (#5926, #5302) by @zuujiscom in #5941 fix(compose): serialize effect identity cache misses by @skylartaylor in #6060 psd: write PSB foreign-order long-key blocks with the correct big-endian length by @midasmatterhorn in #5600 ci: add comfortable runtime limits to unbounded jobs by @skylartaylor in #5931 CI: run clippy, layers and scorecard checks before the tests (#6119) by @davidmann4 in #6124 Quick Mask: ⌘I inverts the whole mask, unstored black included (#6095) by @zuujiscom in #6108 Pen: Auto Add/Delete on the path being drawn (#6140) by @wanikhawar in #6172 Dependencies: require ruzstd 0.9.1 for RUSTSEC-2026-0344 (#4952) by @Higgs32584 in #5225 Control channel: connections must authenticate within 10 s, however active (#4965) by @Higgs32584 in #5229 Check deep EXR tile count tables against max_alloc by @jonathanwxh-cell in #5632 Clip groups: Release Clipping Mask takes the layers above; merges keep clipping; Delete Hidden settles by @tanish2k09 in #5868 Paste Layer Style carries Blend If and channels; align to an active selection with several layers by @tanish2k09 in #5881 Paste Layer Style: a group's Pass Through lands on other layers as Normal by @tanish2k09 in #6310 Keyboard Shortcuts: Accept and Go to Conflict / Undo Changes, and reserved keys (K4a) by @tanish2k09 in #5349 Layers panel: blend mode, Opacity, Fill and locks change every selected layer; Photoshop's History names by @tanish2k09 in #5856 CI: run the tests with cargo nextest (#6117) by @davidmann4 in #6118 CI: run only the font tests in the craft-fonts pass (#6120) by @davidmann4 in #6127 Low-Latency Drawing preference (vsync off, opt-in), plus present-mode overrides for testers (#1343) by @tanish2k09 in #5274 Shortcuts without the UI: shell commands and tools in the engine, reserved keys, set files by @tanish2k09 in #5801 Free Transform: New Layer applies the transform first; tests for switching tool, layer or New Layer (#5665, #5667) by @tanish2k09 in #5859 Follow-ups to #5801 and #5859: precheck docs and tests, translated refusals, stranded-backup test by @tanish2k09 in #6365 Security: enforce the automation read boundary on stored smart-filter params by @skylartaylor in #5684 PSD: recover available layers when merged image data is damaged by @PerchAnton in #6170 ci: delegate FreeBSD workflow to craft-common-actions and add nix check by @dylanmtaylor in #6381 CI: cut wall time, starting with the Windows test job by @1Git2Clone in #2933 Canvas textures fit the device's texture limit; GPU tests use the app's device and the GPU lock by @tanish2k09 in #5954 perf(gpu): cap the GPU memory budgets by a discrete GPU's own memory by @FinnNk in #5234 GPU memory: discrete cards aren't charged for the document; GPU Memory preference; GPU Memory Full status by @tanish2k09 in #5973 GPU memory follow-ups: indicator after device loss and document switches, notice wording by @tanish2k09 in #6458 Save As on Linux: the file type picked sets the extension (#6121, #4328, #4394) by @zuujiscom in #6151 Tests: canvas_16f and rotation preview run on the app's wgpu device by @tanish2k09 in #6454 Windows/Linux: open files in the running PhotoCraft instead of a second instance (#3708) by @bommerts in #3755 perf(camera-raw): Shadows/Highlights 1.9× faster, bit for bit the same (#5964) by @nicolasfalesy in #6247 Histogram: scale bar heights to the tallest bin instead of the 251st smallest by @midasmatterhorn in #6638 fix(linux): avoid duplicate AppImage desktop launcher when managed by AM / AppMan (#6392) by @Korg1ch in #6394 Paragraph text: a word wider than the box breaks at the box edge (#6694) by @diegochagas in #6696 Pen: the path in progress stays visible while panning with Space by @marcoarnulfo in #6625 Crop tool: custom ratios keep three decimals, 1.414 : 1 no longer becomes 1.4 : 1 by @marcoarnulfo in #6503 fix(codecs): respect PAM ENDHDR line boundaries by @0x6Ason in #5874 docs(cli): write product name as PhotoCraft in USAGE and description by @wwewtech in #5449 fix(engine): prevent colliding artboard export filenames by @PerchAnton in #6655 docs: write product name as PhotoCraft in crate module docs by @wwewtech in #5455 docs: write product name as PhotoCraft in package descriptions and comments by @wwewtech in #5615 perf(testkit): RSS sampler reads /proc/self/statm, not smaps, on Linux by @xsvm in #5399 test(io): cover mixed-region CMYK TIFF composites by @0x6Ason in #5588 fix(io): preserve linear grayscale profiles for selected EXR parts by @0x6Ason in #5867 fix(io): honor version-aware OpenRaster group isolation by @0x6Ason in #5872 fix(io): color-manage grayscale WebP exports by @0x6Ason in #5875 Unsaved-changes prompt: the default answer takes keyboard focus, so arrows and Enter work by @marcoarnulfo in #6466 fix: open new solid fill picker by @Ni-zav in #5166 Color Picker: Only Web Colors snaps every edit (#4995) by @vbasky in #5442 fix(ui): reset caret blink phase on navigation and typing (#5511) by @safvanedge in #5512 fix(engine): reserve the define-brush tip buffer fallibly (#212) by @wwewtech in #5469 Bound shared numeric input before text layout by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2258 README: install on Gentoo from the ::snakebyte overlay by @switch87 in #1149 Face detection: libfacedetection's CNN in pure Rust, and image.detectFaces by @switch87 in #4513 fix(engine): list the document's layers when a layer id or name is unknown by @switch87 in #5133 Layers panel and title: Arabic and Hebrew names read right to left (#5159) by @Higgs32584 in #5385 fix(web): enable Place Embedded with browser file picker by @zi-ger in #5585 chore: fix workspace Clippy warnings by @VanTan666 in #5190 README: put Community packages after the Get started status note (follow-up to #1149) by @tanish2k09 in #6886 Filters: the live preview is never coarser than the screen (fixes #6326) by @itsF4LCON in #6351 fix(io): keep transforms on imported SVG text by @ahmed0magdy in #5334 GPU composite: lower-stack cache chunks have no texture view by @mcsantiago in #5423 Text: break paragraph lines at the horizontally scaled width (#5565) by @nrq6993-a11y in #5611 Engine: load each persisted preset set independently (#5602) by @nrq6993-a11y in #5616 Targa: RLE packets end with their scanline (fixes #6382) by @itsF4LCON in #6386 perf(stack): Stack Mode 8–17× faster, deterministic Entropy by @nicolasfalesy in #6462 PSD type: clamp warp bend and distortion before the f32 cast (#6856) by @davidmann4 in #6857 Linked smart objects: don't refresh a document while a background job runs on it (#4973) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #5074 Close All, Close Others and Quit ask again about documents dirtied during the prompt (#4954) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #5079 fix(windows): keep crash-recovery autosaves out of the roaming profile (#5648) by @Korg1ch in #6412 Save: ask before overwriting a file another app changed (#6596) by @zuujiscom in #6652 fix(automation): refuse a group/world-readable control-token file (#4966) by @wwewtech in #5459 perf(panorama): Photomerge 4× faster, bit for bit the same by @nicolasfalesy in #6489 Fix the build: restore export_presets in load_presets_json (#5344 x #5616) by @00xJS in #6906 algo: gate the recorded-hash test's helpers with the test by @Hamza0101 in #7053 Quick Export: Same Folder asks before replacing the document's own file (#6599) by @zuujiscom in #6632 Opening a file that is already open shows its tab instead of a second copy by @marcoarnulfo in #6630 Duotone: ink curve points must be finite (#7049) by @davidmann4 in #7050 Save: refuse to replace a read-only file (#6600) by @davidmann4 in #6643 Image Assets: two layers naming the same file no longer overwrite each other (#6614) by @zuujiscom in #6668 Desktop app: photocraft --help prints usage; unknown options are usage errors (#6431) by @wanikhawar in #6435 Logging: a second launch leaves the running instance's log alone (#6432) by @switch87 in #6478 Follow linked paths only on this computer or the document's share by @skylartaylor in #7149 CI: run panic_hunt in the Linux test job by @1Git2Clone in #2863 Web: Place Embedded and canvas drops place images (#5749) by @Higgs32584 in #5817 Print through CUPS over IPP and the print portal: File › Print works in the Flatpak by @diegochagas in #3017 Package: report its paths with / on Windows too by @skylartaylor in #7184 Release 0.10.0 by @echelon in #7192 New Contributors @dutraroberto made their first contribution in #5295 @lu123bing made their first contribution in #5266 @zkm made their first contribution in #5261 @Pharbi made their first contribution in #5398 @sabbirshawon made their first contribution in #5253 @notdezzi made their first contribution in #3799 @david419kr made their first contribution in #5043 @badaaif made their first contribution in #4312 @the-unknown made their first contribution in #3426 @cwshields made their first contribution in #3695 @gorevyoneticisi made their first contribution in #4306 @saadkhantareen made their first contribution in #5161 @nrq6993-a11y made their first contribution in #5551 @LabDennis made their first contribution in #5699 @sidney made their first contribution in #5553 @Daktyl198 made their first contribution in #5429 @JuanAntonioRC made their first contribution in #5497 @Ahmeddouhm made their first contribution in #5424 @midasmatterhorn made their first contribution in #5814 @envy-ai made their first contribution in #5562 @WendelVolm made their first contribution in #5748 @wanikhawar made their first contribution in #5796 @PerchAnton made their first contribution in #6170 @1Git2Clone made their first contribution in #2933 @ahmed0magdy made their first contribution in #5334 @mcsantiago made their first contribution in #5423 @00xJS made their first contribution in #6906 @Hamza0101 made their first contribution in #7053 Full Changelog: v0.9.0...v0.10.0

Performance and Compatibility

PhotoCraft is built as a native Rust application rather than a web wrapper or Electron application. Its rendering architecture uses wgpu for GPU compositing with support for graphics APIs including Metal, Vulkan, DirectX 12 and WebGPU.

The application also uses multithreaded filters and copy-on-write sparse tiles. This design is intended to reduce unnecessary copying and make large layered documents more manageable.

The project reports extensive automated testing, including PSD round-trip tests, compositor comparisons and multi-depth testing. Its architecture also includes a CPU compositor used as a reference against the GPU compositor.

PhotoCraft can run natively on Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD, with a WebAssembly build for browser use.

The main limitation is maturity. The developers explicitly describe the project as early alpha and acknowledge that it is not yet suitable as a complete replacement for Photoshop in professional daily workflows. Missing areas include AI and generative features, some tools, deeper typography and professional workflows, and plugin compatibility.

System Requirements

PhotoCraft supports:

• Windows

• macOS

• Linux

• FreeBSD

• WebAssembly/browser

Linux distributions can use AppImage, DEB, RPM, tarball or Flatpak packages.

Hardware requirements are not presented as a simple minimum specification. Because PhotoCraft uses GPU acceleration, actual performance will depend heavily on the graphics hardware and the size and complexity of the documents being edited.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Open-source and available under permissive MIT or Apache-2.0 licensing

• Native Rust application

• No Electron or embedded web browser required

• Excellent focus on PSD compatibility

• Extensive layer and adjustment-layer support

• GPU-accelerated rendering

• Supports CMYK, Lab and high-bit-depth documents

• Strong brush and vector capabilities

• Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD support

• Can also run through WebAssembly

• Powerful CLI and automation capabilities

• MCP support makes it interesting for AI-assisted workflows

• Offline-first approach

Cons

• Still early alpha

• Not yet a complete Photoshop replacement

• Missing some tools and professional workflows

• No Photoshop plugin compatibility

• AI and generative editing features are limited or absent

• Typography capabilities are not yet as mature as established professional editors

• Some rough edges should be expected

How to Install

The easiest approach is to download the appropriate package from the project's GitHub releases.

Linux users have several packaging options, including AppImage, DEB, RPM, tarball and Flatpak. Windows has a portable package, while macOS has a universal disk image.

Developers can also build PhotoCraft directly from source using Rust:

git clone https://github.com/storytold/photocraft
cd photocraft
cargo run --release -p photocraft -- image.psd

The repository also provides CLI functionality for automated editing and batch processing.

Final Verdict

PhotoCraft is one of the more ambitious open-source Photoshop alternatives currently available. Its combination of native Rust performance, extensive layer support, serious PSD compatibility work and an unusually capable automation architecture makes it much more than a basic image editor.

The strongest reason to watch PhotoCraft is its engineering approach. The project is building a real image-editing engine rather than simply creating a Photoshop-like interface, and its extensive PSD testing provides a useful foundation for compatibility.

The biggest problem is maturity. The project itself acknowledges that it is still early alpha and lacks several areas required for professional Photoshop replacement workflows. Users who depend on plugins, advanced typography, AI features or highly polished production workflows should not switch completely yet.

For enthusiasts, developers, Linux users, open-source advocates and anyone interested in building automated image-processing workflows, however, PhotoCraft is particularly compelling.

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Software Informations:
Developer:
ArtCraft
Operating System:
Windows / macOS / Linux / BSD
Date Added:
2026-10-18T21:07:22.016Z
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