PhotoCraft v0.7.0

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 v0.7.0 Release Notes: What's Changed docs: register the MCP server from an installed release by @sawizzle in #2185 docs(adjust): align Levels and Curves comments with evaluation order by @coygeek in #2212 Preserve unchanged XMP translations in File Info by @Benziza in #2152 Smudge: use the Brush Settings spacing for retouch strokes (#2140) by @davidmann4 in #2171 Fix layer mask toggle action labels by @optimalbytee in #2156 Fix hyperlink in credits panel by @crqch in #2146 Layers: mask thumbnails update after Invert and other whole-mask edits (#2117) by @davidmann4 in #2164 Keep the selection when smart selection finds nothing by @vbasky in #2235 fix(layer style): wrap Make/Reset Default buttons by @kmnkv1 in #2209 i18n(ru): translate layer style effects by @kmnkv1 in #2210 Layers panel: Opacity and Fill share one right-aligned column (#2085) by @davidmann4 in #2173 Ignore hidden RGB when Magic Wand selects transparency by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2273 Canvas: clip the Free Transform preview to the canvas (#2027) by @davidmann4 in #2201 fix(ui): avoid drawing panel borders twice by @tropicaaal in #2226 Layers panel: press-drag-release picks a fill or adjustment layer (#2071) by @davidmann4 in #2172 fix(engine): select neighbouring layer after deletion by @kotulsky in #2189 Preferences: the dialog grows with the window by @luniiya in #2155 scorecard: Marquee modifiers and brush resize drag are done (TOOL-214-2, TOOL-213-10) by @Duke242 in #2261 Confirm layer deletion only from the Layers trash button by @kotulsky in #2197 Soft brushes paint soft strokes and thin lines stay even: a Gaussian-like tip and area coverage for tiny tips by @tanish2k09 in #2167 TGA: save the document's alpha channel as 32-bit alpha (#2124) by @davidmann4 in #2157 Preserve quoted multiline variable CSV records by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2242 Workspace: wire open_documents_as_tabs preference (#204) by @Hathor875 in #2177 Expose Clone Stamp opacity and flow and apply them to strokes by @Ni-zav in #2256 Masks: target a new layer mask and keep separate colour pairs for mask and pixels (#2166) by @davidmann4 in #2200 Default layered edits of flat images to PSD on Save by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2234 Selection cursors: badges for cutting, copying and dragging the selected pixels by @texjer in #2250 Tools: double-clicking a layer mask launches Select and Mask with preference (#204) by @Hathor875 in #2161 Add pixel mask density and feather controls to Properties by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2240 Cmd held is the Move tool with the painting tools (Cmd+Alt duplicates) by @texjer in #2248 Hand tool: an open hand and a fist as the pointer on Windows, and the fist while panning everywhere (#2196) by @Sir-Starch in #2221 Move tool on a locked layer: Photoshop's message by @texjer in #2249 fix(ui): remove the gap beneath Spectrum document tabs by @Ni-zav in #2265 Web: leave the JPEG XL DNG decoder out of the wasm (25.1 MB -> 24.3 MB) by @echelon in #2233 fix(ui): mode buttons respect two-column toolbar by @tropicaaal in #2241 Layer › Rasterize acts on every selected layer; the Layers menu offers "Rasterize Layers" (#2243) by @Sir-Starch in #2253 Fix SVG selection and import detection by @alex-ctms in #2224 Pen pressure curve: Preferences › Tools shapes how pen pressure reaches every brush by @tanish2k09 in #2195 feat(ui): allow toolbar to scroll by @tropicaaal in #2238 GPU startup: CPU mode on Linux falls back to Vulkan to present the window (#1337) by @MrCloudy2 in #2206 Layers menu and layer commands follow the selection, not the active layer (#2244) by @Sir-Starch in #2254 Window edges: easier to grab, theme-safe cursors, and no lost hover after a resize (#1581) by @MrCloudy2 in #2205 fix(engine): reject invalid core-filter parameters by @0x6Ason in #2228 Keep duplicated Smart Objects linked to shared contents by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2222 fix(ui): complete system appearance selection and styling by @coygeek in #2168 Add the Remove tool with non-local patch completion by @JohnnYoru in #2193 Regenerate docs/scorecard.md after #2193 by @echelon in #2404 fix(engine): Image › Adjustments on a smart object records a smart filter (FILE-215-4); strokes honour the document CMYK profile by @kubuntugamer in #2229 Expand arithmetic expressions across numeric inputs by @TheSeanLavery in #2252 automation: accept absolute paths beneath the automation roots (#2176) by @SBaksa in #2216 Filters: preview at the scale OK applies (#2063) by @davidmann4 in #2207 Load Thai fallback fonts for native UI text by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2280 Content-Aware tools: Photoshop's behaviour, measured by @Unemars in #2202 Apply Type formatting to selected text layers by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2266 Distance fields on threads: bevel size changes 2-3x cheaper (#2119) by @Sir-Starch in #2162 EXR: Cryptomatte layers list, decode and hash to the specification by @Elvis33LE in #2180 Expose native shape stroke controls with staged previews by @optimalbytee in #2218 Select and Mask: 4x faster CPU refinement with exact octagonal morphology by @excited-raccoon in #2154 Addition : Brush popup better UI by @siraxe in #2217 kys import: first launch asks before importing; edit.keyboardShortcuts importKys (#1987 review) by @texjer in #2251 OpenRaster (.ora) open and save by @scottcampbelldata in #2257 automation: test root look-alike siblings and sub/../.. climbs (#2216 follow-up) by @echelon in #2528 Canvas: UI Scale must not magnify the image (#2121) by @maxm11 in #2333 Free Transform: the Hand tool no longer steals a resize drag (#2302) by @maxm11 in #2327 Clip warp tiles at the inverse horizon so steep Distort commits keep every pixel (#2271) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2500 GPU canvas: re-upload a layer or mask texture when its default pixel changes (#2422) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2446 fix(selection): constrain Polygonal Lasso segments with Shift (#2352) by @Ni-zav in #2396 fix(properties): expose equal-gap horizontal and vertical distribution (#2349) by @Ni-zav in #2398 Fix snapping when drawing a new crop inside the default frame by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2549 Capture marquee selection modifiers at mouse press by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2558 Marquee: keep one-pixel rows and columns on release (#2391) by @vangel76 in #2562 Move tool: outline follows the moved layer (#2413) by @vangel76 in #2565 Move tool: Ctrl/Cmd+arrow nudges the layer from any tool (#2474) by @davidmann4 in #2556 Move tool: Auto-Select picks a type layer inside its text bounds (#2370) by @vangel76 in #2591 Tools: a tool key brings back its group's last-used tool (#2608) by @vangel76 in #2625 Zoom tool: double-click zooms to 100% (#2508) by @vangel76 in #2527 Canvas: right-click outside the image opens the pasteboard colour menu (#2462) by @vangel76 in #2633 Spot Healing: the drag trail shows the dabs the heal covers (#2364) by @vangel76 in #2642 Preserve the Zoom drag anchor in rotated views by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2583 Selection feather: the radius is the Gaussian's sigma, as in Photoshop by @MrCloudy2 in #2529 Select › Modify › Smooth: a hard threshold, as in Photoshop, not soft edges by @MrCloudy2 in #2557 Select › Modify › Border: Photoshop's soft band, 2r wide, not a hard r-pixel ring by @MrCloudy2 in #2564 Keep surrounding spaces when renaming a layer (#2459) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2472 Layer commands accept an explicit layer with none selected; Deselect Layers is a no-op when nothing is selected (#2457) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2481 fix(engine): list running jobs before ended ones in jobs.list (#2395) by @KausBoss in #2411 fix(psd): an unedited save writes Photoshop's Txt2 back unchanged (#2374) by @vivekprojects-GIT in #2427 Remove tool: an empty layer is a no-op instead of running the fill (#2435) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2447 fix(vector): Stroke Path refuses pixel-locked and fully locked layers (#2388) by @KausBoss in #2408 fix: Preserve CMYK solid and gradient fills through PSD round trips by @reneleonhardt in #2628 fix(codecs): exports drop the source's EXIF thumbnail (#2147, #2373) by @vivekprojects-GIT in #2450 fix(vector): Fill Path stays inside the active selection (#2387) by @KausBoss in #2410 Let Edit > Fill and the fill keys fill an adjustment layer's mask (#2456) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2471 fix(document): restore layer comps when duplicating documents by @Ni-zav in #2429 Float the layer mask, not the layer, when the mask is targeted (#2468) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2486 Quit and Close All: answering No closes that document (#2547) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2610 Save As to a flat format keeps the layered original (#2550, #2579) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2611 OpenEXR/HDR export: linearize grayscale documents too (#2386) by @itsF4LCON in #2448 TGA: a 32-bit Targa opens with its alpha as "Alpha 1", as in Photoshop (#2225) by @MrCloudy2 in #2482 Keep Duotone ink colours when converting to RGB, CMYK or Lab (#2383) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2614 Reject colliding data-set export filenames before writing by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2433 Save and export dialogs remember where each document was last saved (#1826) by @bitshiftza in #2421 Open file pickers for Replace Contents, Export Contents and Convert to Linked by @fabianghe in #2438 Fix current .af artboard recognition and preserve editable boards by @callmeBalloch in #2355 fix(blend): keep 32-bit Hue/Saturation/Color/Luminosity above 1 by @hideoneric in #1735 Render: Tree and Picture Frame accept whole numbers sent as floats (#2501) by @davidmann4 in #2521 Extended filters: an unknown option is a bad-params error (#2228 follow-up) by @xsvm in #2548 Legacy Brightness/Contrast: brightness first, then contrast around 128, as in Photoshop by @MrCloudy2 in #2615 Bevel contour: drop the glow-style Range stretch by @juswus2000 in #2498 Blend modes: Fill below 100% works inside the blend for Photoshop's special eight by @MrCloudy2 in #2552 Issue #2326: Hue/Saturation Colorize at 0% saturation gives grey, not a 25% tint by @LloydNicholson in #2343 cms: accept ICC DeviceLinks whose output isn't a 3-channel PCS by @kavishkashehan726-sudo in #2348 fix(ui): keep menus responsive on documents with thousands of layers by @m6502 in #2454 Shift-click New Group groups the selected layers (#2561) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2613 Fix/2361 scrub layer labels s20261010 t083444 z og3kyw by @Ni-zav in #2397 Filters: full-resolution preview for Add Noise, Wind, Extrude, Tree, the Filter Gallery and more (#2063) by @davidmann4 in #2494 Handle allocation failures in large pixel operations by @Elvis33LE in #2530 fix(layers): preserve Background behavior across merge, duplication and canvas resize by @Ni-zav in #2419 Fixed a bug where if you select a mask and hit the delete key, it deletes the image by @Lyraedan in #2635 fix(ui-egui): ui.key with ctrl does not trigger shortcuts off the Mac by @Erica4fr in #2430 Warp Text: the dialog opens with the layer's warp and previews it live (#218) by @skraus2 in #2539 Text fields: copy, cut and paste through the Mac menu's key equivalents by @Trade-Mottoes in #2568 Filter Gallery: preview at the scale OK applies (#2502) by @davidmann4 in #2524 Paste: a web Ctrl/Cmd+V key press and its paste event are one paste (#2638) by @vangel76 in #2643 Opening card: a long file name no longer pushes Cancel out of the card (#2423) by @bitshiftza in #2444 Windows: keep the custom title bar's window borderless (#2246) by @roaldosulejmani in #2401 Image Size and Canvas Size open on Width, selected (#2329) by @alexanderalber in #2357 Close a document tab with a middle click (#2570) by @bitshiftza in #2637 Dock splitters push the neighbouring groups instead of stopping (#2573) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2624 Dropdowns: open lists start at their widest option's width (#2607) by @vangel76 in #2634 DNG: lossy compression 34892 (baseline JPEG tiles) by @Elvis33LE in #2021 Command palette: don't list menu separators (#2479) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2632 fix(ui): restore muted text color for disabled Layer Style effects by @Ni-zav in #2321 Number fields: centre digits vertically by @rosematcha in #1322 Menus: Reveal in Finder names the platform file manager off macOS (#217) by @skraus2 in #2586 Enable menu Cut for selected type text by @harrisonoconnorhover in #1448 Create new documents by double-clicking presets by @harrisonoconnorhover in #2290 Re-render shapes when an artboard move grows the canvas (#2389) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2623 Curved shapes no longer report bounds 1 px too wide (#2537) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2641 Crop tool: W x H x Resolution mode resamples the crop to a size and resolution (#2443) by @davidmann4 in #2483 EXR parts: import parts, channel groups and an AOV precomp as layers by @Elvis33LE in #2338 fix(ui): toggle color swatches when selecting or deselecting a layer mask by @buivanvu94 in #2560 Skip distant TSL-off stroke layers during composition by @Elvis33LE in #2473 Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab switch to the next and previous document (#2340) by @alexanderalber in #2353 Keep plug-in menu rows under Filter › Plug-ins in every language (#2540) by @bitshiftza in #2627 Color panel: the field and hue strip fill the panel height by @Jeremy8776 in #2455 Speed up Iris Blur without changing output by @optimalbytee in #2578 fix(ui): unify Spectrum menu spacing and hover contrast by @Ni-zav in #2323 Colour swatches open PhotoCraft's Color Picker: filter dialogs, Preferences, Note, Count, artboard (part of #2144) by @kayrockscreenprinting in #2571 Dialogs: Tab walks the text fields only; New Document opens with its name selected by @texjer in #1285 Search: an exact name match ranks first by @luniiya in #2160 Channels: tint single colour channel views on the canvas with Show Channels in Color (#2385) by @mroxso in #2574 Pixelate: CMYK Facet 13.7x faster, Lab halftone 5.0x faster by @excited-raccoon in #2588 Tests: line-tables-only dev debuginfo, nextest GPU group, faster loop docs (#2204) by @davidmann4 in #2414 Free Transform: refuse a locked layer up front, with Photoshop's message (#2585) by @vangel76 in #2609 Crop tool: Photoshop's default mode turns the image behind an upright box; Use Classic Mode (P), Auto Center Preview (#1919) by @davidmann4 in #2545 Free Transform: keep the layer's place in the stack (#2439) by @Geljic in #2480 Quick Selection: 3.5x faster CPU strokes with hybrid graph cuts by @excited-raccoon in #2436 Image warp: grab anywhere on the grid, Ctrl-click to cut, Warp in the transform menu by @Jeremy8776 in #2621 Layers panel: a dragged layer copies onto its own row and into the empty space below the stack (#1721) by @switch87 in #2525 Properties ▸ Layer Mask: add Photoshop's Refine row (#2425) by @bitshiftza in #2639 Ruler units keep their own decimal places (#2434) by @bitshiftza in #2476 fix(docs): Linux build prerequisites only name Debian packages by @Erica4fr in #2437 i18n(es): translate the Add Noise and Reduce Noise dialog controls by @Erica4fr in #2470 Type: wire Use Smart Quotes for typed text (#204) by @reynold-hu in #2522 Progress docs standard: ROADMAP, target-app parity, gaps, per-dimension parity docs by @echelon in #2696 Keep As Is when reusing variable definitions by @Benziza in #2655 File > Scripts > Browse: filter the picker to script files (#2452) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2499 PSD export: pad regenerated fill blocks to 4 bytes, as Photoshop does by @Sir-Starch in #2759 PSD: warn on an unreadable Lr16/Lr32 layer block and save one layer list (#2700) by @vangel76 in #2709 Channels: Delete with one channel targeted clears only that channel (#2720) by @vangel76 in #2730 Fix Windows-only path expectation in save dialog test (#2745) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2782 Channels: Delete with an alpha channel targeted fills that channel (#2734) by @vangel76 in #2741 Lasso: Free Transform drags work with the Lasso tool selected (#2153) by @vangel76 in #2766 Copy and paste a single channel from the Channels panel (#2307) by @fabianghe in #2695 Move tool: the drag's box and snapping follow the Auto-Selected layer (#2666) by @vangel76 in #2675 Channels: Cut with one channel targeted clears only that channel (#2698) by @vangel76 in #2712 Move tool: ⌘-drag temporary Move gets the drag box and snapping (#2681) by @vangel76 in #2684 Smart Objects: converting several layers keeps them at the contents top level (#2648) by @vangel76 in #2651 feat(prefs): add intermediate UI scale options from 80% to 95% by @Ni-zav in #2678 Smart Objects: stacked layers sit at the contents top level (#2657) by @vangel76 in #2676 Selection: moving a selection outline snaps its bounds, not the pointer (#2736) by @vangel76 in #2740 Batch: a failed step inside a called action fails the file and the script (#2779) by @vangel76 in #2783 fix(ui): make painting symmetry available across all themes by @Ni-zav in #2704 Guides: ⌘-drag over a guide moves it with the selection tools too (#2690) by @vangel76 in #2699 Keep the blend-mode preview between list rows (#2553) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2612 Lasso: ⌘-drag outside the selection moves the layer (#2725) by @vangel76 in #2737 Esc deselects when no active operation needs cancelling by @mroxso in #2765 Actions: record File › Save and Save As steps and replay them (#2032) by @vangel76 in #2746 Batch: skip recorded view steps in batch and droplets (#2752) by @vangel76 in #2761 fix(navigator): zoom the document with the mouse wheel over the preview by @Ni-zav in #2724 Home screen: remove individual Recent entries (#2691) by @itsF4LCON in #2731 Move tool: ⌘-drag with a painting tool floats the selected pixels from the control channel too (#2768) by @vangel76 in #2776 Actions: double-click an action to rename it (#2032) by @vangel76 in #2769 Brush cursor: Normal Brush Tip ring on the tip's real 50% contour (#2744) by @vangel76 in #2747 fix(ui): prevent Layers opacity controls from overflowing narrow docks by @Ni-zav in #2325 Image Size: Resample off keeps the pixel readouts honest (#2393) by @vangel76 in #2533 Paint a pen tap at its own pressure, not full or zero (#1798) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2757 i18n: wrap remaining hardcoded UI strings for translation by @seldoms in #2467 fix(compose, gpu): round dithered gradient fills to the document dept… by @kavishkashehan726-sudo in #2781 Pencil/Eraser: round Pencil cursor and Eraser Pencil mode (#2662) by @vangel76 in #2694 Linux: no false missing-library warning when the linker cache can't be read (#1144) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2503 Speed up large group merges (#1561) by @Elvis33LE in #2664 Interface: wire Dynamic Color Sliders for the colour tracks (#204) by @reynold-hu in #2531 Eraser: Block mode (#2770) by @vangel76 in #2778 Smart filter edits: re-render from cached stages, in a background job by @twentymls in #2739 Brush: Wet Edges acts on the whole stroke, not each dab (#2088) by @vangel76 in #2721 Spot Healing: Create Texture keeps the film grain (#2104) by @vangel76 in #2762 wasm: gate native-only constants so wasm32 builds without dead-code warnings (#2808) by @vangel76 in #2813 Marquee hinting follows a rotated view like the release does (#2512) by @switch87 in #2732 Place: wire Resize Image During Place into the implicit fit (#204) by @reynold-hu in #2538 Free Transform frames the whole type layer; Distort/Perspective greyed for type (#2630) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2701 Tests: save-dialog expectations build their paths with Path::join, so they pass on Windows (#2745) by @mroxso in #2853 docs: correct Photomerge roadmap status by @Elvis33LE in #2831 Crop/marquee readout and Properties W/H/X/Y in the ruler unit (cm, mm, in…) by @llduyll10 in #2334 Warp Text: Style and orientation come before Bend and the distortions (#2689) by @vangel76 in #2819 Layers: Layer via Copy duplicates every selected layer (#2777) by @vangel76 in #2796 Fix brush picker closing immediately on trackpad taps by @zi-ger in #2772 Web: File › Open opens every selected file (#2802) by @vangel76 in #2807 Status bar: show document dimensions in the ruler unit by @arthurdeka in #2618 Workspaces: preserve the embedding host menu and rail flags by @arthurdeka in #2620 Canvas honours Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction (#2594) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2718 Control: timeout errors name the likely causes (#2489) by @ahmedhosnypro in #2497 Variables: applied text keeps the type layer's style (#2742) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2785 feat(prefs): add search across preference sections and settings by @Ni-zav in #2679 ui-egui tests: drop the shadowing joined closure (fixes clippy on main) by @echelon in #2924 Filter Gallery: an unknown option is a bad-params error (#2548 follow-up) by @xsvm in #2599 Type: tabs advance to tab stops; Tab key types a tab (#1881) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2733 Smart Objects: Copy/Paste with no selection keeps the smart object (#2428) by @vangel76 in #2653 Pencil: 1 px lines step pixel by pixel, no doubled corners (#2139) by @vangel76 in #2806 ui-egui tests: restore the joined helper (fixes main) by @echelon in #2947 Dock: drag a tab to reorder it within its group (#2272) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2774 Edit: Copy/Paste with no selection keeps type, shape and group layers (#2670) by @vangel76 in #2686 feat(ui): hold Alt+Space to zoom out, as in Photoshop by @FinnNk in #2877 Themes: add Breeze Light and Breeze Dark (#2276) by @Sir-Starch in #2335 Move tool: highlight the layer Auto-Select would pick on rollover (#2834) by @vangel76 in #2843 Font menus: show an Arabic sample for families that cover Arabic by @diax7 in #2535 Layer > New > Background from Layer; the Background stays at the bottom (#2626) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2663 Tools: Single Row Marquee and Single Column Marquee (#2837) by @vangel76 in #2848 feat(ui): live font preview on hover by @TssHack in #2431 Fix Linux appearance changes lost during startup by @Sir-Starch in #2833 Linux: a late first appearance reply repaints the idle window (#2798) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2941 Layer > Rasterize > Layer Style bakes effects; Rasterize Layer converts vector masks (#2245) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2669 Navigator preview fills its group; no scroll fade over dock panels (#2726) by @itrycodinganditsbad in #2818 Release prep 0.7.0: Linux riscv64 tarball + version bump by @echelon in #2965 New Contributors @sawizzle made their first contribution in #2185 @Benziza made their first contribution in #2152 @crqch made their first contribution in #2146 @vbasky made their first contribution in #2235 @kmnkv1 made their first contribution in #2209 @tropicaaal made their first contribution in #2226 @kotulsky made their first contribution in #2189 @MrCloudy2 made their first contribution in #2206 @JohnnYoru made their first contribution in #2193 @scottcampbelldata made their first contribution in #2257 @vangel76 made their first contribution in #2562 @KausBoss made their first contribution in #2411 @vivekprojects-GIT made their first contribution in #2427 @reneleonhardt made their first contribution in #2628 @itrycodinganditsbad made their first contribution in #2610 @itsF4LCON made their first contribution in #2448 @bitshiftza made their first contribution in #2421 @fabianghe made their first contribution in #2438 @callmeBalloch made their first contribution in #2355 @juswus2000 made their first contribution in #2498 @kavishkashehan726-sudo made their first contribution in #2348 @m6502 made their first contribution in #2454 @Lyraedan made their first contribution in #2635 @Erica4fr made their first contribution in #2430 @Trade-Mottoes made their first contribution in #2568 @Geljic made their first contribution in #2480 @seldoms made their first contribution in #2467 @twentymls made their first contribution in #2739 @zi-ger made their first contribution in #2772 @arthurdeka made their first contribution in #2618 @ahmedhosnypro made their first contribution in #2497 @FinnNk made their first contribution in #2877 @diax7 made their first contribution in #2535 @TssHack made their first contribution in #2431 Full Changelog: v0.6.0...v0.7.0

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:
2026-10-11T21:04:18.146Z
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