WordCraft v0.9.0

WordCraft is a free, open-source word processor designed as an alternative to Microsoft Word. Developed by the ArtCraft team, it is written in Rust and aims to reproduce familiar Word workflows while providing native applications for desktop operating systems and a browser-based version.

The application goes beyond basic text editing. It includes document formatting, styles, tables, page layout, references, comments, tracked changes, mail merge, and PDF export. It can open and save DOCX files, making it a potential option for users who regularly exchange documents with Microsoft Office users.

WordCraft also includes command-line tools and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, allowing compatible AI agents to create, inspect, edit, and export documents programmatically.

Although its feature set is extensive, WordCraft is still approaching maturity for everyday writing. Users who rely on complex Word documents or specialized publishing workflows should test compatibility before making it their primary word processor.

Features

Document Editing and Formatting

WordCraft provides a familiar ribbon-style interface with formatting controls for fonts, sizes, bold and italic text, underlining, colors, highlighting, superscript, and subscript.

It supports paragraph alignment, indentation, line spacing, tabs, borders, shading, and other layout options. The Format Painter lets users copy formatting between document elements, while built-in styles help maintain consistent formatting across longer documents.

The editor also includes AutoCorrect, smart quotes, automatic list formatting, find and replace with regular expressions, and standard undo and redo functionality.

These features make WordCraft suitable for writing reports, letters, essays, and other everyday documents.

DOCX Compatibility and File Formats

WordCraft supports reading and writing Microsoft Word's DOCX format. It also supports importing and exporting ODT, RTF, HTML, Markdown, and plain-text documents.

PDF export produces selectable text and supports links and bookmarks, making it useful for distributing reports and other finished documents.

The ability to work with common document formats is one of WordCraft's main advantages. However, opening a DOCX file does not guarantee that every element will render identically to Microsoft Word. Complex layouts, embedded objects, and less common formatting features should be checked after import.

Styles, Themes, and Page Layout

WordCraft includes paragraph and character styles, style sets, themes, and a live style gallery. Users can create or modify styles to maintain consistent formatting throughout a document.

Page-layout controls include margins, page size, orientation, columns, section breaks, page breaks, headers, footers, page numbers, watermarks, and page borders.

The application also supports automatic hyphenation, line numbering, drop caps, and text wrapping around pictures and shapes.

These capabilities are useful for creating structured reports, academic papers, business documents, and longer publications.

Tables, Images, and Graphics

WordCraft supports tables with merged and split cells, borders, shading, banded styles, sorting, and formulas. Rows can split across pages, and table headers can repeat on subsequent pages.

Images can be inserted, resized, cropped, rotated, recolored, and adjusted for brightness, contrast, and transparency. Additional features include picture styles, shapes, and text boxes with floating positioning and text wrapping.

The editor also supports converting text into tables and tables into text, helping users restructure information without recreating content manually.

References and Academic Writing

WordCraft provides a collection of tools for structured and academic documents, including:

• Automatic tables of contents.

• Footnotes and endnotes.

• Citations and bibliographies in APA, MLA, Chicago, and IEEE styles.

• Captions and tables of figures.

• Cross-references and indexes.

• Tables of authorities.

These tools make WordCraft particularly interesting for students, researchers, and professionals who work with long documents containing references and supporting material.

Users preparing formal academic submissions should verify that the generated references and formatting comply with their institution's requirements.

Comments, Track Changes, and Proofreading

WordCraft includes comments displayed in document margins or a dedicated pane. Track Changes allows users to review edits and accept or reject individual changes.

Document comparison, spelling and grammar suggestions, a thesaurus, word counting, and an accessibility checker provide additional support for reviewing and refining documents.

The application also includes document inspection and editing restrictions.

These features are valuable for collaborative editing and document review, although teams should test their specific review workflows before replacing established Microsoft Word processes.

Mail Merge

WordCraft supports mail merge using CSV data sources and document fields. Users can insert merge fields, configure address blocks and greeting lines, preview personalized documents, and generate merged output.

Envelope and label tools are also included.

This can help automate repetitive administrative tasks such as generating letters, notices, certificates, and personalized business documents.

AI and Command-Line Automation

WordCraft is designed to support both manual editing and programmatic document manipulation. Its editing engine exposes commands that are shared across the graphical interface, keyboard shortcuts, command search, CLI, JSON control channel, and MCP server.

The command-line interface supports document conversion, text extraction, structural inspection, rendering, and scripted editing.

For example, convert a Word document to PDF:

wordcraft-cli convert report.docx report.pdf

Extract its text:

wordcraft-cli text report.docx

Inspect the document structure as JSON:

wordcraft-cli inspect report.docx

These capabilities make WordCraft useful for batch processing, document-generation pipelines, and AI-assisted workflows. Compatible agents can inspect documents and execute editing commands without relying exclusively on screenshots or mouse interaction.

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WordCraft v0.9.0 Release Notes: [!NOTE] FreeBSD aarch64 is dropped from this release. We had to cut releases, and we cannot build this target within the 5-hour CI limit for any of the Craft apps, so we are dropping it for now. This is a known blocker, flagged for a future fix in storytold/craft-common-actions#39. FreeBSD x86_64 and every other platform are included. What's Changed Resolve exact OpenType full font names by @finwarman in #2516 Recognize the Symbol PCL6 font alias by @finwarman in #2521 Retain cell top insets across table row page breaks by @finwarman in #2524 Remember Navigation Pane visibility across launches (#2526) by @dhruvLearner8 in #2528 Keep leading U+3000/NBSP in Markdown import and round trip by @Silvertree2010 in #2538 #1876: Web Layout text fills the window width by @dkhlapov in #2539 A new source's Tag follows Word's format; editing keeps the Tag (#2094) by @dkhlapov in #2571 #2592: Split Cells and Convert Text to Table dialogs by @dkhlapov in #2593 Preserve REF field hyperlinks in PDF exports by @finwarman in #2597 Font list: entries of tall-ascent fonts are no longer cut off (#2570) by @dkhlapov in #2598 Preserve cached field result formatting by @finwarman in #2605 Read Mode keeps the keyboard and shows whole, unobscured columns (#1772) by @dkhlapov in #2591 Comments readable in the dark theme (#2045) by @dkhlapov in #2563 Prefer a covering text face for missing black-circle glyphs by @finwarman in #2582 DOCX: keep the glossary document (building blocks) by @dkhlapov in #2631 #498: Indonesian (id-ID) spelling proofing by @benandez in #2576 Keep custom footnote/endnote marks as text inside the note on DOCX save by @Silvertree2010 in #2647 Promote the cell below when deleting a vertical merge's first row by @Silvertree2010 in #2649 fix(commands): Export PDF and PNG without a path ask where to save by @charan-rathore in #2665 #2634: a table inserted in right-to-left text is right to left, so Tab moves left by @benandez in #2688 Format Painter: double-click keeps it on, armed and sticky look different (#2785) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2822 Update ROADMAP.md by @EncodeE55 in #2020 DOCX: a style ID defined twice is its last definition by @Morzilla in #2031 Automatic text in a styled text box takes the shape style's font colour by @Morzilla in #2032 A cell emptied by widow control takes its row to the next page by @Morzilla in #2035 Tests: the Alt+0233 test expects the system code page's character by @alik654zx in #2040 Fonts: keep Arial Unicode MS fallbacks proportional by @finwarman in #2657 CLI: allow explicit field updates during conversion by @finwarman in #2014 #1297: copied equations go in the MathML clipboard formats Word reads by @benandez in #2614 Shapes: preserve DrawingML outline dashes by @finwarman in #2661 #1270: pasted HTML blockquote is an indented paragraph, not Quote by @benandez in #2737 Different First Page: page 1's header can be edited and inserted (#2826) by @benandez in #2833 Text effects: legacy outline, shadow, emboss and imprint are drawn (#2534) by @naxvog in #2548 Give the status bar zoom percentage a fixed width by @Silvertree2010 in #2059 Columns on selected text go in their own section (#2024) by @alik654zx in #2071 Tab strip never draws tabs over Comments / Editing / Share (#2026) by @HyakoV3 in #2084 fix(engine): ensure nextFootnote navigates only footnotes and skips endnotes by @divyanshu2074 in #2114 fix(engine): exclude carriage returns from word count character statistics by @divyanshu2074 in #2116 Fix Find navigation to show search results (#2096) by @FredApps in #2118 Ribbon tab clicks no longer scroll the page to the caret while a footer is edited (#2054) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2121 fix(engine): use table_formula parse_number for table sorting by @divyanshu2074 in #2126 Backspace and Delete remove a section break, imported or not by @marcoarnulfo in #2133 fix(engine): support switches and quoted bookmarks when updating REF and PAGEREF fields by @divyanshu2074 in #2149 Lists: Enter on an empty nested item numbered by its paragraph style moves it up a level (#2143) by @marcoarnulfo in #2151 Layout: the caret after spaces hanging past the margin stays at the margin by @marcoarnulfo in #2152 fix(engine): resolve section and section pages context when unlinking fields by @divyanshu2074 in #2156 fix(doc): preserve overparen, underparen, and brackets in LaTeX group characters by @divyanshu2074 in #2163 #1549: one Thai face for a run in a missing Thai font by @C00kieMonsta in #2175 fix(engine): support nested quotations and opening delimiters in smart quotes by @divyanshu2074 in #2176 #2068: Recently Used Fonts at the top of the font list by @C00kieMonsta in #2192 Web: keep preferences such as dark mode between visits (#2132) by @benandez in #2205 Draw undrawable private-use list bullets as the level's default bullet, not an icon-font glyph (#1683) by @benandez in #2206 #1885: dialog close box fills red on hover, whole box clickable by @C00kieMonsta in #2090 Context menu: Remove Table of Contents on a TOC entry (#2179) by @dhruvLearner8 in #2217 fix(docx): support hex without hash, rgb(), and case-insensitive color names in VML and DrawingML by @divyanshu2074 in #2222 AutoCorrect: reversing a capitalisation adds an automatic exception, as in Word (#1857) by @dkhlapov in #2227 fix(engine): support none in wordart reflection and outline color by @divyanshu2074 in #2238 Numbered headings: heading-linked multilevel list presets keep the heading styles (#1793) by @dkhlapov in #2239 fix(docx): trim marker id, bound bookmarks map, and support bookmarkEnd name fallback by @divyanshu2074 in #2252 AutoCorrect: replace the double-hyphen arrow (#2223) by @FredApps in #2263 Hover tip on a table of contents link says Current Document (#2177) by @dhruvLearner8 in #2281 Theme: default to system appearance by @GhostMitra in #718 Focus the Insert Hyperlink address box (#1610) by @FredApps in #1642 DOCX: read every VML shape in a w:pict, and a v:group's members by @Hamza0101 in #1662 i18n(pl): citation style names, audit coverage and attribution (#750) by @olekkut in #1720 UI: Font dropdown list height doesn't update when filter results increase by @mbaksa in #1732 Ink to Shape: two-stroke arrows and closed-triangle heads (gap 12) by @dkhlapov in #1778 Track Changes Options: Moves (move tracking, Moved from/to marks and colours) (gap 5) by @dkhlapov in #1779 Update Field works in headers, footers, notes and text boxes; printing updates every field (#1706) by @dkhlapov in #1780 #1906: content-control Properties OK inherits theme text by @SlavenDj in #1920 macOS: dialogs put Cancel left of the default button, and ⌘. cancels by @kkilchrist in #1835 #1861: searchable Interface Theme command (View, light/dark/system + toggle) by @SlavenDj in #1868 #1902: clipboard and styles pane actions return focus to the document by @SlavenDj in #1914 #1904: bookmark dialog placeholder when no bookmarks by @SlavenDj in #1917 #1905: empty keys list shows (none) by @SlavenDj in #1919 Fonts: bounded family caches; math follows font changes (#1354) by @dkhlapov in #1929 Clamp negative margins before checking they leave text room by @Silvertree2010 in #1941 Web: input-method rewrites erase before retyping, so non-Latin typing no longer repeats (part of #1480) by @dkhlapov in #1949 DOCX: mixed Hebrew/Latin keeps its order in Word (runs split by direction, w:rtl and language) (#1543) by @dkhlapov in #1950 Rendering and PDF check image limits before allocating (#1321) by @dkhlapov in #2001 Tables: Backspace removes a selected table, rows or columns; Delete clears them (part of #1844) by @dkhlapov in #2005 Hebrew: field results like STYLEREF draw right to left; smart quotes match Word (#1670) by @dkhlapov in #2007 A mouse drag on a table no longer scrolls the view to the caret (#1738) by @dkhlapov in #2008 Turkish case mapping: i/İ and ı/I capitalise correctly (#1923) by @dkhlapov in #2009 fix(formats): support none and dual scripts in mmultiscripts, mpadded phantoms, menclose borders, and mtable column align by @divyanshu2074 in #2300 Contributors: add Marco Arnulfo by @marcoarnulfo in #2302 fix(docbin): handle default codepage, VT_I4, multiple property sets, and FILETIME dates by @divyanshu2074 in #2304 Copying a picture or shape replaces the clipboard's old text, so Paste duplicates it by @marcoarnulfo in #2306 fix(docbin): correct sprmTCellWidth operand parsing and handle percentage widths by @divyanshu2074 in #2312 Keep spaces that follow a tab in the ODT round trip by @Silvertree2010 in #2317 fix(math): parse array column specs, support starred operatorname and tag, preserve delim sep in latex by @divyanshu2074 in #2353 fix(pdf): scale bookmark destination coordinates with page Fit and support case-insensitive bookmark lookup by @divyanshu2074 in #2364 fix(smart_art): normalize layout and color identifiers and preserve item text with leading whitespace by @divyanshu2074 in #2365 #1743: Ctrl+wheel zoom no longer scrolls the document by @dkhlapov in #2386 DOCX: positional tabs (w:ptab) keep their alignment, base and leader and go to the margins or indents, as in Word (#2367) by @marcoarnulfo in #2387 Fonts: restore missing strokes in hint-reliant Chinese fonts by @xyz9516 in #2389 Layout: automatic space between Asian text and Latin text or digits (autoSpaceDE, autoSpaceDN) (#2358) by @marcoarnulfo in #2397 fix(formats): support html entities, wbr zero-width break, and page-break-after by @divyanshu2074 in #2400 Refresh DATE/TIME fields when opening .doc/.dot by extension by @Silvertree2010 in #2418 #1843: Read Aloud speaks Russian text with a Russian voice by @dkhlapov in #2430 Share AutoFit donor reductions equally by @finwarman in #2464 Include table-cell headings in regenerated TOCs by @finwarman in #2482 Fix PDF outline targets after leading page breaks by @finwarman in #2484 DOCX: two lines in one and horizontal in vertical (w:eastAsianLayout) survive a save by @imachus in #2486 Honor table row keep-next during pagination by @finwarman in #2494 Word's Spike: Ctrl+F3 collects cuts, Ctrl+Shift+F3 inserts them by @marcoarnulfo in #2507 docs: how to install spelling dictionaries (pt_BR example) by @JoaoAugusto00 in #2510 ODT export: sections are saved (gap 19) by @dkhlapov in #1777 Restrict Editing: exceptions don't open page setup or styles; tracked-changes protection keeps revisions by @dfgodvan in #1881 mcp: let open_document take a password by @Bra1nZ in #1796 #1873: Backstage back chevron uses plain inset in macOS full screen by @SlavenDj in #1879 #1895: recovery page buttons keep theme text colors by @SlavenDj in #1898 Grey out and guard ribbon split buttons when disabled by @Silvertree2010 in #1918 Equations: a script runs until a space or operator, as in Word (V_dd, x_2a) (#1609) by @dkhlapov in #1951 Fonts: the font scan leaves out faces with no outline or color bitmap tables by @dotCooCoo in #1972 PDF tests read ActualText spans, so RTL extraction no longer depends on the installed Arabic font (#1773) by @Sriram-PR in #1973 Escape block syntax after manual line breaks in Markdown export by @Silvertree2010 in #1980 Keep font-cache tests valid with optional Thai fonts by @IanHollow in #1981 Contributors: dotCooCoo's entry shows the GitHub profile name again by @dotCooCoo in #1982 File › Close closes the document and keeps the window (#1712) by @D13GOOOO in #1996 Fonts: bold Arial Black is not emboldened again, as in Word by @naxvog in #1750 cli: open a password-protected Word file with --password by @Bra1nZ in #1770 RTF export: sections are saved (gap 19) by @dkhlapov in #1776 Proofing: -ically adverbs such as "specifically" are no longer flagged (#1694) by @benandez in #1854 Tables: include behind-text frames in cell alignment by @finwarman in #1871 #1903: undo-history footer Cancel closes the popup by @SlavenDj in #1916 Tables: add editable Cell Margins dialog (#1960) by @justinjohn0306 in #1988 Lowercase list items no longer get a grammar underline (#1741) by @dkhlapov in #1783 ASK and SET fields show nothing (#1765) by @dkhlapov in #1785 Tables: at-least rows taller than a page start on a fresh page; header rows follow (#1742) by @dkhlapov in #2004 DOCX: a w:u without w:val draws no underline by @marcoarnulfo in #2380 OpenType ligatures follow w14:ligatures: model, DOCX read and write, shaping by @marcoarnulfo in #2351 Text boxes: framed paragraphs run with the box's text, not drawn over each other by @marcoarnulfo in #2383 Paste: plain text keeps the formatting of the paragraph it lands in by @seif9116 in #2424 Preserve zero effect extents on rotated drawings by @finwarman in #2432 #1789: Add Font imports every selected font file by @dkhlapov in #2404 Layout: preserve additive spacing after section breaks by @finwarman in #2433 Layout: keep narrow cell line widths by @finwarman in #2436 DOCX: strict line heights with a unit are points under auto (#2329) by @PanSHIgg in #2439 Preserve inherited cell margins on partial overrides by @finwarman in #2434 Layout: preserve equation baselines under exact line spacing by @finwarman in #2435 fix(ui): offer Save As for imported Word files by @OPUZZLES in #2448 Layout: exclude floating anchors from line font metrics by @finwarman in #2462 DOCX: opening no longer copies the document's pictures by @arcanii in #2441 Update Field after save and reopen of a table of contents (#2182) by @dkhlapov in #2553 Preserve direct TOC number tabs during refresh by @finwarman in #2475 fix(ui): expose save confirmation context to screen readers by @OPUZZLES in #2489 fix(ui): deliver control input in inactive windows by @OPUZZLES in #2530 Fonts Word embeds as subsets lay out the text set in them (#2240) by @D13GOOOO in #2540 i18n: French interface catalog completed (2,615 entries) with native-speaker review by @rem5411 in #2492 Insert › Shapes keeps the selected shape and text (#2019) by @D13GOOOO in #2030 A floating object's anchor takes no room on a line by @Morzilla in #2033 Symbols keep their symbol font when the text font changes (#2036) by @dkhlapov in #2037 Legacy form fields are drawn: check boxes, and drop-downs' selected entry by @Morzilla in #2076 Proofing: a hyphenated word added to the dictionary is no longer flagged by @marcoarnulfo in #2085 RTF: formatting and paragraph-mark revisions are read and written (gap 19) by @dkhlapov in #2088 #1945: Hide the Quick Access Toolbar and show it again by @C00kieMonsta in #2089 #1878: Rulers thin out with the zoom and span the caret's page by @C00kieMonsta in #2093 DOCX: ink inside groups and drawing canvases survives saving (gap 2) by @dkhlapov in #2097 fix(render, pdf): fix vertical double and wave border rendering by @divyanshu2074 in #2113 fix(doc): strip negative sign when formatting numbers rounded to zero by @divyanshu2074 in #2122 fix(formats): support relative font size values in HTML font tags by @divyanshu2074 in #2130 fix(docx): support self-closing w:compat in settings merge by @divyanshu2074 in #2131 fix(formats): trim whitespace when parsing numeric XML attributes in ODT by @divyanshu2074 in #2137 Insert › Shapes menu: an icon for each shape and connector by @fluorine in #2142 fix(web): download after asynchronous save-picker rejection by @FredApps in #2145 fix(layout): support field format switches without whitespace after \* by @divyanshu2074 in #2147 Picture Styles, Border and Artistic Effects replace the last one instead of stacking (#2052) by @D13GOOOO in #2148 fix(formats): handle negative timezone offsets and flexible day digits in spreadsheet iso_datetime by @divyanshu2074 in #2154 fix(formats): emit \landscape in RTF export when section is landscape by @divyanshu2074 in #2159 Save writes the chosen file when its folder refuses a temporary file (macOS privacy protection) (#2138) by @benandez in #2167 fix(layout): support quoted bookmark names with spaces in PAGEREF fields by @divyanshu2074 in #2169 SmartArt: type into items; open the Text Pane by double-click or frame button by @fluorine in #2170 fix(formats): support quoted and non-latin charset declarations in HTML decode by @divyanshu2074 in #2180 fix(formats): resolve sub-location and external URLs in RTF HYPERLINK fields by @divyanshu2074 in #2181 #1552: no spelling squiggle under the word being typed by @C00kieMonsta in #2183 fix(doc, formats): support OEM character set 255 in charset_code_page by @divyanshu2074 in #2195 fix(engine): count multi-column spanning cells once in table formula ranges by @divyanshu2074 in #2200 fix(formats): preserve tilde characters in LaTeX URLs and raw arguments by @divyanshu2074 in #2202 fix(formats): support cell and paragraph borders in RTF export by @divyanshu2074 in #2207 Highlight: No Color becomes the button's choice (#2105) by @benandez in #2208 fix(formats): enforce tag boundary when skipping raw text elements in HTML by @divyanshu2074 in #2257 Font dialog: Kerning for fonts and its Points and above size by @marcoarnulfo in #2295 #537: test that System pins the title bar to the desktop's light/dark answer on Linux by @benandez in #2559 fix(ui): keep note editing text readable (#2545) by @OPUZZLES in #2562 #1963: wordcraft-cli runs a script file by @dkhlapov in #2566 Ignore explicit page breaks inside table cells by @finwarman in #2574 Reserve footer flow-table border clearance by @finwarman in #2585 Dragging the scrollbar names the page at the top of the window (#2551) by @D13GOOOO in #2575 layout: preserve subpoint table grid widths by @finwarman in #2589 Watermarks in header table cells drawn behind the text (#1775) by @dkhlapov in #2580 Ribbon tooltips show why a control is disabled (#1086) by @dkhlapov in #2623 Drop Cap Options dialog (#2601) by @dkhlapov in #2602 Keep the line in an empty section starting a page by @finwarman in #2609 #1273: equations from Word files keep all their content by @benandez in #2613 #1230: Insert Caption on pictures and shapes; Different First Page in Page Setup by @benandez in #2615 #1327: protection checks cover tables, Paste Formatting and recipient refresh by @dkhlapov in #2618 Recipient list: find box and merged-only view (#1576) by @dkhlapov in #2621 Keep explicit text:s spaces at paragraph ends on ODT import by @Silvertree2010 in #2641 Use the Default Paragraph Style font when importing ODT (#2804) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2823 Keep the ODT paragraph 'Keep with next' option on import and export (#2813) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2825 Count shared continuous-section pages in SECTIONPAGES by @finwarman in #2654 Fix page-relative footer table height and body wrapping by @finwarman in #2659 Page setup: resolve section correctly when focus is in a header, footer or note (#2072) by @GhostMitra in #2663 Fix stray leading space in RTF list items on export by @Silvertree2010 in #2667 #2108: File › Print scales pages to another paper size by @benandez in #2699 Keep floating body tables clear of header tables by @finwarman in #2660 fix: a dragged picture, shape or text box is no longer left behind on its page by @GavinQiEr in #2720 fix: dropping an object near the top of the next page no longer sends it back by @GavinQiEr in #2829 Count shared table borders in row minimums by @finwarman in #2789 fix(macos): skip wgpu indirect validation on Intel Macs so launch no longer exits (#2652) by @Higgs32584 in #2845 File page: the back arrow no longer ends WordCraft when accessibility is on by @arcanii in #2856 Decode ISO 8859-1 Hunspell dictionaries so the original pt_BR works (#2824) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2904 Proofing: say when a dictionary is installed but unreadable, with file and reason (#2830) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2900 Keep the Insert SmartArt dialog within the window (#2832) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2902 DOCX: Word 2007 WordArt (VML textpath) in the body is shown as text, not dropped (#2875) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #2903 Keep the selection's font when typing over a backward selection by @Silvertree2010 in #2911 Fit inline text boxes with Resize shape to fit text to their text by @Silvertree2010 in #2912 #2573: Picture Format › Size takes sizes in any unit, pixels too, and opens a Size dialog by @matteo-andreuzza in #2889 References: Word sources file import in Manage Sources (#2640) by @PanSHIgg in #2897 Split Cells on merged cells: divisor message and 1x1 top-row cut (#2592) by @dkhlapov in #2913 Ribbon groups shrink to fit the window (#662) by @dkhlapov in #708 Mail merge review follow-ups: keep the filter on failure, cap spreadsheet text (#1287) by @dkhlapov in #1295 Comments: a draft survives a failed commit (#1348) by @dkhlapov in #1512 Tests: fitting exact-height rows move on whole by @finwarman in #1641 Italian: fixes from a native speaker review by @lucAmbr0 in #1717 File (Backstage): an icon beside each side-menu item (#1714) by @D13GOOOO in #1723 Scroll the selected command into view in Customize Keyboard by @Silvertree2010 in #1731 Ribbon collapse review follow-ups: collapsed groups stay open, Styles kept (#1285) by @dkhlapov in #1293 ci: configure Dependabot for Cargo and GitHub Actions by @dylanmtaylor in #2951 cli: keep the non-UTF-8 file name test off macOS by @maxm11 in #2993 render: keep the legacy font effect test off antialiasing by @maxm11 in #2990 Layout: a word after a slash wraps whole, like Word (#2963) by @Faabyy in #2985 Ruler: margin handles on even mirrored pages edit the visible edge's stored margin (#2914) by @dhruvLearner8 in #2975 Selection rectangles walk only the paragraphs the range reaches by @dfgodvan in #2967 Layout: a roman page number in the footer stays roman when the body shows the page count by @dfgodvan in #2966 Cross-reference: caption labels of your own are Reference types (#2940) by @dhruvLearner8 in #2957 A Word 2003 XML or web page saved as .doc opens by what it holds (#2853) by @D13GOOOO in #2942 fix(ui): keep recent fonts visible after an unmatched query (#2068) by @OPUZZLES in #2929 Limit table row deferral to genuine widow splits by @finwarman in #2925 Keep a single trailing space when exporting a paragraph to ODT by @Silvertree2010 in #3066 Clippy passes on Windows and Linux again (#2845 follow-up) by @D13GOOOO in #3006 Add @SlavenDj to contributors/people.toml by @SlavenDj in #3048 #3035: WordArt reflection swatch follows the theme text colour by @SlavenDj in #3055 #3034: SmartArt Pyramid separators follow the theme line colour by @SlavenDj in #3052 #3033: file browser Open/Save uses the themed primary button by @SlavenDj in #3047 #2892: rules end flat on screen, like the PDF export by @SlavenDj in #3061 #3037: file browser says when a folder (or the filter) shows no items by @SlavenDj in #3054 #3036: AutoCorrect Replace list says when the filter matches nothing by @SlavenDj in #3053 #3032: Styles pane greys out Delete for built-in styles by @SlavenDj in #3051 #3031: Tabs dialog says the list is empty instead of a blank box by @SlavenDj in #3050 #3040: undo-history row returns focus to the document by @SlavenDj in #3044 #3038: mini toolbar highlight swatch returns focus to the document by @SlavenDj in #3042 #3039: mini toolbar font colour Automatic returns focus to the document by @SlavenDj in #3043 Paste: Ctrl+V pastes a clipboard picture even when Ctrl is released before V (#3049) by @jcagudelo12 in #3058 #2999: a file dialog that "cancels" at once asks again without a parent, then shows the built-in browser by @benandez in #3030 #2972: regression tests for File page AccessKit focus paths (mac chevron, Options back, Blank document) by @benandez in #3019 Opening a missing recent file keeps File open and shows the error (#2938) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #3012 Size the text cursor by the font, not the line spacing (#2920) by @MarekSpodBiedry in #3011 #3045: the empty window's ribbon tabs stay live, so File reaches the Start screen by @SlavenDj in #3064 Navigation pane: a long heading wraps within the pane instead of ending in an ellipsis (#3015) by @GabrielMatozo in #3029 #3067: script parse test compares paths with Path::join by @D13GOOOO in #3106 Write large whole numbers without decimals in format_number by @Silvertree2010 in #3107 Keep a single leading space in HTML export paragraphs by @Silvertree2010 in #3102 Keep an ordered list's start number in Markdown import by @Silvertree2010 in #3103 Fix Paragraph::sentence_at at the first character of a sentence by @Silvertree2010 in #3105 Restrict Editing: forms protection keeps a form's content controls by @pick2510 in #3112 Content controls: typed text takes the control's formatting, in any language by @pick2510 in #3116 RTF import: heading and code formatting compared with the file's own stylesheet (gap 19 follow-up) by @dkhlapov in #2236 The caret and clicks land between the letters of a ligature (#1974) by @dkhlapov in #2006 docs: drop references to competing commercial software by @dylanmtaylor in #2854 New Contributors @dhruvLearner8 made their first contribution in #2528 @charan-rathore made their first contribution in #2665 @EncodeE55 made their first contribution in #2020 @FredApps made their first contribution in #2118 @C00kieMonsta made their first contribution in #2175 @olekkut made their first contribution in #1720 @SlavenDj made their first contribution in #1920 @xyz9516 made their first contribution in #2389 @imachus made their first contribution in #2486 @JoaoAugusto00 made their first contribution in #2510 @Bra1nZ made their first contribution in #1796 @Sriram-PR made their first contribution in #1973 @IanHollow made their first contribution in #1981 @seif9116 made their first contribution in #2424 @PanSHIgg made their first contribution in #2439 @rem5411 made their first contribution in #2492 @fluorine made their first contribution in #2142 @GavinQiEr made their first contribution in #2720 @Higgs32584 made their first contribution in #2845 @matteo-andreuzza made their first contribution in #2889 @lucAmbr0 made their first contribution in #1717 @maxm11 made their first contribution in #2993 @Faabyy made their first contribution in #2985 @jcagudelo12 made their first contribution in #3058 @GabrielMatozo made their first contribution in #3029 @pick2510 made their first contribution in #3112 Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.9.0

Performance and Compatibility

WordCraft is written in Rust and uses a modular architecture for document editing, typography, pagination, rendering, and file conversion. Its interface uses the native GPU-oriented egui framework rather than Electron or Tauri.

The project emphasizes responsive editing through cached paragraph layout and on-demand page rendering. Its developers report that typing in a 188-page document triggers layout recalculation in approximately 1.4 milliseconds. This is a project-reported benchmark rather than an independent performance test.

WordCraft supports macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD, and browsers through WebAssembly. It can read and write DOCX files and supports several additional document formats.

The main limitation is compatibility maturity. The project's roadmap identifies real-world DOCX testing, native printing, and signed application builds as remaining work. Charts, SmartArt, the equation editor, and the Draw tab are also listed as future development areas.

Consequently, WordCraft should not yet be assumed to offer complete feature parity with Microsoft Word, particularly for complex business documents and specialized workflows.

System Requirements

• Operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD.

• Browser support: WebAssembly build for compatible browsers.

• Document formats: DOCX, ODT, RTF, HTML, Markdown, and plain text.

• Export: PDF and page images, in addition to supported document formats.

• Build requirements: Rust and the project's documented dependencies.

The project does not provide a comprehensive minimum hardware specification in the information reviewed. Actual performance will depend on document complexity, fonts, embedded images, and system resources.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Free and open-source under the MIT or Apache 2.0 license.

• Familiar ribbon-style interface inspired by Microsoft Word.

• DOCX reading and writing support.

• Extensive formatting, styles, tables, and page-layout tools.

• References, citations, footnotes, indexes, and tables of contents.

• Comments, Track Changes, and proofreading tools.

• Mail merge with CSV data sources.

• PDF export with selectable text, links, and bookmarks.

• Native desktop applications and a browser-based version.

• CLI and MCP support for document automation.

• Offline spelling and grammar features without requiring cloud processing.

Cons

• Still approaching maturity for everyday writing and production use.

• Complex DOCX compatibility needs more real-world validation.

• Native printing and signed application builds remain development priorities.

• Charts, SmartArt, and the equation editor are not yet complete features.

• Does not provide full Microsoft Word feature parity.

• Professional workflows may require additional testing and workarounds.

How to Install

The simplest option is to download a package from the project's GitHub Releases page, if a suitable build is available for your operating system.

To build and run WordCraft from source, install Rust and the required development dependencies, then execute:

git clone https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft
cd wordcraft
cargo run --release -p wordcraft -- --sample

To open an existing document:

cargo run --release -p wordcraft -- report.docx

For browser-based use, navigate to the web application directory and start the development server:

cd apps/wordcraft-web
trunk serve

The development server will provide a local address for opening WordCraft in a browser. Refer to the official repository for detailed build dependencies, release packages, and platform-specific instructions.

Final Verdict

WordCraft is an ambitious open-source word processor that combines familiar document editing with advanced formatting, references, review tools, mail merge, and automation. Its support for DOCX and PDF, together with additional formats and offline functionality, makes it a promising alternative for users who want more control over their document workflow.

Its command-line interface and MCP integration are especially interesting for developers and organizations that generate or process documents programmatically. The extensive feature set also makes it worth exploring for students, writers, and office users.

The biggest concern is maturity. WordCraft covers many of Microsoft Word's ribbon features, but feature coverage is not the same as complete behavioral compatibility. Users who depend on complex documents, advanced diagrams, equations, or established printing workflows should test their files carefully before switching.

For everyday writing and experimentation with open-source office software, WordCraft is worth trying. For mission-critical document production, it is better treated as a developing alternative until its compatibility and printing workflows have been validated against real-world requirements.

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Developer:
ArtCraft
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Windows / macOS / Linux / BSD
Date Added:
2026-10-21T09:07:27.742Z
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