ArtCraft Is Building an Adobe Suite Alternative
Seven free, open-source creative apps with familiar workflows. PhotoCraft supports layered PSD files, but the suite is still in early development.
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An Adobe Alternative in Development#
ArtCraft’s Crafting Apps project is building a free, open-source alternative to Adobe-style creative workflows. It is a separate product family from ArtCraft’s AI image and video generation studio.
The lineup covers seven areas: PhotoCraft for image editing, VectorCraft for vector illustration, FilmCraft for video editing, LightCraft for photo libraries and RAW development, PdfCraft for PDFs, EffectCraft for motion graphics and visual effects, and DesignCraft for page layout.
The useful starting point is PhotoCraft. Its official page describes familiar layers, masks, adjustment layers, and editing tools, including opening and saving layered PSD and PSB documents. That gives Photoshop users a concrete workflow to investigate rather than just a promise of a cheaper suite.
Early Builds, Not Complete Replacements#
The website currently labels PhotoCraft and PdfCraft early alpha, with the other five apps in development. Installer availability does not mean feature completeness or production reliability. Test representative files and essential workflows before considering a switch.
GIGAZINE’s independent coverage describes the Adobe-alternative project and explicitly cautions that the applications are not all finished, direct replacements. This short makes that distinction rather than claiming verified feature parity with Adobe.
Source and Review Scope#
The reel shows authentic published screenshots from the Crafting Apps lineup, not a live application session. The applications were not installed or tested for this video, and layered PSD compatibility is a documented feature rather than an independently tested result. The separate AI studio’s generation costs and licensing should not be confused with the Crafting Apps suite.
Narration#
Still paying for Adobe’s creative suite? ArtCraft is building a free, open-source alternative with seven creative apps. PhotoCraft targets Photoshop-style editing and opens layered PSD files. The lineup also covers illustration, video, and motion graphics. These are early builds, not complete Adobe replacements yet. Save this to track an alternative without subscriptions.
Watch and Explore#
- Video: YouTube
- Website: ArtCraft
- Suite: Crafting Apps
- Image editor: PhotoCraft
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