VectorCraft
Vector illustration
Pen-tool-first vector illustration, rebuilt in Rust.
- Replaces
- Adobe Illustrator
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.13.1 · 2026-10-18
Details
Directory · 13 apps · data verified 2026-10-19
Every app in the Craft suite, one row each.
Thirteen native applications plus the craft launcher, written from scratch in Rust and released under Apache-2.0. Each entry states which paid product it targets, what is realistically in place, and what is not. Search by the software you want to replace — “photoshop”, “excel”, “autocad” — or filter by cluster.
13 of 13 apps
PhotoCraft
Raster photo editing
The image editor you already know how to use, in Rust.
- Replaces
- Adobe Photoshop
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.10.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
FilmCraft
Non-linear video editing
Multi-track NLE engineered in Rust.
- Replaces
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.9.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
LightCraft
RAW catalogue and development
Catalog and RAW development that stays on your disk.
- Replaces
- Adobe Lightroom
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.9.1 · 2026-10-18
Details
PdfCraft
PDF reading and editing
Read, annotate, merge and split PDFs offline.
- Replaces
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.9.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
EffectCraft
Motion graphics and compositing
Node-graph motion and compositing with a real-time viewport.
- Replaces
- Adobe After Effects
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.11.1 · 2026-10-18
Details
DesignCraft
Desktop publishing
Multi-page layout, threaded text and print-ready export.
- Replaces
- Adobe InDesign
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.9.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
WordCraft
Word processing
Ribbon-style word processing with native .docx.
- Replaces
- Microsoft Word
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.8.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
GridCraft
Spreadsheets
Heavy spreadsheets, multi-threaded recalculation.
- Replaces
- Microsoft Excel
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.8.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
DeckCraft
Presentations
GPU-rendered slide decks with master-slide discipline.
- Replaces
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.8.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
FigCraft
Interface design and prototyping
Auto layout, variants and prototypes without per-seat billing.
- Replaces
- Figma
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.7.0 · 2026-10-18
Details
SoundCraft
Audio recording and mixing
Multitrack recording, MIDI and plugin hosting in Rust.
- Replaces
- Avid Pro Tools / Adobe Audition
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.8.0 · 2026-10-17
Details
CADCraft
2D CAD drafting
Command-line 2D drafting with DWG/DXF round-tripping.
- Replaces
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Release
- v0.8.0 · 2026-10-17
Details
Release matrix
| # | App | Targets | Job | Licence | Latest | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VectorCraft | Adobe Illustrator | Vector illustration | Apache-2.0 | v0.13.1 | 2026-10-18 |
| 02 | PhotoCraft | Adobe Photoshop | Raster photo editing | Apache-2.0 | v0.10.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 03 | FilmCraft | Adobe Premiere Pro | Non-linear video editing | Apache-2.0 | v0.9.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 04 | LightCraft | Adobe Lightroom | RAW catalogue and development | Apache-2.0 | v0.9.1 | 2026-10-18 |
| 05 | PdfCraft | Adobe Acrobat Pro | PDF reading and editing | Apache-2.0 | v0.9.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 06 | EffectCraft | Adobe After Effects | Motion graphics and compositing | Apache-2.0 | v0.11.1 | 2026-10-18 |
| 07 | DesignCraft | Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing | Apache-2.0 | v0.9.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 08 | WordCraft | Microsoft Word | Word processing | Apache-2.0 | v0.8.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 09 | GridCraft | Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheets | Apache-2.0 | v0.8.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 10 | DeckCraft | Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentations | Apache-2.0 | v0.8.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 11 | FigCraft | Figma | Interface design and prototyping | Apache-2.0 | v0.7.0 | 2026-10-18 |
| 12 | SoundCraft | Avid Pro Tools / Adobe Audition | Audio recording and mixing | Apache-2.0 | v0.8.0 | 2026-10-17 |
| 13 | CADCraft | Autodesk AutoCAD | 2D CAD drafting | Apache-2.0 | v0.8.0 | 2026-10-17 |
What the apps share
- · Apache-2.0 across all 13 apps and the launcher
- · Rust, written from scratch (clean-room, not a fork)
- · macOS Universal · Windows x64/ARM64/x86 · Linux x86_64/aarch64/riscv64 (AppImage / deb / rpm / flatpak) · FreeBSD x86_64 · CLI and browser builds in the same release
- · Published by the storytold GitHub organisation, with Craft Launcher v0.5.1 tying the set together.