01LightCraft

04LightCraft

Your photos. Your pixels. Your machine.

A fast photo library and non-destructive raw developer, written from scratch in pure Rust. No account, no cloud, no telemetry, no subscription.

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Develop — The Tetons and the Snake River

Screenshot

LightCraft developing Ansel Adams' The Tetons and the Snake River with light and effects sliders

02Highlights

What's inside.

  1. 01

    Non-destructive by design

    A scene-referred, wide-gamut, 32-bit float pipeline. Your originals are never touched.

  2. 02

    Every control you reach for

    Light, color, effects, tone curve, an 8-band color mixer, 3-way color grading wheels and 18 built-in presets.

  3. 03

    Precise masking

    Brush, linear and radial gradients, luminance and color ranges, plus sky, subject and background masks.

  4. 04

    Native raw decoding

    Pure-Rust decoders for DNG, CR2, ARW, NEF, RAF (including X-Trans), RW2, PEF and ORF, with more on the way.

  5. 05

    A library that keeps up

    Albums, ratings, flags, field search and virtualized grids built for big catalogs.

  6. 06

    Instant feedback

    The GPU develop pipeline updates a 24 MP raw in about 4 ms per slider move.

03Screenshots

LightCraft color grading wheels applied to Dorothea Lange's Migrant MotherFull size
Color grading wheels — Migrant Mother02
LightCraft masking panel with a radial gradient mask warming a sunset skyFull size
Sky and radial gradient masks03
LightCraft library grid with albums, ratings and the develop panelFull size
Library with albums and ratings04

04Get LightCraft

Option 1 · Recommended

Get LightCraft with the Launcher.

ArtCraft Launcher installs LightCraft and every other Crafting App from one place, picks the right build for your computer and keeps them all up to date. Install it once and every update is a click away.

  • Every Crafting App
  • One-click updates
  • Verified downloads

ArtCraft Launcher · v0.3.2

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Option 2 · Standalone

Just LightCraft? Download it standalone.

These installers add LightCraft on its own, without the launcher. Come back here for new versions, or install the launcher later and it will find LightCraft and keep it updated.

Platform

02

Windows

Installer (64-bit)

Most Windows 10 and 11 PCs.

Standalone for Windows

Other LightCraft files for Windows

Platform

03

Linux

Flatpak (x86_64)

Sandboxed. Install with flatpak install --user.

Standalone for Linux

Other LightCraft files for Linux

Release

Version 0.6.0.

Free for every platform above. Questions or feedback? The team is in the ArtCraft Discord.

Other downloads

Release notes on GitHubAll releases
macOS
Windows
Linux
Web

Build from source

Run it today.

Needs Rust 1.90 or newer. New to Rust? Install it with rustup, then run:

Terminal
git clone https://github.com/storytold/lightcraft.git
cd lightcraft
cargo run --release -p lightcraft
View source on GitHub

05The family

More from the family.

All Crafting Apps
01

Image editor

PhotoCraft editing The Great Wave off Kanagawa with a Curves adjustment and type layers in the Layers panel

PhotoCraft

The open-source image editor you already know how to use.

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02

Vector illustration

VectorCraft editing the Neon Drive poster: the title is selected, the Appearance panel lists its live outer glow, and the Properties panel shows its character settings

VectorCraft

Fast, open-source vector illustration, reimagined in pure Rust.

Explore VectorCraft
03

Video editor

FilmCraft with video scopes, the program monitor showing Charade (1963), and a multi-track timeline

FilmCraft

Professional, open-source video editing, rebuilt from scratch in Rust.

Explore FilmCraft
05

PDF workbench

PdfCraft showing a showcase PDF cover with the All tools panel and threaded comments

PdfCraft

The open-source PDF workbench: read, organize, combine, split and secure.

Explore PdfCraft
06

Motion graphics & VFX

EffectCraft's composition panel showing an animated EFFECTCRAFT title, with the project panel, a timeline of text, shape and solid layers, and the properties panel

EffectCraft

Open-source motion graphics and visual effects, built in pure Rust.

Explore EffectCraft
07

Page layout & publishing

DesignCraft showing a magazine spread: a threaded three-column story with its thread line, a wrapped pull quote, and the Properties panel's text frame options

DesignCraft

Open-source page layout and publishing, rebuilt in pure Rust.

Explore DesignCraft
08

Interface design

FigCraft editing the Ridgeline hiking app: three phone screens on the canvas, the Featured trail card instance selected, the layers panel showing its auto layout tree, and the Design panel showing Fill and Hug sizing and the Theme variable mode

FigCraft

Open-source interface design and prototyping, rebuilt in pure Rust.

Explore FigCraft
09

Word processing

WordCraft with the Home tab of the ribbon open over a two-page document titled The Open Studio Handbook, the Navigation pane on the left, and the Styles gallery showing live previews

WordCraft

Fast, open-source word processing, rebuilt in pure Rust.

Explore WordCraft
10

Digital audio workstation

SoundCraft Edit window showing audio waveforms, MIDI tracks, rulers, markers and transport controls for a multi-track session

SoundCraft

Professional audio recording, editing and mixing in pure Rust.

Explore SoundCraft
11

Presentations & slide shows

DeckCraft slide editor showing the ribbon, slide thumbnails, notes panel, and a vector process diagram on the canvas

DeckCraft

Build and deliver dynamic slide presentations, in pure Rust.

Explore DeckCraft
12

Computer-aided design & drafting

CADCraft displaying an architectural floor plan with pick-point wall hatching, room schedules, dimensions and the command line

CADCraft

Fast, open-source computer-aided design and drafting in pure Rust.

Explore CADCraft
13

Spreadsheets & data analysis

GridCraft sales dashboard featuring a styled table with conditional formatting, sparklines, and column and pie charts

GridCraft

Fast, open-source spreadsheets and data analysis, rebuilt in pure Rust.

Explore GridCraft

Open source · Free

Help shape LightCraft.

Report bugs, request features and get early builds of LightCraft in the ArtCraft Discord.

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