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The ArtCraft Launcher is the official one-click installer and updater for all 13 Craft apps. If you only need one app's file, start with our download guide instead.
This is the README of github.com/storytold/craft-launcher, not our test log. The suite is the 13 Craft apps. The README says the launcher lists every app, shows which ones you have and which version, installs the right build for your computer, and tells you when an update is out. It can sit in the menu bar or the system tray.
The same README names three jobs: pick the package for your operating system and processor and install it, watch each app's GitHub releases and notify you, and open any Craft app from one window or the tray. It also mentions a web catalog. We did not open that.
The release we read, and the copy we ran, is 0.4.1 (the latest release as of Oct 17, 2026, and the version we tested). GitHub published it on Oct 13, 2026. The notes list one change: Add FigCraft. The release has 24 files plus SHA256SUMS.txt.
The README says to download from the latest release. The names below are the README's. Where it writes <ver>, this release uses 0.4.1.
| Computer | Package the README names |
|---|---|
| Windows 10 and 11 | artcraft-launcher-0.4.1-windows-x64.msi, plus arm64 and 32-bit builds, and a portable zip of each. |
| macOS 11 or later | artcraft-launcher-0.4.1-macos-universal.dmg. Drag ArtCraft Launcher to Applications. This is the file we downloaded. |
| Linux, glibc 2.35 or newer | AppImage, .deb, .rpm, Flatpak or .tar.gz, for x86_64 and aarch64. RISC-V is listed too. |
| FreeBSD 14, x86_64 | artcraft-launcher-0.4.1-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz |
| Web | artcraft-launcher-web-0.4.1.zip, a static site you host yourself. |
Those names are on the 0.4.1 release, next to SHA256SUMS.txt. We only ran the macOS disk image. The other rows are the README.
The README says the launcher uses the same package you would download by hand, so the app lands where the system keeps applications. The table is the README. On our Mac, GridCraft landed at /Applications/GridCraft.app. Its version was 0.7.0 (Oct 14, 2026). That number is the app, not launcher 0.4.1.
| System | Where | How, in the README's words |
|---|---|---|
| macOS | /Applications/<App>.app | Copied from the signed, notarized release DMG |
| Windows | C:\Program Files\<App> | The release MSI, through Windows Installer, with a Start menu entry |
| Linux | /usr/bin, /usr/share/applications | The release .deb or .rpm, with a password prompt. Otherwise a Flatpak, or an AppImage in ~/Applications |
| Linux, launcher Flatpak, no Flatpak on the host | ~/.var/app/ai.storyteller.artcraft-launcher/data/artcraft-launcher/apps/<app> | The release tarball, unpacked into the launcher's own folder. Nothing is installed on the host |
| FreeBSD | /usr/local | The release tree, with a password prompt; ~/.local when polkit isn't installed |
The README says a notification tells you when an app update is out, that an update keeps the format the app was installed with, that every download is checked against the published SHA-256 before install, and that a running app is never replaced. The launcher updates itself too: when a new version is out, Update and restart downloads it, verifies it, replaces this copy, and reopens it.
We did not see that. After GridCraft installed, the card read INSTALLED · UP TO DATE and UPDATES was 0. Update and restart was not on the main window. Nothing newer was offered, so we watched no update and no notification.
GetCraft is a separate community project. Its repository, github.com/mbirnbach/getcraft, was created on Oct 8, 2026. The official repository, github.com/storytold/craft-launcher, was created on Oct 9, 2026. GitHub marks GetCraft archived. The description reads: "Archived. Use the official launcher: github.com/storytold/craft-launcher".
The GetCraft README says the project is archived, that the ArtCraft team now has its own official launcher, and to please use that one. In its own words: "It is not made, sponsored or endorsed by the ArtCraft team." We are not grading the project.
The getcraft.org page we saved is titled "GetCraft has moved to ArtCraft Launcher" and says "GetCraft was a community project and is no longer the recommended download." We do not link a GetCraft download.
Use the launcher when you want several of the 13 apps, or when you want one program to watch for updates. The notification is a README promise. We have not seen it.
Download by hand when you want one app, when you want to check the SHA-256 yourself, or when the computer is offline. Our download guide names the Studio package and the package for one Craft app.
artcraft-launcher-0.4.1-macos-universal.dmg (18.5 MB). Its SHA-256 matched SHA256SUMS.txt for that release.
/Applications/GridCraft.app, version 0.7.0. spctl reported accepted, Notarized Developer ID.
/Applications. On our Mac, uninstall did not succeed. We are not guessing why. We moved it to the Trash ourselves. After a refresh the card read AVAILABLE TO INSTALL again.
Screenshots by ArtCraft Tutorial · ArtCraft Launcher 0.4.1 · macOS · Oct 17, 2026
