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ArtCraft is an open-source creative suite. The name covers two different things: an AI studio that turns 2D and 3D scenes into images and video, and 13 Craft apps — free desktop editors for photos, vectors, video, PDFs and more, written from scratch in Rust.
the AI part
Build a scene — pose characters, place 3D objects, set the camera — then let an AI model render it as an image or a video clip. The app is free; generations run on credits.
the editors
Thirteen standalone programs: PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, FilmCraft and ten more. No AI, no account, no subscription. They install like normal desktop software, and every one of them also ships a version that runs in the browser.
If you searched for "ArtCraft" because someone called it a free Adobe alternative, they meant the Craft apps. If they said AI video, they meant the studio.
ArtCraft is made by a group that calls itself the ArtCraft team — that's the name on the copyright line of its GitHub README. The code is public on GitHub under the storytold organization, and the official site is getartcraft.com. Two other names appear around it: the official site's contact address is at storyteller.ai, and on Mac the installers are signed by Learning Machines LLC — the company name on Apple's developer certificate. We haven't found an official statement of how these names relate, so we don't guess.
The Mac apps are also notarized by Apple, so macOS opens them normally — you'll only see its usual one-time "downloaded from the internet" prompt.
Both main projects are licensed Apache-2.0 on GitHub. The studio's README adds that you may use it under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option.
ArtCraft Tutorial is independent and not affiliated with ArtCraft, Storyteller.ai or the storytold project.
The official site labels three apps Early alpha and the rest In development. That undersells them: on GitHub, all thirteen have numbered releases with installers and a browser build. We opened every browser build and tried the basics.
| App | What it's for | Feels like* | Official status | Our quick test (web build) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhotoCraft 0.8.2 | Photo and image editing | Photoshop | Early alpha | ✓ Opened an image, duplicated a layer, exported a PNG |
| VectorCraft 0.10.0 | Vector illustration | Illustrator | In development | ✓ Drew a shape, added text, exported a PNG |
| FilmCraft 0.7.2 | Video editing | Premiere Pro | In development | ✓ Played the built-in demo project |
| LightCraft 0.7.1 | Photo library and raw | Lightroom | In development | ◐ Opened the sample library; importing our file didn't go through |
| PdfCraft 0.7.1 | PDF reading and editing | Acrobat | Early alpha | ✓ Opened a two-page PDF and saved a smaller copy |
| EffectCraft 0.9.2 | Motion graphics and VFX | After Effects | In development | ✓ Played the built-in intro composition |
| DesignCraft 0.7.1 | Page layout | InDesign | In development | ✓ New page, text, exported a PNG |
| FigCraft 0.5.1 | Interface design | Figma | Early alpha | ◐ Drew a frame and text; export produced no file |
| WordCraft 0.6.1 | Documents | Word | In development | ◐ Typed a document; export produced no file |
| SoundCraft 0.6.1 | Audio workstation | Audition | In development | ✓ Played the built-in session |
| DeckCraft 0.6.1 | Presentations | PowerPoint | In development | ◐ Edited the sample deck and saved it in its own format |
| CADCraft 0.6.2 | CAD and drafting | AutoCAD | In development | ✓ Drew a line from the command line |
| GridCraft 0.6.1 | Spreadsheets | Excel | In development | ◐ Typed into a new sheet; saving was cancelled in our test browser |
*"Feels like" is our comparison, not ArtCraft's. ✓ = the basic task worked. ◐ = the app opened and worked, but the file step didn't finish in our automated test browser, which can't show system file dialogs — so treat ◐ as "untested", not "broken". Tested Oct 14, 2026 in Chromium on macOS.
Yes for the Craft apps; mostly yes for the studio.
| Plan (yearly billing) | Per month | Credits / month |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $8 | 1,000 |
| Pro | $28 | 3,750 |
| Max | $48 | 6,600 |
Prices shown during a 20%-off promotion on the official pricing page, Oct 14, 2026. Enterprise is quoted on request.
ArtCraft openly aims at people who already know Adobe's tools — the PhotoCraft page calls it "the image editor you already know how to use." The menus and panels follow familiar conventions, and the lineup covers most of Creative Cloud, plus Office-style apps for documents, sheets and slides.
That's a design choice, not a copy of Adobe's code: the apps are written from scratch in Rust and published under an open-source license. Whether the familiarity goes too far is a debate we cover in its own guide. coming soon