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Familiar by design
Photoshop's menus, shortcuts, tool behaviour and dialog flow — ported item by item, so muscle memory just works. Over 600 commands, all live in the web build.
01 / PhotoCraftImage editor · Early alpha
01 PhotoCraft
The image editor you already know how to use.
Layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, type, vectors and brushes — a full photo editor written entirely in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly. It opens and writes layered PSD files, needs no account, never uploads your photos, and works offline. Open the PhotoCraft editor — free and open source.
Runs in your browser — free and open source
02 / Highlights
What’s inside.
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Native-speed canvas
The whole engine is Rust compiled to WebAssembly: tiles, blending and filters run at compiled-code speed inside the tab — no plugins, no server round-trips, your pixels never leave the page.
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Real layered files
Open and write layered PSDs, plus the lossless .pcraft format. Pixel masks, vector masks, adjustment layers, smart objects and layer styles round-trip faithfully.
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Non-destructive by default
Adjustment layers, live gradients, shape layers and editable type keep every decision revisitable — the history panel tracks each atomic step.
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Every action is a command
A JSON control protocol drives the entire app: menus, tools, dialogs, screenshots. Automate PhotoCraft from scripts — or let an agent run it for you.
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Serious color
ICC color management end to end, 8/16/32-bit depths and RGB, CMYK, Lab and Grayscale documents — no format or color assumptions anywhere in the pipeline.
03 / Made for
Real photo editing, in a browser tab.
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Retouch photos in the browser
Open a photo, paint with brushes and erasers, dodge and burn on adjustment layers, and heal with clone and content-aware fills — then export PNG or JPEG at full quality.
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Edit PSD files without Photoshop
Open layered PSDs you already have, keep their masks, adjustment layers, groups and text editable, and save back to PSD or the lossless .pcraft format.
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Non-destructive workflows
Adjustment layers, layer styles, live gradients, shape layers and editable type: every decision stays revisitable, and the History panel tracks each atomic step.
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Automate and script
Every action in PhotoCraft is a command on a JSON control protocol — batch edits from the CLI, drive the app from scripts, or let an agent run it for you.
04 / How it works
Edit a photo in four steps.
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Open a tab
PhotoCraft boots in the browser — no download, no account. Start an image or open a PSD straight from your device.
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Edit with layers
Masks, adjustment layers and layer styles stack the way you expect; every edit is one undo step and the History panel tracks each one.
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Retouch and compose
Brushes, clone and content-aware fills, gradients and type — with ICC colour management and 8/16/32-bit depths throughout.
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Export anywhere
PNG, JPEG, WebP and the layered .pcraft format, all written by the engine — and the file never left your device.
05 / Formats
Files that round-trip.
| Format | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Photoshop PSD | import + export | layers, masks, adjustment layers, smart objects and layer styles round-trip faithfully |
| .pcraft | import + export | the lossless native format — documented, plain data |
| PNG, JPEG, WebP | import + export | full-quality flat exports at any bit depth |
| TIFF, GIF, BMP | import | flat formats for legacy assets |
06 / Screenshots
Captured in PhotoCraft.
07 / Get PhotoCraft
Nothing to install.
Open a tab
The full engine, compiled to WebAssembly — no download, no installer, no account. It boots like a web page and edits like a native app.
Launch the editorWorks offline
Install it as an app from your browser and PhotoCraft keeps working without a connection — the shell, the engine and your last session are cached on your device.
Your files stay yours
Documents open from and save straight back to your device, and autosaves live in your browser's private storage. Nothing is uploaded — there is no server to upload to.
08 / FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is PhotoCraft really free?
Yes. PhotoCraft is free and open source under MIT OR Apache-2.0. The web app needs no account and has no paid tiers — the same engine also ships as native desktop builds.
Can I open and edit PSD files online?
Yes. PhotoCraft reads layered Photoshop PSD files and writes them back, alongside its own lossless .pcraft format. Open one in the browser editor — no install, and the file never leaves your device.
Does the photo editor work offline?
Yes. Install PhotoCraft as an app from your browser and the shell, the engine and your last session are cached on your device; editing continues without a connection.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The editor runs in the tab, and documents open from and save back to your device; autosaves live in your browser’s private storage. There is no server to upload to.
Which browsers does PhotoCraft support?
Chromium-based browsers, Firefox and WebKit (Safari) — verified by an automated suite that boots the editor and drives edits in each engine.
What can I do with layers and masks?
Layer groups and blending modes, pixel and vector masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, smart objects, type and shapes — the layer stack behaves the way Photoshop muscle memory expects.
09 / The family
The Craft apps.
PhotoCraft is one of a family of open crafting tools.
Help shape PhotoCraft.
Early alpha — issues, art and edge cases all welcome.
Contribute on GitHub