PhotoCraft GitHub: repository, releases and source

Official PhotoCraft repository

Owner organization: storytold. Official repository: storytold/photocraft. All values below are from the 2026-11-01 snapshot.

Stars

75,611

Forks

13,402

Open issues (GitHub metadata)

3,650

License (GitHub metadata)

Apache-2.0

Created (UTC)

2026-09-30T13:37:48Z

Last pushed (UTC)

2026-11-01T04:14:19Z

The README offers MIT OR Apache-2.0; the single GitHub license field does not express that full choice. Read the repository’s license, asset attribution and branding notices.

PhotoCraft release history

Every release in the research snapshot, newest first. Pre-release flags and asset counts are GitHub data; counts exclude GitHub’s automatic source archives.

Which release file should you download?

Match your operating system and processor before choosing an installer, portable build or command-line tool. The PhotoCraft download guide lists exact current filenames, per-platform steps, SHA256SUMS.txt verification and troubleshooting. Official GitHub Releases ↗

Build PhotoCraft from source

This first-run block is copied verbatim from the PhotoCraft README. It does not specify a minimum Rust toolchain version. Optional Japanese fonts come from craft-fonts; desktop releases include them, while source builds without them use system CJK fonts.

git clone https://github.com/storytold/photocraft
cd photocraft
cargo run --release -p photocraft -- image.psd   # the desktop app
cargo test --workspace                           # the test suite

Repository architecture, CLI and MCP

The README describes a data-oriented document model and command engine under a thin egui interface, with build-enforced layering across 24 crates. A CPU reference compositor and a wgpu canvas compositor are tested against each other. Sparse copy-on-write tiles support undo; the engine and interface also compile to WebAssembly.

Its registry contains 500+ commands shared by the UI, CLI, JSON control channel and MCP server. The desktop control channel is authenticated and loopback-only. New contributors and AI agents are directed to AGENTS.md and docs/.

# Headless: open, edit, save
photocraft-cli run wave.psd \
  --cmd filter.sharpen.smartSharpen     --params '{"amount":80}' \
  --cmd layer.newAdjustmentLayer.curves --params '{"points":[[0,0],[64,48],[192,212],[255,255]]}' \
  --out wave-final.png

# Apply one action list to a folder of images
photocraft-cli batch --actions grade.json --in ./raw --out ./graded

# Every subcommand explains itself
photocraft-cli batch --help

# Let an agent drive it over MCP (headless, or bridged to the running app)
photocraft-cli mcp

Official repository vs forks and look-alikes

Only github.com/storytold/photocraft is the official PhotoCraft repository. Forks and copies are not official releases. Check the owner and repository spelling, and get packages from its official Releases page or PhotoCraft’s getartcraft.com page. Public source and stars do not constitute a security audit; read the safety evidence and limits.

Frequently asked questions