What does PhotoCraft replace?

PhotoCraft is a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop ($275.88/yr), Adobe Creative Cloud Pro ($839.88/yr) and Adobe Photography plan ($239.88/yr).

Is PhotoCraft open source?

Yes. PhotoCraft is licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Does PhotoCraft run on Linux?

Yes (AppImage, .deb, Flatpak and .rpm on GitHub releases).

Can you self-host PhotoCraft?

There's nothing to host: PhotoCraft is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

PhotoCraft

A free, open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud Pro and Adobe Photography plan. Switching saves up to $839.88/yr at list price.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · How we check

PhotoCraft

Desktop app

Early (alpha/beta) Active Open source · MIT or Apache-2.0 Linux

storytold/photocraft66.2k★last push Oct 17, 2026checked Oct 17, 2026

Early alpha first released in September 2026; its own docs say it isn't yet ready for daily professional work.

Imports your data: opens and saves layered PSD/PSB files (its tests re-save 307 of 309 sample PSDs faithfully)

Get it

Download it from getartcraft.com.

PhotoCraft: questions

What does PhotoCraft replace?: PhotoCraft is a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop ($275.88/yr), Adobe Creative Cloud Pro ($839.88/yr) and Adobe Photography plan ($239.88/yr).
Is PhotoCraft open source?: Yes. PhotoCraft is licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.
Does PhotoCraft run on Linux?: Yes (AppImage, .deb, Flatpak and .rpm on GitHub releases).
Can you self-host PhotoCraft?: There's nothing to host: PhotoCraft is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

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