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ArtCraft - The new adobe creative alternative

A software collection called ArtCraft has been introduced as an alternative to Adobe's creative suite, spanning 11 apps including PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, FilmCraft, LightCraft, PdfCraft, EffectCraft, DesignCraft, SoundCraft, CADCraft, DeckCraft, and GridCraft. PhotoCraft uses a GPU compositor built on wgpu targeting Metal, Vulkan, DirectX 12, and WebGPU, while FilmCraft and EffectCraft implement their own H.264, HEVC, ProRes, AAC, VP9, AV1, and Opus codecs from public specifications with no FFmpeg, GPL code, or proprietary dependencies. Every action is exposed through a CLI, a JSON control channel, and an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server so AI agents like Claude or Cursor can drive the apps programmatically, and the project states it was built clean-room with no Adobe source code, icons, or presets referenced.

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App Replaces Function
PhotoCraft Photoshop Image editing; layers, masks, adjustment layers, real PSD/PSB files
VectorCraft Illustrator Vector illustration; pen tool, Boolean ops, SVG/PDF import/export
FilmCraft Premiere Pro Non-linear video editing; color, effects, audio, native codecs
LightCraft Lightroom Photo library and RAW development with AI agent control
PdfCraft Acrobat Pro PDF reading, organizing, combining, and securing
EffectCraft After Effects Motion graphics; 306 effects, 3D cameras, keyframes, expressions
DesignCraft InDesign Page layout and publishing
SoundCraft Pro Tools Digital audio workstation (DAW)
CADCraft AutoCAD Computer-aided design and drafting
DeckCraft PowerPoint Presentation software
GridCraft Excel Spreadsheet application

GPU Rendering: PhotoCraft uses a GPU compositor built on wgpu, targeting Metal, Vulkan, DirectX 12, and WebGPU for cross-platform hardware acceleration.

Pure Rust Codecs: FilmCraft and EffectCraft implement their own H.264, HEVC, ProRes, AAC, VP9, AV1, and Opus codecs from public specifications—no FFmpeg, no GPL code, no proprietary dependencies.

WebAssembly: Several apps compile to WASM for in-browser use, including FilmCraft and VectorCraft.

Agent-Ready Architecture: Every action is a command exposed through the CLI, a JSON control channel, and an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, allowing AI agents like Claude or Cursor to drive the apps programmatically for automation and batch processing.

Clean-Room Development: No Adobe source code, icons, or presets were referenced—behavior was reverse-engineered only from public documentation and observed application behavior.

Can any member here test this collection because my gpu doesn’t support vulkan (can’t run the software)

Test cpu usage&spikes memory and speed !

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