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LightCraft

Photo library and raw developer in pure Rust

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LightCraft is a photo library and raw editor inspired by Adobe Lightroom. Everything is non-destructive, so your original files are never changed, and it runs natively on macOS, Windows and Linux and in the browser through WebAssembly.

Highlights

  • A scene-referred, wide-gamut, 32-bit floating-point processing pipeline
  • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks, with edge-aware local tone mapping
  • White balance by temperature and tint, color grading and masking
  • Presets, before and after comparison and a built-in library
  • Can be driven end to end by AI agents over MCP

Its tagline sums up the approach: your photos, your pixels, your machine.

Good to know: the ArtCraft name and logos are trademarks of the ArtCraft team and are not covered by the open-source license, so forks must remove them. The code itself is released under Apache-2.0.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is LightCraft free and open source?

Yes, LightCraft is open source. It is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

What can I use instead of Adobe Lightroom?

You can use LightCraft as a free, open-source alternative to Adobe Lightroom.

What is LightCraft written in?

It is built using Rust.

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