Frequently Asked Questions
Q:Was ist ArtCraft Software und wer steckt dahinter?
ArtCraft ist eine Suite aus 10 nativen Open-Source-Kreativ- und Büroanwendungen, entwickelt vom storytold-Team in reinem Rust. Sie bietet kostenlose und datenschutzfreundliche Alternativen zu Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro sowie Microsoft Word, Excel und PowerPoint.
Q:Ist ArtCraft wirklich dauerhaft 100% kostenlos?
Ja, zu 100%. Der gesamte Quellcode ist auf GitHub unter freizügigen Open-Source-Lizenzen verfügbar. Es gibt keine Paywalls, keine Testphasen, keine Abonnements und keine versteckten Kosten.
Q:Wie installiere ich die ArtCraft Anwendungen?
Am einfachsten ist der ArtCraft Launcher (v0.3.2), der alle 10 Apps automatisch verwaltet und aktualisiert. Alternativ gibt es eigenständige Installer (DMG für macOS, MSI für Windows, AppImage für Linux) oder den Quellcode via 'cargo run'.
Q:Bietet ArtCraft Alternativen zu Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)?
Ja! ArtCraft enthält WordCraft (Word-Alternative mit .docx-Unterstützung), GridCraft (Excel-Alternative mit SIMD für 1 Mio.+ Zeilen) und DeckCraft (PowerPoint-Alternative mit GPU-Render). Alle laufen 100% offline.
Q:Was unterscheidet VectorCraft von Adobe Illustrator?
VectorCraft rendert 20.000 Pfade in nur 27 ms bei 120 FPS. Die Booleschen Kurvenoperationen schlagen niemals fehl. Zudem gibt es Verlaufsnetze, Radialwiederholungen und automatische Vektorisierung.
Q:Können ArtCraft Apps direkt im Webbrowser ausgeführt werden?
Ja! PhotoCraft, VectorCraft und LightCraft sind zu WebAssembly (WASM) kompiliert und laufen ohne Installation direkt in modernen Browsern wie Chrome, Edge, Safari und Firefox.
Q:Are ArtCraft apps compatible with Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)?
Yes, ArtCraft apps offer Universal binaries for macOS that run natively on Apple Silicon (ARM64) as well as Intel x86_64, taking full advantage of Metal and multi-core Apple chips.
Q:How do I download and install ArtCraft on Windows 10 and Windows 11?
ArtCraft offers multiple native Windows options: 1) Download ArtCraft Launcher for Windows (MSI installer) for automatic installation and background-free updates; 2) Download standalone 64-bit MSI installers for VectorCraft and PhotoCraft; 3) Download Portable ZIP packages that require zero installation and run instantly from any USB drive or folder. Native ARM64 installers are also provided for Windows 11 on ARM and Copilot+ PCs.
Q:What is 'ArtCraft AI' and how does AI automation work?
ArtCraft is built with an 'Agent-Ready' architecture. Beyond regular graphical design, each tool provides a headless CLI mode and exposes Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoints over JSON-RPC. This allows AI agents (such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, or custom Python scripts) to autonomously generate vector graphics, execute batch adjustments, and manipulate design layers directly without opening a UI.
Q:Is there an installation guide for Windows SmartScreen warning?
Because ArtCraft is a newly released open-source project from GitHub, Windows SmartScreen may show 'Windows protected your PC'. Simply click 'More info' and select 'Run anyway'. All source code is 100% public on github.com/storytold with verifiable SHA-256 checksums.
Q:What is the relation between getartcraft.app and getartcraft.com?
getartcraft.app is the high-speed global mirror, documentation portal, and community download directory for the ArtCraft open-source software suite originally published at getartcraft.com. We provide clean, direct binary downloads (Windows MSI, portable ZIP, macOS dmg, Linux), full benchmark comparisons vs Adobe, and beginner migration guides with zero tracker scripts.
Q:What happened to DrawCraft and PrintCraft on getartcraft.com?
On getartcraft.com, the vector illustration tool was initially named DrawCraft, which was released on GitHub under the repository name VectorCraft (github.com/storytold/vectorcraft). Similarly, PrintCraft is developed and distributed as PdfCraft. Both tools share the exact same Rust codebase, features, and open file formats.
Q:Is ArtCraft a cloud AI subscription or local desktop software?
ArtCraft creative applications (PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, FilmCraft, LightCraft, PdfCraft, EffectCraft, DesignCraft) are 100% free, local-first open-source desktop software built in pure Rust. They run completely on your own CPU and GPU without accounts, logins, telemetry, or monthly subscription fees. Separately, the storytold/storyteller.ai team provides an optional web-hosted AI video generation studio at app.getartcraft.com which offers cloud GPU compute credits for web users.
Q:What stage of development is ArtCraft in, and can it fully replace Adobe today?
ArtCraft applications are in active Alpha development (VectorCraft v0.7.0 and PhotoCraft v0.7.0 have feature-complete cores). Core GPU canvas rendering, bezier pen tools, layer masks, and local RAW demosaicing are fast and reliable. However, specialized commercial workflows such as legacy CMYK prepress calibration and proprietary Adobe plugin ecosystems are still actively being engineered on GitHub. We encourage creators to test workflows alongside Adobe rather than expecting a 100% legacy clone overnight.
Q:How can I verify that download binaries from getartcraft.app are authentic and untampered?
Every binary artifact served via our global Cloudflare R2 mirror is bit-for-bit identical to the official storytold GitHub Release assets compiled directly by public GitHub Actions runners. You can verify any downloaded file using our published SHA256SUMS.txt or via 'shasum -a 256 <filename>' against the public GitHub release hashes.
Q:How was the 27ms / 120 FPS benchmark measured, and can I reproduce it?
The benchmark measures rendering 20,000 randomized bezier path primitives (100 anchor points each) in a 3024x1964 viewport using wgpu over Metal on an Apple M2 Max (32-core GPU) and over Vulkan on an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X / RTX 4090. Frame rasterization time off the UI thread averages 27 ms. Anyone can reproduce the benchmark locally by cloning https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft and running 'cargo bench'.