Frequently Asked Questions
Q:Qu'est-ce qu'ArtCraft et qui développe cette suite ?
ArtCraft est une suite de 10 applications créatives et bureautiques open source natives conçues en pur Rust par l'équipe storytold. Elle offre des alternatives professionnelles, gratuites et respectueuses de la vie privée à Adobe et Microsoft.
Q:ArtCraft est-il réellement 100% gratuit et open source ?
Oui, à 100%. L'intégralité du code source est publiée sur GitHub sous licences libres. Il n'y a pas de paywall, pas de période d'essai, pas d'abonnement et aucune fonctionnalité cachée.
Q:Comment installer les applications ArtCraft ?
La méthode recommandée est le Launcher ArtCraft (v0.3.2), qui gère et met à jour les 10 outils automatiquement. Des installateurs autonomes (DMG pour macOS, MSI/ZIP pour Windows, AppImage pour Linux) sont également disponibles.
Q:ArtCraft propose-t-il des alternatives à Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) ?
Oui ! ArtCraft comprend WordCraft (alternative à Word avec support .docx), GridCraft (alternative à Excel avec calcul SIMD sur 1M+ lignes) et DeckCraft (alternative à PowerPoint accélérée par GPU), tous 100% hors ligne.
Q:Qu'est-ce qui rend VectorCraft unique face à Adobe Illustrator ?
VectorCraft calcule 20 000 formes en 27 ms à 120 FPS. Les opérations booléennes sur courbes ne plantent jamais, avec filets de dégradé éditables et vectorisation automatique d'images.
Q:Les applications ArtCraft fonctionnent-elles dans un navigateur web ?
Oui ! PhotoCraft, VectorCraft et LightCraft sont compilées en WebAssembly (WASM) et fonctionnent directement dans Chrome, Edge, Safari ou Firefox sans aucune installation.
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'.