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Latest version 0.12.1, released 2026-10-28
figcraft-0.12.1-windows-x64.msi · 74.9 MB
figcraft-0.12.1-macos-universal.dmg · 103 MB
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-x86_64.AppImage · 88.4 MB
Windows
figcraft-0.12.1-windows-arm64-portable.zip
SHA-256 d4f317d68c9887e38e048c974ecc65679345186f28689b19c3b3d161c157326e
figcraft-0.12.1-windows-arm64.msi
SHA-256 690a579470866d59dd933e6a705fb780f9ccd0f71c5ed563c5bf5d5fc4682978
figcraft-0.12.1-windows-x64-portable.zip
SHA-256 d6a8c2f0e7a4ad1f82493ebc6acfbc9cf9c296dac14787fbfb2878d012a8670d
figcraft-0.12.1-windows-x86-portable.zip
SHA-256 bec15c8d9141377cb270c20b55411fc3e7e9c076377222d09c20d2298dc12e1a
figcraft-0.12.1-windows-x86.msi
SHA-256 7bf2c8d4e6b426a6f9d70ee37070df20badf05dd5326ca6ebd8a2dff56b574eb
macOS
figcraft-cli-0.12.1-macos-universal.zip
SHA-256 14b24c7e1e8ca257fb4df04b4b261cda7fce75bbce00d4580046836626d9e3c9
Linux
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-aarch64.AppImage
SHA-256 376bfefe6e596775287ca29df1e437d43891d954559a5b6ed372e60cf28ffa60
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-aarch64.deb
SHA-256 986744ed741f831b7f13b6acab59bddaf912f0b2e072857dee9e2bfbbc23a0cc
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-aarch64.flatpak
SHA-256 abea34b726d857a415847fa2af41a18704c19067d7b74524801f224135cd164f
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst
SHA-256 8cb1543dfe0d6332db2bb117323a6e7edb42d4b81c9cdd2f10e7fa9386adc893
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-aarch64.rpm
SHA-256 401fa399c4bc36ab6cf96ac304f366bc6da3805fbc8ffc9f02fe157285799348
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
SHA-256 72269287aafcfd681100a30e0ec80619a383c75f8e1b845ff73973754d5d1e59
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-riscv64.deb
SHA-256 c0c4c061c344de6b8a09aaa0262046e164efc9bf601047e54f772c94dd779c2a
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-riscv64.rpm
SHA-256 50047bf0e182ec96908730f113a1138af6a8d81384ae2a612368ae172f925f33
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-riscv64.tar.gz
SHA-256 1669704df859ebe5156c7154e42d0919934566ea6dc3ba01663fb5340555ca1e
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-x86_64.deb
SHA-256 5248497cc437eae617df3151553b700d59db6ef5de58d4c5ebbd182cfc9e7283
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-x86_64.flatpak
SHA-256 cfedd4ee2a878791721864063ffaaf0b50d51298fc62e32de16fc6daacc3b48b
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
SHA-256 49e6310393b2a2f0f7a942fa5045a05ca549739884cd3d7b86cb6590ca0532ca
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-x86_64.rpm
SHA-256 2937059bef68c58409db6685f813195d6e00a8eb224761c7b89a5e3de31c81d9
figcraft-0.12.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
SHA-256 00a29f4cc382807d840f5d3e9b59f4c8829356789afbb956a0964918295e49dd
figcraft-server-0.12.1-linux-aarch64.tar.gz
SHA-256 83e83e3dc59801573bae0faff7034da7a01569ac8767351a930bb22ec5b5ede9
figcraft-server-0.12.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
SHA-256 425c1335d5c665045bbf2417ae2f2cc388c4061cfdf80fea51b03fc1e8f0025d
FreeBSD
figcraft-0.12.1-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz
SHA-256 746160f6f8d1b84c54233c31b848a53e248cadea2f07073b40141e81cc4b27e7
Web
figcraft-web-0.12.1.zip
SHA-256 8f52f52d4897d35b14c2a347c44ab6362b60b93d6a2f54a17d218111b9006c37
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In one or two sentences, before anything else.
FigCraft is a free, open-source interface design app from the ArtCraft team (storytold on GitHub) that rebuilds the Figma workflow in pure Rust: frames, auto layout, components, variables and prototypes in a native app that works offline. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and in the browser, and is still in alpha.
What it can do, one sentence each, and whether we actually tested it.
Auto layout in both directions with wrap and grid, padding, gaps, Hug / Fill / Fixed sizing and min and max sizes, plus constraints and layout grids for everything else.
Main components, instances whose overrides survive edits, component sets with variants, an Assets panel, and local styles and variables (colour, number, string, boolean) with modes such as Light and Dark.
Pen and Pencil tools, a vector edit mode, a shape builder, boolean groups whose shapes stay editable, and variable-width strokes.
Connections, triggers, Smart Animate-style transitions, variables with if / else conditions, flows, and a presentation view with device frames.
Ready-for-dev status, annotations, measurements, Compare changes, and code in CSS, HTML, React, Leptos, SwiftUI and Compose in which component properties become parameters.
Designs save as .figcraft files on your own disk, with no account and no telemetry. SVG, PNG, JPG, WebP and PDF go in and out, and .fig files and Figma REST API file JSON open too.
The README says .fig files open only best effort.
Share an open file online or on the local network with a join code or link and edit it together, with live cursors, selections and per-person undo; a self-hosted figcraft-server keeps a team's files.
A preview with no accounts: the code or link is the access, and the README says online sharing is not end-to-end encrypted.
Every menu item, tool and gesture is one of 400+ commands shared by the UI, figcraft-cli, a JSON control channel and an MCP server, so scripts and AI agents can build, render and export designs.
The people it helps and the problems it solves, and where it ranks.
Built for
Problems it solves
What the project's documentation says you can do with it.
Case 1
Input
Start from the mobile app template on the home screen's Templates tab (also under File ▸ New from template…), then add a Theme variable collection with a Light and a Dark mode.
What the docs say
The README's Ridgeline example shows three phone screens built from components in auto layout, with their colours switched between Light and Dark by a variable collection. That is the project's own example; we have not built it ourselves.
Case 2
Input
Mark a frame Ready for dev, add an annotation, select a component instance and read its React code in the Inspect panel.
What the docs say
The README says Dev Mode shows ready-for-dev status, annotations, measurements and generated code in which component properties become props. We have not checked how usable that code is in a real project.
Case 3
Input
figcraft-cli render landing.figcraft -o landing.png --scale 2 figcraft-cli export landing.figcraft -o out/ --format svg figcraft-cli mcp
What the docs say
The README says the UI, the CLI and the MCP server call the same commands, and that the showcase designs in its examples folder were built entirely through that command API. On macOS the CLI is a separate download (figcraft-cli-<version>-macos-universal.zip).
Case 4
Input
A .fig file, or a design exported as Figma's public REST API file JSON, opened in FigCraft.
What the docs say
The README says .fig files open best effort and REST API JSON opens with its prototypes and variables. It also says FigCraft hasn't been checked against real Figma documents, so compare the result with the original.
What it does badly, with the evidence, and what we could not settle.
Weak
Alpha software: not ready to replace Figma for real work
Evidence: The README calls FigCraft alpha and, by the project's own estimate, about halfway to replacing Figma for real work; it tells users to expect rough edges.
.fig files open only best effort
Evidence: README: FigCraft opens .fig files only best effort and hasn't been checked against real Figma documents. The roadmap lists fixes from real files and a measured real-file corpus as upcoming work.
Collaboration is an early preview with no accounts, teams or cloud
Evidence: README: only a first preview of multiplayer, through live sessions hosted from the app or a self-hosted server; on a server, links are the access.
Figma plugins don't run
Evidence: README: FigCraft runs its own WebAssembly plugins rather than Figma's.
Online sharing is not end-to-end encrypted
Evidence: README: Share ▸ Online uploads the file to a server (collab.craftapps.dev by default) that stores it unencrypted; the public server deletes files nobody has opened for 30 days and offers no backups or uptime promises.
Most interface languages are drafts, Simplified Chinese included
Evidence: README: English, Russian and Turkish were reviewed by native speakers; Simplified Chinese and eight other languages are drafts.
Not for teams that swap .fig files with Figma users or need dependable real-time collaboration today
Evidence: The README and roadmap say the .fig import is best effort and unproven on real files, and multiplayer is a preview without accounts.
Uncertain
How faithfully real Figma files open
Why unsure: Nobody has measured it: the README says FigCraft hasn't been checked against real Figma documents, and we have not opened any files ourselves.
Speed on large real-world files
Why unsure: The README quotes a fraction of a millisecond to create a node in a 20,000-node file, but that is the project's own figure; we have timed nothing.
Stability on Windows and Linux
Why unsure: The project's hardware notes say nearly all QA happens on macOS, with one Windows QA pass so far; we have no crash data for any platform.
Quality of the generated code
Why unsure: The README lists CSS, HTML, React, Leptos, SwiftUI and Compose output, but we have not checked that code in a real project.
The facts, each with its source and the date we checked it.
| Spec | Value | Note and source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 0 USD | Free and open source Source: github.comchecked |
| License | MIT or Apache-2.0 | Dual-licensed, at your option Source: github.comchecked |
| Written in | Rust | Native app with an egui interface; no Electron and no web view Source: github.comchecked |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, web | Windows x64, x86 and arm64; macOS universal; Linux x86_64 and aarch64, plus a riscv64 tarball; FreeBSD x86_64; a static web build Source: github.comchecked |
| Online version | Web build you host yourself | No hosted version is linked from the README or getartcraft.com; needs a browser with WebGPU or WebGL2 Source: github.comchecked |
| System requirements | Windows 10+, macOS 11+, Linux with glibc 2.35+ | Source: github.comchecked |
| Native file format | .figcraft | An archive file kept on your own disk Source: github.comchecked |
| Import and export | SVG, PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF | .fig files (best effort) and Figma REST API JSON also open Source: github.comchecked |
| MacOS signing | Signed and notarized | Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Source: github.comchecked |
| Script and agent access | CLI, JSON control channel, MCP server | Source: github.comchecked |
| Interface languages | English, Russian, Turkish and 9 drafts | Drafts include Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean Source: github.comchecked |
Answer first, then why, an example, the limits and what to do next.
Yes, FigCraft is free and open source under the MIT or Apache-2.0 license, at your choice. You don't need an account, and the README says the app has no telemetry.
Why
The ArtCraft team publishes the full source code on GitHub, so anyone may use, change and share it under either license.
The official FigCraft downloads are the files on the project's GitHub releases page, and the buttons on this page link straight to them. The README says the macOS app is signed and notarized, and every release lists a SHA256 checksum for each file in SHA256SUMS.txt.
Limits
FigCraft contacts no server until you share or join a file. Sharing online uploads the file to a server whose operator can read it.
Next step
Prefer the project's own files on the releases page; on Linux those are the AppImage, .deb, .rpm, .flatpak and tarball files. The FigCraft snap in the Snap Store lists Ken VanDine as its publisher, and FlatPark (flatpark.org) describes its FigCraft Flatpak as a community package unaffiliated with the FigCraft project. Both say they repackage the official Linux release, and neither is mentioned in the README or on getartcraft.com.
Yes, but only best effort: FigCraft opens .fig files and designs exported as Figma REST API file JSON, and the README says it hasn't been checked against real Figma documents.
Limits
The roadmap lists fixes from real files and a measured real-file corpus as work still to do, so keep your original file.
Next step
Try a copy of one file first and compare it with the original in Figma.
Yes, FigCraft has builds for macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, plus a web build that runs in the browser.
Why
The macOS app is universal (Apple silicon and Intel), and Linux gets AppImage, .deb, .rpm, Flatpak and tarball files for x86_64 and aarch64.
Limits
The web build is a zip of a static site that you host yourself; the README doesn't mention a hosted version.
Neither the README nor getartcraft.com links to an official online version of FigCraft: the project's browser version is a web build that you download and host yourself, which getartcraft.com calls "the WebAssembly app, to host yourself".
Why
Per the project's hosting guide, the web build is a static site that runs entirely on your own device and needs a browser with WebGPU or WebGL2. It starts with one new document, has no native file dialogs yet, and can join a live session but not host one.
Limits
Two independent sites, figcraft.run and photocrafteditor.com, offer FigCraft in a browser tab. Both say they are not affiliated with ArtCraft, neither is linked from the README or getartcraft.com, and we have not checked whether what they serve matches the official build. When we checked on 17 October 2026, their desktop download links pointed to the project's own GitHub releases.
Next step
For the full app, use the download buttons at the top of this page; the web build zip is under Other downloads.
Not yet for most teams: FigCraft is alpha software and, by the project's own estimate, about halfway to replacing Figma for real work.
Why
Multiplayer is a first preview with no accounts, teams or cloud; FigCraft runs its own WebAssembly plugins rather than Figma's; and .fig import is best effort.
Next step
For solo work on your own files (screens, prototypes, handoff), the README says the core editor works end to end.
FigCraft's official repository is github.com/storytold/figcraft, published by the ArtCraft team, and its releases page holds the installers that the download buttons on this page link to.
Why
The FigCraft page on getartcraft.com points there for the source code and for every download, and the other Crafting Apps, such as PhotoCraft and VectorCraft, live under the same storytold account.
Limits
Other projects share the name but have different owners. xflow-lab/figcraft is a code-driven SVG diagram library for TypeScript and Node.js, published on npm as figcraft by XFlow; figcraft.ai, whose GitHub link points to the same xflow-lab account, offers a local AI agent for images and video; and divikwu/figcraft is a Figma plugin, covered in the next question.
Next step
Download the app from the buttons at the top of this page, or from github.com/storytold/figcraft/releases.
No, they are two projects by different authors that share a name. The FigCraft on this page is a standalone design app by the ArtCraft team (github.com/storytold/figcraft). A separate GitHub project, divikwu/figcraft, describes itself as an AI-driven Figma plugin and an MCP bridge between an IDE and Figma.
Step by step for each system, plus the fixes the project documents for common problems.
figcraft-<version>-windows-x64.msi..figcraft files wherever you choose.figcraft-<version>-windows-arm64.msi or figcraft-<version>-windows-x86.msi under Other downloads instead. Windows 10 or later is required.figcraft-<version>-windows-x64-portable.zip under Other downloads, unzip it and start the app from that folder.figcraft-<version>-macos-universal.dmg, one app for both Apple silicon and Intel Macs (macOS 11 or later).figcraft-cli-<version>-macos-universal.zip under Other downloads.chmod +x figcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage, then run ./figcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage.sudo apt install ./figcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.debsudo dnf install ./figcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm.flatpak) and a plain tarball, and RISC-V machines get a linux-riscv64 tarball../figcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage cli <args>.figcraft-<version>-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz. It is built for FreeBSD 14 on x86_64./usr/local: tar -xzf figcraft-<version>-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C /usr/localfigcraft.figcraft-web-<version>.zip. It is a static website, not a hosted service.?webgl to the address to force WebGL2.FigCraft covers the main Figma workflow in one native app: frames and auto layout (including wrap and grid), components with variants and overrides, styles and variables with modes, vector networks with booleans that stay editable, prototyping with conditions and flows, and Dev Mode with annotations and generated code. The README says the core editor works end to end and that nearly all of Figma's main menu is wired. New files can start from eight built-in templates: a mobile app, a landing page, a dashboard, a design system starter, a wireframe kit, social post sizes, presentation slides and an icon set.
Files are .figcraft archives on your own disk. SVG, PNG, JPG, WebP and PDF go in and out, any layer exports at any scale, and .fig files and Figma REST API JSON open too.
FigCraft follows Figma's way of working: the README says the toolbar, layers panel, Design panel, menus and shortcuts sit where Figma users expect them. The table sums up where it stands, from the README and the project's roadmap as we read them on 17 October 2026.
| If you use Figma for… | FigCraft today |
|---|---|
| Frames, auto layout, constraints and layout grids | Included, with wrap and grid layouts and min and max sizes |
| Components, variants, styles and variables | Included, with variable modes such as Light and Dark |
| Vector editing | Vector networks, a shape builder and boolean groups that stay editable |
| Prototypes | Connections, Smart Animate-style transitions, conditions, flows and a presentation view |
| Dev Mode and handoff | Annotations, measurements, Compare changes, and code in CSS, HTML, React, Leptos, SwiftUI and Compose |
| Comments and version history | Comment threads pinned to frames, and named version history |
Opening .fig files | Best effort only, not yet checked against real Figma documents |
| Figma plugins | Not supported: FigCraft runs its own WebAssembly plugins |
| Editing together | A first preview of live sessions, with no accounts, teams or cloud |
| AI features | None yet: the roadmap puts them at 0% |
| Account, offline use and price | No account, works offline, free and open source |
Can you use FigCraft instead of Figma? For solo work on your own files, the project says the everyday workflows already work: designing screens, building a design system, prototyping and handing off to developers all run end to end on FigCraft's own files. For a team that swaps .fig files with Figma users, depends on Figma plugins or edits together every day, not yet. The project calls FigCraft alpha and, by its own estimate, about halfway to replacing Figma for real work.
Some differences are by design. FigCraft is a native Rust app with no Electron or web view, it has Linux and FreeBSD builds, and every action is a command that scripts and AI agents can call through a CLI or an MCP server.
FigCraft contacts no server until you share or join a file. Share ▸ Online uploads the file to a server, by default the public collab.craftapps.dev. The connection uses TLS, but the server stores the file unencrypted and whoever runs it can read it. Anyone with an edit code or link can change the file. You can run your own figcraft-server or share on the local network instead. The public server has no backups or uptime promises, so keep your own copy of anything you share.
FigCraft is one of the Crafting Apps from the ArtCraft team: free, open-source creative tools, each written from scratch in Rust and each able to stand on its own. The others include PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, FilmCraft, LightCraft, PdfCraft, EffectCraft and DesignCraft. According to the README, FigCraft is a clean-room project, implemented from public documentation and observed behaviour only, with no proprietary code, file formats, icons or images. Figma is a trademark of Figma, Inc., and FigCraft is not affiliated with it.
Sources
Changelog
Vector graphics
VectorCraft is a free, open-source vector illustration app from the ArtCraft team that reimplements the Adobe Illustrator workflow from scratch in pure Rust. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD and in a web browser, and its README describes it as alpha software under active development.
Latest version 0.18.0, released 2026-10-28Apache-2.0
Photo editor
PhotoCraft is a free, open-source Photoshop clone from the ArtCraft team (storytold): a clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop, written from scratch in pure Rust with help from Anthropic's AI model Claude Opus 5.5. It opens and saves layered PSD files and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and in the browser, but the project calls it early alpha.
Latest version 0.17.0, released 2026-10-28Apache-2.0
Photo editing and organizing
LightCraft is a free, open-source photo library and raw developer from the ArtCraft team (storytold), written in pure Rust as a clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom. It organizes and edits photos non-destructively on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and in the browser; the project says it is still in alpha.
Latest version 0.15.0, released 2026-10-28Apache-2.0
Page layout
DesignCraft is a free, open-source page layout and publishing app from the ArtCraft team that reimplements the Adobe InDesign workflow from scratch in Rust. It has builds for Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD plus a web version, and the project gives its stage as pre-alpha.
Latest version 0.14.0, released 2026-10-28Apache-2.0
Word processor
WordCraft is a free, open-source word processor from the ArtCraft team that rebuilds the Microsoft Word workflow from scratch in pure Rust. It opens and saves .docx files and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and in the browser.
Latest version 0.12.0, released 2026-10-28Apache-2.0
Audio editor
SoundCraft is a free, open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) from the ArtCraft team: a clean-room rewrite of Avid Pro Tools in pure Rust for recording, editing and mixing audio. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD, and in a web browser.
Latest version 0.14.0, released 2026-10-28Apache-2.0