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Master pages, baseline grids, linked text frames, optical kerning & hyphenation
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
01DesignCraft · v0.11.0
FREE ALTERNATIVE TO ADOBE INDESIGN
2026-10-20 · 54 MB · 130 MB RAM
DesignCraft: Free Open-Source Adobe InDesign Replacement in Pure Rust
Multi-page desktop publishing for books & magazines with InDesign .IDML import and PDF/X-4.
DesignCraft v0.11.0 — Authentic Native Capture
Runs 100% on your device via WebAssembly — zero files uploaded to any server.54 MB RUST · 130 MB RAM
02DesignCraft
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Press-ready PDF/X-4 export with CMYK bleed, trim marks, and Pantone/spot ink plates
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
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Opens and saves Adobe .idml interchange packages cleanly
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
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Ideal for books, magazines, tabletop RPG rulebooks, menus, and brochures
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
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Automated catalog pagination from JSON/CSV data sources
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
I/O
Native Formats
.idml.indd.epub
Export: .pdf, .idml, .epub, .html
03Download DesignCraft
01 · DESKTOP LAUNCHER
DesignCraft + ArteCraft.exe (7.4 MB)
Install & update all 13 native Rust apps in 1 click · 7.4 MB — Every package is dual-licensed MIT or Apache-2.0, scanned continuously, and verified against published SHA-256 checksums before installation.
01WINDOWS 10 / 11
Windows 10 / 11 (.EXE)
ArteCraft.exe (7.4 MB)Portable installation via ArteCraft.exe (7.4 MB) with automatic Desktop & Start Menu shortcuts
02DIRECTX 12
DesignCraft
54 MB DirectX 12 / VulkanDirectX 12 / Vulkan GPU studio — install on Windows 10/11 via ArteCraft.exe (7.4 MB)
04Honest Alpha Maturity & Current Limitations
DesignCraft v0.11.0 — Honest Alpha Maturity & Current Limitations
- ▪ Closed binary .indd files require .idml export from InDesign first
- ▪ Interactive SWF/Publish Online cloud widgets are omitted