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100% non-destructive RAW photo catalog & darkroom with GPU demosaicing
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
01LightCraft · v0.11.0
FREE ALTERNATIVE TO ADOBE LIGHTROOM
2026-10-19 · 52 MB · 160 MB RAM
LightCraft: Free Open-Source Adobe Lightroom Replacement in Pure Rust
Non-destructive 32-bit Camera RAW (.CR3, .NEF, .ARW, .DNG) darkroom on local folders — zero cloud.
LightCraft v0.11.0 — Authentic Native Capture
Runs 100% on your device via WebAssembly — zero files uploaded to any server.52 MB RUST · 160 MB RAM
02LightCraft
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Tone curves, HSL color mixer, split toning, lens corrections & radial/linear masks
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
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Local SQLite/XMP sidecar library — zero forced cloud storage quotas
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
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Star ratings, flags, smart collections & instant batch preset syncing
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
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Soft-proofing with full ICC color profile management
PURE RUST · WINDOWS 10/11 & WASM
I/O
Native Formats
.cr3.cr2.nef.arw.raf.dng.orf.rw2
Export: .jpg, .tiff, .png, .webp, .dng, .avif
03Download LightCraft
01 · DESKTOP LAUNCHER
LightCraft + 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
LightCraft
52 MB DirectX 12 / VulkanDirectX 12 / Vulkan GPU studio — install on Windows 10/11 via ArteCraft.exe (7.4 MB)
04Honest Alpha Maturity & Current Limitations
LightCraft v0.11.0 — Honest Alpha Maturity & Current Limitations
- ▪ AI Denoise & tethered studio camera shooting are scheduled for v0.12+
- ▪ Some newest 2026 mirrorless compressed RAW profiles require DNG fallback