01MACOS UNIVERSAL .DMG · PHOTOCRAFT v0.12.0
PhotoCraft for macOS — Free Native Adobe Photoshop Replacement on Apple Silicon & Intel
Download PhotoCraft v0.12.0 Universal .DMG for macOS. Free open-source Apple Silicon Metal GPU replacement for Adobe Photoshop supporting .psd, .psb, .abr, .atn, .kra, .xcf offline with $0 subscription.
02APPLE METAL & FORMAT SUPPORT
PhotoCraft v0.12.0 on macOS 12–15
- ✓True layered PSD & PSB read/write (8, 16, and 32-bit RGB, CMYK, Lab)
- ✓Identical Photoshop keyboard shortcuts, menus, and 67 studio tools
- ✓16 non-destructive adjustment layers, clipping masks, smart objects & 27 blend modes
- ✓Loads Photoshop .abr brushes and plays .atn automated actions natively
- ✓Built-in 500+ command CLI & MCP server for Claude Code and AI agents
First Launch on macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel)
Open the Universal .DMG, drag ArteCraft.app to /Applications, and clear the unsigned open-source quarantine flag once in Terminal if macOS Gatekeeper prompts:
# macOS Terminal (M1/M2/M3/M4 & Intel) xattr -cr /Applications/PhotoCraft.app open -a /Applications/PhotoCraft.app
Formats: .psd, .psb, .abr, .atn, .kra, .xcf → Export: .png, .jpg, .webp, .heic, .tiff, .dds, .pdf
03FAQ
Does PhotoCraft run natively on Apple Silicon M1, M2, M3, and M4 Macs without Rosetta?
Yes. PhotoCraft ships as a Universal macOS binary containing native ARM64 machine code and Apple Metal wgpu shaders alongside x86_64 support for Intel Macs.
How do I bypass the macOS Gatekeeper warning on community open-source builds?
Right-click the app in /Applications and choose Open, or run xattr -cr /Applications/ArteCraft.app once in macOS Terminal.