01MACOS UNIVERSAL .DMG · WORDCRAFT v0.9.0
WordCraft for macOS — Free Native Microsoft Word Replacement on Apple Silicon & Intel
Download WordCraft v0.9.0 Universal .DMG for macOS. Free open-source Apple Silicon Metal GPU replacement for Microsoft Word supporting .docx, .doc, .odt, .rtf, .md, .tex offline with $0 subscription.
02APPLE METAL & FORMAT SUPPORT
WordCraft v0.9.0 on macOS 12–15
- ✓Faithful .docx read & write with styles, multi-column page layout & headers
- ✓Full Track Changes, margin comments, citations, bibliography & CSV Mail Merge
- ✓Zero Microsoft account, zero OneDrive forced sync, zero background telemetry
- ✓Opens instantly in under 0.2 seconds thanks to pure Rust GPU text shaping
- ✓Native LaTeX (.tex) and Markdown bidirectional authoring
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/WordCraft.app open -a /Applications/WordCraft.app
Formats: .docx, .doc, .odt, .rtf, .md, .tex → Export: .docx, .pdf, .html, .epub, .md, .txt
03FAQ
Does WordCraft run natively on Apple Silicon M1, M2, M3, and M4 Macs without Rosetta?
Yes. WordCraft 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.