ArtCraft suite - This stuff is good
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2026 6:46 pm
I have been desperate to dump Adobe. it is costing a fortune and they don't even fix bugs. Also it's HUGE takes up massive space on my hard drive, etc etc blah blah. So a few weeks ago another guy got really annoyed with Adobe and "cloned" the entire suite with a small team and Claude AI. And It's OPEN SOURCE. instead of 6gb for photoshop, it's like 500mb for Photocraft and as far as I can tell it works the same... within limits based on the alpha status. The apps are tiny in size... but they are free.
I have been trying to use these apps exclusively. As much as I can. if I find something I need and can't get around it I am forced to open photoshop but so far this has been rare. I have tested many of my ancient files and they all open fine. Everything just works. I got worried about Moho, since I USED to save as old Illustrator to open in Moho. Instead Ive been using SVG and it works perfectly, seemlessly no issues. I am working on new animations for my website and needed to import some stuff. It worked great. Set text outlined it exported to SVG instanty imported into Moho.
This new suite of apps launch INSTANTLY I mean, they just OPEN... instantly. Files open super fast. I have HIGH HOPES for an Adobe replacement. I wish I could dump the darn thing immediately but can't take the chance yet. There are still missing features and issues, even if I can't find them or encounter them.
I mention this for anyone needing something to work with Moho, ArtCraft is free and works. Be careful its "very alpha" but it works. And yes, it can save PSDs for import into Moho. I tested it. I say be careful... but I've been using Photocraft and Vectorcraft since they were released and update them regularly and have not had a crash yet. I have found a few missing features but sometimes they get fixed so fast it's hard to keep up.
p.s. It runs on Mac, windows, AND LINUX and also WebAssembly. the source code is available on Github. Also it has BUILT IN MCP for AI access and control. The dev created it from scratch so that every app and all the tools in it are completely open to AI for creating and editing files.
I have been trying to use these apps exclusively. As much as I can. if I find something I need and can't get around it I am forced to open photoshop but so far this has been rare. I have tested many of my ancient files and they all open fine. Everything just works. I got worried about Moho, since I USED to save as old Illustrator to open in Moho. Instead Ive been using SVG and it works perfectly, seemlessly no issues. I am working on new animations for my website and needed to import some stuff. It worked great. Set text outlined it exported to SVG instanty imported into Moho.
This new suite of apps launch INSTANTLY I mean, they just OPEN... instantly. Files open super fast. I have HIGH HOPES for an Adobe replacement. I wish I could dump the darn thing immediately but can't take the chance yet. There are still missing features and issues, even if I can't find them or encounter them.
I mention this for anyone needing something to work with Moho, ArtCraft is free and works. Be careful its "very alpha" but it works. And yes, it can save PSDs for import into Moho. I tested it. I say be careful... but I've been using Photocraft and Vectorcraft since they were released and update them regularly and have not had a crash yet. I have found a few missing features but sometimes they get fixed so fast it's hard to keep up.
p.s. It runs on Mac, windows, AND LINUX and also WebAssembly. the source code is available on Github. Also it has BUILT IN MCP for AI access and control. The dev created it from scratch so that every app and all the tools in it are completely open to AI for creating and editing files.