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PhotoCraft.

Layered image editing with PSD files, masks and adjustment layers.

Alternative to Adobe Photoshopalpha · check the limitations

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A new take on the workflow.

PhotoCraft documents a usable, limited workflow for casual layered image editing, compositing and image export. Official desktop installers and source are available. It remains an early build with significant compatibility and production-workflow gaps; the listed capabilities are maker-documented rather than independently runtime-tested.

What you can switch today.

Replace a limited part of the incumbent workflow: casual layered image editing, compositing and image export.

Download an official release for your platform and start with a copy of a small representative project.
Complete the documented core edit/create workflow and save to the native project format.
Export or reopen the result and compare its content, layout or timing before moving further work.

Switching caveat. Maker explicitly says not a daily professional Photoshop replacement. Missing tools, typography depth, plug-ins and AI/generative features remain. Check representative PSD layers, fonts and exported output; menu wiring does not establish behavior. Workflow evidence

Where it falls short.

Maker explicitly says not a daily professional Photoshop replacement. Missing tools, typography depth, plug-ins and AI/generative features remain. Check representative PSD layers, fonts and exported output; menu wiring does not establish behavior. Capabilities are source-documented, not independently app-tested.

Documented capabilities.

Listed in project documentation; not independently functionally tested by VibeAlt.

Layers, masks and basic image adjustmentsSource
PSD/PSB and image exportSource
Adjustment layers and image transformsSource

AI contribution verified. The ArtCraft maker describes using Claude Code for the Craft apps in a first-person Hacker News statement. This repository also contains an explicitly Claude-attributed code contribution. These establish a maker origin claim and attributed contribution, not an independently measured AI percentage. Inspect the evidence

Original build attribution.

The maker describes AI-assisted development of this project. This is a first-party claim, separate from any code contribution evidence. Read the original attribution

What it can stand in for.

Adobe Photoshop alternatives

Preserving PSD layers, masks, text and color settings matters more than a familiar toolbar. Start with a copy of a real document and check the exported result.

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Sources & freshness.

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Source review: 2026-10-29. First added: 2026-10-28. Repository metrics are fetched separately through the GitHub API. Last metrics retrieval: 2026-10-29.

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