PhotoCraft on Windows: download and install guide

Step 1: Which build do I need: x64, arm64 or x86?

Find your architecture

Open Start, then Settings › System › About. Under Device specifications, the System typeentry tells you whether your Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit and what kind of processor you have.Microsoft: System type

The labels follow the README’s own descriptions of each build. README

Installer or portable?

• Installer (.msi) is the standard Windows installer package and the main “standalone for Windows” download.
• Portable (-portable.zip) is described on the PhotoCraft page as “unzip and run, no install”.

READMEgetartcraft.com

Step 2: Download from an official source

Use the PhotoCraft page on getartcraft.com (the README’s recommended route) orthe latest GitHub release. File names look like this, where <ver> is the version number:

Download SHA256SUMS.txt from the same release too. When this wiki was checked, the newest release was v0.6.0(2026-10-10), and its assets matched these names. Other builds are listed on the download page.READMEReleases

Step 3: How do I verify the download?

Open PowerShell in the folder with the file and compute its SHA256 hash. Get-FileHash uses SHA256 by default, and the algorithm can be set explicitly:Microsoft: Get-FileHash

Get-FileHash .\photocraft-<ver>-windows-x64.msi -Algorithm SHA256

Compare the Hash value with the line for the same file in SHA256SUMS.txt. They must match exactly.

The README says the Windows installers and executables are code-signed, while the project’s installation page cautions that signing depends on the release configuration and an artifact’s existence is not proof it was signed. To look at the signature, run the following; a validly signed file reports a Status of Valid. This cmdlet is available on Windows only. READMEInstall docMicrosoft: Get-AuthenticodeSignature

Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\photocraft-<ver>-windows-x64.msi

Step 4: How do I install it?

• Installer: double-click the .msi and follow the installer.
• Portable: unzip the file to a folder of your choice and run PhotoCraft from there.

Step 5: How do I open a PSD?

Start PhotoCraft and choose File › Open. PhotoCraft opens and saves layered PSD and PSB files. It re-writes image resources, layer records and the composite when it saves, so a re-saved file is not byte-identical to the original; work on a copy of anything important. README

On Windows PhotoCraft draws with a GPU compositor built on wgpu, and the README lists DX12 among its graphics back ends.README

Learn the keyboard shortcuts next; they follow Photoshop’s.

Advanced: build it from source

If you have the Rust toolchain installed, you can build and run PhotoCraft directly (commands from the README):

git clone https://github.com/storytold/photocraft
cd photocraft
cargo run --release -p photocraft -- image.psd   # the desktop app
cargo test --workspace                           # the test suite

The last argument opens image.psd on launch. See the documentation book for build details. README

If something goes wrong

• Check the known issues on the download page.
• Search or open an issue on GitHub. The README asks for your OS, document size, layer count and a screenshot.
• Tell the team what broke on Discord.

README

PhotoCraft on Windows: quick answers