Craft Anything
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What it does
A desktop program that inspects a website, app, game or file and shows how it is built: files, text, functions, even readable pseudo-code. You then describe what you want and a coding agent on your computer builds a new project, which the program compares with the original and refines. It also runs as a command-line tool and an MCP server other AI agents can drive. Installers exist for Windows, macOS and Linux; the building part needs Claude Code signed in on your machine. The authors call it early alpha.
How easy it is to install
B · installer plus one simple step · Windows
- Windows B
- macOS B
- Linux B
On Windows there is a signed .msi installer (or a portable zip), and macOS has a notarized .dmg, so the app itself opens after a normal install; Linux has AppImage, Flatpak, .deb and .rpm files. The extra step on every system is installing and signing in to Claude Code before the build feature works, and on Debian or Ubuntu the README also lists system packages to install first.
Numbers on GitHub
- Stars
- 1,303on Nov 1, 2026
- Downloads
- —all releases
- Growth
- +5,906stars per week, est.
Stars over time
No star history yet.
Facts
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- You need to install
- Other tools
- To build from source
- Rust
- Disk space
- 52 MB–157 MB · from the installer
- Accounts or keys
- Anthropic (Claude Code sign-in), OpenAI or OpenRouter (for questions and analysis), fal.ai (generated pictures and 3D models)
- Cost
- Free, API costs extra · The program itself is free and open source. Building needs a coding agent (Claude Code) signed in on your computer, paid through your own Anthropic account; picture and 3D generation is optional and uses your own fal.ai key.
- License
- Apache-2.0 (Permissive)
- Can replace
- IDA Pro, Hopper, v0 by Vercel
- Last update
- Nov 2, 2026
Risk signals (3)
- Attentionreverse engineering legal limits
The README offers a "Deep" mode where "A program's code and files are read with the built-in engines" and "a website's JavaScript is read", and then rebuilds the target. The same README asks you to "Use Craft Anything on software you own or are allowed to examine" and says it "never bypasses DRM, logins or anti-cheat". Taking apart someone else's program or copying a site you do not own may break local law or the site's terms, and the rules differ by country.
AI review
- Infoai agent runs commands on your computer
The README says it "runs your own, unmodified `claude` program" to build projects, writes them into `Documents/Craft Anything`, and shows "an approval card asks before running a command" — so an AI agent creates files and runs commands on your machine while it works.
AI review
- Infoearly alpha very new project
Repository created 2026-10-31 with only two releases (v0.1.0 and v0.2.0), and the README's own Status box says "Craft Anything is in early alpha", with "building with API keys and other coding agents (built, not yet run live)" and "a few engine tools tested only against stand-ins".
AI review
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What Radar could not check
- Whether the Windows, macOS and Linux downloads install and open as described.
- How good the rebuilt website, app or game really is compared with the original.
- How much a single rebuild costs in Claude Code usage, since the agent runs many steps.
- Whether the 314 listed tools all work, as the project says some were tested only against stand-ins.
- What the app sends to outside AI services during a run, and how much of the target's content goes with it.