Craft Launcher

storytold/craft-launcherReviewed by Radar

What it does

ArtCraft Launcher is a small desktop app that lists the free, open-source Craft App Suite (image, video, vector, PDF, office, CAD and audio tools), installs the right version for your computer, checks each download against its published checksum, and tells you when updates are out. It can sit in the system tray. It is for anyone who uses the Craft apps and does not want to visit a dozen download pages. Windows, Mac and Linux get ready installers. The project says it is in early alpha.

How easy it is to install

A · download and open · Windows

The releases include a Windows installer (artcraft-launcher-0.8.1-windows-x64.msi) that the README says installs for the current user without admin rights, plus a portable zip.

Numbers on GitHub

Stars: 4,433on Oct 31, 2026
Downloads: 4,706,258684,268 this week
Growth: +305stars in 5 days

Stars over time

Facts

Runs on: Windows, macOS, Linux
You need to install: Nothing extra
To build from source: Rust
Disk space: 9 MB–27 MB · from the installer
Accounts or keys: None
Cost: Free · Free (MIT or Apache-2.0). The ArtCraft name and logo are trademarks and are not covered by that license.
License: Apache-2.0 (Permissive)
Last update: Nov 1, 2026

Risk signals (2)

Infoearly alpha young project
README.md: "Status: ArtCraft Launcher is new and in early alpha. Expect rough edges". The repository was created on 2026-10-09 and has 14 releases.
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Infoinstalls and updates other programs
README.md (Where apps are installed): on Windows each app goes to "C:\Program Files\<App>" through "The release MSI, through Windows Installer", and "Update and restart downloads it, verifies it, puts it where this copy is installed". The README says every download "is checked against the release's published SHA-256 before it is installed".
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What Radar could not check

Whether installing an app into C:\Program Files asks for administrator permission on Windows
How much disk space the Craft apps you install take; the 9–27 MB figure covers only the launcher
How stable the launcher is, given its early alpha status
Whether update checks keep working when GitHub limits how often it can be asked
The Craft apps themselves, which this card does not cover