Before you start
- Windows 10 or 11. Most PCs need the 64-bit (x64) build; Snapdragon and other ARM laptops need arm64.
- A graphics card with DirectX 12 or Vulkan support. PhotoCraft can fall back to CPU rendering if the GPU path fails.
Install with the MSI installer
- Download the installer. Download photocraft-0.7.0-windows-x64.msi from the official GitHub release (use the arm64 file on an ARM PC).
- Run it. Double-click the .msi file and follow the setup wizard. PhotoCraft installs to C:\Program Files\PhotoCraft by default.
- Check the publisher if Windows asks. The installer is code-signed. If SmartScreen still shows "Windows protected your PC" because the release is brand new, click More info and confirm the file came from GitHub before choosing Run anyway.
- Start PhotoCraft. Open PhotoCraft from the Start menu, then use File › Open to load a PSD, JPEG or PNG.
More options
Portable version (no install)
Download photocraft-<version>-windows-x64-portable.zip, right-click › Extract All, and run photocraft.exe from the extracted folder. Handy on work PCs where you can't install software.
Where is photocraft-cli.exe?
The MSI installs the command-line tool next to the app, but does not add it to PATH. Call it by its full path, for example:
"C:\Program Files\PhotoCraft\photocraft-cli.exe" --helpChange the interface language
Edit › Preferences › Interface › Language. Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Russian and Czech are available.
Uninstall
Settings › Apps › Installed apps › PhotoCraft › Uninstall. For the portable version, delete the folder.
Official files for this version (0.7.0)
| Type | Architecture | File | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installer (.msi) | arm64 | photocraft-0.7.0-windows-arm64.msi | 58 MB |
| Portable (.zip) | arm64 | photocraft-0.7.0-windows-arm64-portable.zip | 70 MB |
| Installer (.msi) | x64 | photocraft-0.7.0-windows-x64.msi | 62 MB |
| Portable (.zip) | x64 | photocraft-0.7.0-windows-x64-portable.zip | 73 MB |
| Installer (.msi) | x86 | photocraft-0.7.0-windows-x86.msi | 60 MB |
| Portable (.zip) | x86 | photocraft-0.7.0-windows-x86-portable.zip | 70 MB |
Frequently asked questions
Does PhotoCraft work on Windows 7?
The official page targets Windows 10 and 11. Older versions are not listed as supported.
Should I pick x64 or x86?
x64 for any 64-bit Windows, which is nearly every PC sold in the last decade. x86 is only for 32-bit Windows.
Is the Windows installer safe?
If it comes from the official GitHub release, yes: the installers and executables are code-signed, and every file has a SHA-256 checksum in SHA256SUMS.txt.