LightCraft
A free local photo library and raw developer with non-destructive editing and batch exports.
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About LightCraft
LightCraft organizes a local photo catalog and develops raw images with non-destructive adjustments. The ArtCraft project publishes native desktop releases, a browser build and agent control through MCP.
It is in alpha. Camera calibration and raw decoding coverage are incomplete, and some unsupported raw variants fall back to embedded JPEG previews. The project explicitly says it needs no account, cloud or subscription.
Strengths
- Local photo catalog and non-destructive development
- Batch export and background rendering
- No account or cloud needed
Limitations
- Alpha with incomplete camera calibration
- Some raw variants use embedded JPEG previews
- HDR display and some Lightroom modules remain missing
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under MIT OR Apache-2.0.
- License
- MIT OR Apache-2.0
- Developer
- storytold contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line. Windows, macOS and Linux desktop builds; browser build can be hosted on a static server. CLI and MCP controls are also documented.
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- A free local photo library and raw developer with non-destructive editing and batch exports.
- Categories
- Photo libraries, Photo tools
- Last verified
- Added