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PhotoCraft for Mac: Intel and Apple Silicon

PhotoCraft for Mac uses one universal DMG for both Intel and Apple Silicon computers. Confirm your Mac type, choose the desktop app rather than the CLI ZIP, verify the official download, then install it from the disk image or with Homebrew. This guide covers the open-source Rust editor, which is still in early alpha.

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Intel x64 or Apple Silicon: which file?

Open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. Apple Silicon Macs show a Chip field; Intel Macs show Processor. Apple: chip

Apple Silicon Macs

If About This Mac shows an Apple chip, choose the macos-universal.dmg desktop package. The README includes Apple Silicon in that universal build. You do not need to find a separately named arm64 DMG. Platform README

Intel Macs (x64)

If it shows an Intel processor, choose the same macos-universal.dmg. A Windows x64 package or Linux x86_64 package is for a different operating system, even when the CPU architecture sounds similar. Platform README

Download the app and check the file

The package snapshot was checked on 2026-10-15; newer assets may exist. See the checked version and release history or official latest release before installing. Releases

Download the checked Mac desktop DMG: photocraft-0.9.0-macos-universal.dmg. Release checksums

In Terminal, from the download folder, compute the SHA256 and compare it with the same filename in the official SHA256SUMS.txt. The checked file's expected hash is shown here; the browser checksum verifier can also compare a selected file locally.

shasum -a 256 "photocraft-0.9.0-macos-universal.dmg"
06503eb1c845990e99f8824831cc73b274e2b1dbe4461eb6460dfc9a6008239d

A match identifies the bytes in the checksum list; obtain both the package and list from the official release. Release checksums

Install the DMG and open a test document

  1. Open the downloaded DMG. Follow its installer if one appears; otherwise drag the app into Applications as the disk image instructs.
  2. Eject the disk image and open PhotoCraft from Applications.
  3. Choose File › Open and use a copy of a PSD. Save the result separately, reopen it, and compare the layers and rendering before using it for important work.

Apple documents disk-image installation; PhotoCraft's README describes layered PSD/PSB support and warns that the editor is not ready to replace Photoshop for daily professional work. These are documented steps, not a claim that this wiki tested the native Mac binary. Apple: installPlatform README

If macOS reports a signing or security warning

The README describes signed and notarized Mac builds. The installation book cautions that an artifact existing does not prove signing. Confirm the release and checksum, retain the exact warning, and use the bug-reporting guide with your macOS version, chip and package filename. Platform READMEInstall doc

Can I install PhotoCraft with Homebrew?

Yes, if you already use Homebrew: its homebrew/cask tap lists a photocraft cask. Homebrew cask

brew install --cask photocraft

When checked on 2026-10-15, the cask listed version 0.9.0, installed PhotoCraft.app into /Applications and downloaded the universal DMG from the project's GitHub release, with the same SHA256 as that release's SHA256SUMS.txt. Homebrew caskRelease checksums

The README does not mention Homebrew and the cask is maintained in Homebrew's own tap, so treat it as a convenience route rather than a project-published one, and compare the version Homebrew installs with the checked version history. Homebrew's site says it supports macOS Sequoia 15 and newer; on an older macOS, use the DMG route above. This wiki did not run the cask. Platform READMEHomebrew

The CLI ZIP is a different package

The universal photocraft-cli-<version>-macos-universal.zip contains the command-line tool. The README says its first run may require an online notarization check because a bare binary cannot carry the DMG's stapled ticket. Choose it for automation, not for launching the graphical editor. Platform README

For another operating system use the package picker and browser trial, Windows installation steps or Linux installation guide. After installation, see Mac keyboard shortcuts.

PhotoCraft Mac questions

Is there a separate PhotoCraft download for Apple Silicon?

The checked release has one universal macOS DMG for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The CLI is a separate universal ZIP; it is not the desktop editor.

Does PhotoCraft support Intel Macs?

The official README lists the universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel, and the maintainers’ release documentation labels the build “macOS 11+”. Neither states a tested minimum or the performance to expect on every Intel Mac.

What if macOS blocks the app?

Verify the official release, checksum and signing information. The README describes signed and notarized builds, while the installation documentation says signing depends on the release configuration. Do not remove quarantine or disable Gatekeeper to work around an unexplained warning; report the exact message to the project.

Can I install PhotoCraft on a Mac with Homebrew?

Yes. Homebrew’s homebrew/cask tap has a photocraft cask: brew install --cask photocraft. When checked on 2026-10-15 it listed version 0.9.0 and downloaded the official universal DMG from GitHub Releases. The PhotoCraft README does not mention it and this wiki did not run it, so confirm the version against the official release.

Is this an iPhone or iPad app?

This guide covers the Rust desktop editor from storytold/photocraft. Its macOS DMG is not an iOS App Store package. Check the developer and repository before choosing a similarly named mobile app.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages, each opened and read on the date shown. Where a number is the project’s own measurement, the text says so.

  1. PhotoCraft README: downloads, Linux runtime and Craft apps — PhotoCraft contributors (GitHub). Read 2026-10-15. Platform instructions and app-family section, read again at the v0.9.0 tag; release assets remain a separate dated snapshot.
  2. PhotoCraft documentation book: Installation — PhotoCraft contributors (GitHub). Read 2026-10-15.
  3. PhotoCraft releases — PhotoCraft (GitHub). Read 2026-10-15.
  4. PhotoCraft v0.9.0: official SHA256SUMS.txt — PhotoCraft (GitHub Releases). Read 2026-10-15. The download selector uses this dated checksum snapshot. Desktop installers remain on GitHub.
  5. Mac computers with Apple silicon — Apple Support. Read 2026-10-12; page updated 2026-05-12.
  6. Install and uninstall apps from the internet or a disc on Mac — Apple Support. Read 2026-10-12.
  7. Homebrew Formulae: photocraft cask — Homebrew. Read 2026-10-15. The page and its JSON API listed version 0.9.0, the PhotoCraft.app artifact and the official GitHub release DMG; its SHA256 matches the official checksum list. The cask also lists Linux x86_64 and aarch64 AppImages.
  8. Homebrew: The Package Manager for Everywhere — Homebrew. Read 2026-10-12.
  9. PhotoCraft release documentation: how releases are built, signed and published — PhotoCraft contributors (GitHub). Read 2026-10-15. Maintainer-facing signing configuration is not proof that a particular downloaded binary is signed.