Fabio LussiandClaude Opus 5.5
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- All pages checked against the v0.7.1 tag and its release assets; verified: bumped to 0.7.1. - Install: 32-bit Windows (x86) installer and portable build; pre-0.6 upgrades keep their install folder. - Import: Recently Deleted photos are restored by default; progress shows in the activity stack. - Edit: HDR button next to B&W. - Export: JPEG XL Effort and Progressive, lossy JPEG XL colour space note, Add to Apple Photos on macOS. - Lightroom import: activity stack progress and stopping with its X. - Raw troubleshooting: Adobe RGB fix now released, monochrome picture style tone, EOS R5 Mark II C-RAW decodes, Leica DNG and dark scenes still open; drop "import again" (duplicates are skipped). - docs/user/CLAUDE.md is a regular file instead of a symlink. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| title | description | order | verified |
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| Install LightCraft | Download LightCraft for Windows 11, macOS or Linux, install it, and open your photo library. | 10 | 0.7.1 |
Download the file for your system from the latest release and install it. In the file names, <version> stands for the version number, for example 0.7.1. The LightCraft page on getartcraft.com also links the download.
Windows 11
- Open the latest release.
- Download
lightcraft-<version>-windows-x64.msi. It fits most PCs (Intel and AMD, 64-bit). - Run the file. The installer asks where to install. The default is
C:\Program Files\LightCraft, and upgrades stay in the folder you chose. - At the end, choose the option to start LightCraft.
For a Snapdragon or other Arm PC, download lightcraft-<version>-windows-arm64.msi instead. For a 32-bit Windows, download lightcraft-<version>-windows-x86.msi.
Upgrading from an installer older than 0.6.0 also keeps LightCraft in the folder it was installed in. If that folder was deleted, the upgrade installs to C:\Program Files\LightCraft.
To run it without installing, download lightcraft-<version>-windows-x64-portable.zip. Portable builds for arm64 and x86 are on the release page too.
macOS
- Download
lightcraft-<version>-macos-universal.dmg. It works on Apple silicon and Intel Macs, and is signed and notarized. - Open the file and install LightCraft.
Linux
The release has these files for x86_64 and aarch64 (Arm). Replace x86_64 with aarch64 on Arm.
| File | Notes |
|---|---|
lightcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage |
Runs anywhere. |
lightcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.flatpak |
Sandboxed. Install with flatpak install --user <file>. |
lightcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.deb |
For Debian and Ubuntu. |
lightcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.rpm |
For Fedora, RHEL and openSUSE. |
lightcraft-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz |
Unpack anywhere. |
RISC-V and FreeBSD builds are on the release page too. On a Wayland desktop, LightCraft runs through XWayland when it is available, because only X11 gives it file drag-and-drop.
Install with ArtCraft Launcher
ArtCraft Launcher lists LightCraft and can install and update it for you. On Windows it installs the release .msi.
In a web browser
The release also has lightcraft-web-<version>.zip, a static site that runs LightCraft in a modern browser. Host it on any static web server.
First run
- Start LightCraft. It opens your library at
~/Pictures/LightCraft Library. A new library starts with demo photos. - To bring in your own photos, see Import photos.
Still stuck?
Ask in Discord or open an issue in the issue tracker.