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PhotoCraft for MacFree macOS download · one universal app for Apple silicon and Intel

PhotoCraft for macOS is a single universal app that runs natively on Apple silicon and Intel Macs and draws the canvas with Metal. It opens and saves layered PSD files, and the DMG is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it installs like any other Mac app.

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photocraft-0.17.0-macos-universal.dmg130 MBVersion 0.17.0 · October 28, 2026Release notes

System requirements

What you need to run PhotoCraft on Mac

macOS 11 Big Sur or later.
Any Apple silicon (M-series) or Intel Mac: the universal app contains native code for both.
Metal graphics, which every Mac that runs macOS 11 has.

All Mac files

Which Mac file do I need?

Files come from the official PhotoCraft release on GitHub (checked Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:59:37 GMT). Checksums: SHA256SUMS.txt.

Install guide

How to install PhotoCraft on Mac

Install the app from the DMG

Download the DMG. Use the button above. There is one file for every Mac, so you do not need to know your chip.
Drag to Applications. Open the DMG and drag PhotoCraft onto the Applications folder, then eject the disk image.
Open it the first time. Start PhotoCraft from Applications or Launchpad. Because the app is notarized, macOS only asks you to confirm that it was downloaded from the internet.

Install the command-line tool (optional)

Unpack the CLI. The CLI is a separate universal zip. Unpack it with ditto so the signature is kept:
```
ditto -x -k photocraft-cli-0.17.0-macos-universal.zip .
```
Confirm the notarization. A bare binary cannot carry a stapled ticket, so macOS checks it online on first run. You can run the same check yourself:
```
spctl --assess --type install -vv photocraft-cli-0.17.0-macos-universal/photocraft-cli
```

Keep it current

Update, uninstall and verify

Update. Download the newer DMG and drag PhotoCraft to Applications again, choosing Replace.

Uninstall. Quit PhotoCraft and move it from Applications to the Trash.

Check the download. Compare the result with the line for the DMG in SHA256SUMS.txt from the same release:

shasum -a 256 photocraft-0.17.0-macos-universal.dmg

FAQ

PhotoCraft for Mac FAQ

Does PhotoCraft run natively on Apple silicon?

Yes. The DMG is a universal app with native code for Apple silicon and Intel, so it does not need Rosetta on an M-series Mac.

Which macOS version does PhotoCraft need?

macOS 11 Big Sur or later. The app declares 11.0 as its minimum system version.

Why does macOS ask before opening PhotoCraft?

macOS asks once for every app downloaded from the internet. PhotoCraft is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so after you confirm, it opens normally.

Is PhotoCraft for Mac free?

Yes. PhotoCraft is open source under MIT or Apache-2.0, and the DMG on the official GitHub release is free.

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