Craft apps

NextOS includes seven creative apps from the ArtCraft team: PhotoCraft for images, VectorCraft for vector art, FilmCraft for video, LightCraft for photo development, PDFCraft for PDFs, EffectCraft for motion graphics, and DesignCraft for page layout. They appear with the built-in apps and open in their own windows.

The first time you open an app, NextOS loads its WebAssembly files from a dedicated app host. The first launch can take longer while those files download; later launches can use the browser cache. Each app runs in an isolated browser frame with a separate browser storage partition for your account. Anonymous use has its own separate partition. NextOS derives a short namespace from the signed-in identity; it does not put your user ID or email in the app URL or pass it to the app. When you import or export a file through an available NextOS tool, NextOS transfers the file contents to or from the app.

When closing PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, or PDFCraft, NextOS checks for unsaved changes and asks before closing if a document is dirty or the check is inconclusive. The other Craft apps do not currently have this NextOS close check, so save work using each app's own controls.

These projects are actively developed by ArtCraft. Availability and supported commands can vary by app and release. See the source repositories for project details and upstream notices.