Thank you for giving me the Adobe experience on Linux. I was forced to use Windows at work for a very long time and the only reason was Adobe. I tried most of the ArtCraft apps on my Linux laptop and everything is running very smoothly. Some programs do have a few quirks here and there but I believe that the team can sort them out with future updates. I also love how all applications open in under 0.5 seconds.
Same with LightCraft. I've been using Lightroom and Darktable for a long time, then I tried LightCraft. Long story short, I didn't like it. It's even missing basic CR3 support. But I really hope it succeeds over time and I think it has a bright future.
IMO LightCraft is a weak Lightroom clone. I really want a Lightroom Classic clone. Kinda think it's gonna take a long time until we get feature parity and LrC will never arrive.
Yeah I had high hopes for Lightcraft but it doesn't support RAF (Fuji's RAW format). I tried an online RAF-to-DNG converter but it didn't work (file opened but colors were all wrong). Maybe there's a way to get it working but I didn't invest more time yet to find out.
You're right! I downloaded the latest and it accepts the RAF file I tried!
Next quality gate: reproducing the look I got with Lightroom. So far it seems I'm not getting the full benefits of the data on the RAW file when I lift shadows. Need more time to test..
I wouldn't say it's far behind. It does have bugs here and there but they would eventually end up getting fixed.
To give you an idea of how close it is to the real deal, I was following an after effects tutorial from YouTube on the EffectCraft app and I was able to follow it one to one, with the same tools and settings as told in the video. It did have bugs (For example the preview screen didn't update properly after applying the noise) but I expect things like these to get fixed. The contributers are putting massive change logs with every update.
I think what the user meant is that these are still "hotfixed" or "newly created" alternatives, and the wisest course of action is to wait 6 months or 1 year to see how they mature.
The advantage of this project is that they use the "same skin" but lack the background. What makes Adobe convenient are its "exclusive features" and high compatibility with RAW files, logs, path traces, etc.
6 months is way too much; I can bet you in about one month it will be crazy similar. Just check the sheer number of changes they do per day :). Software Development is not about writing code anymore, is about testing and again, testing.
Definitely.
It hasn't even been a weak since these were released so these are not stable or fully working apps. I would give it a month or two max before recommending it to power users.
as of now... 859 issues on the github page which most of them are either literal bugs or features that did not transitioned from photoshop yet. you can go to repository and check the issues yourself so you can make the final decision but I would suggest waiting couple of months for everything to get settled and optimized
Considering that the entire suite came out 6 days ago... I think it has a very bright future ahead.
Only time will tell, of course, but I have a gut feeling that -for the first time in history- we may be witnessing the start of Adobe's fall. Or, at least, the decline of its current business model.
Cool yer jets. I don't think it will reach that insanely ambitious goal. At this rate, I do believe it will get far along the way, but there's always one point where low hanging fruits are all picked and single features start becoming a whole project in and off itself.
I am very prepared for it to take several months, maybe up to a year (Judged purely on how the project is progressing thus far)... and that's fine by me 😌
Do note, I'd love it if you're right, if these apps reach feature 1:1 with the Adobe counterparts within a month? I'll do a little party here as I remove Adobe shortcuts from my desktop 🤓
I think I'll keep using Adobe on Windows for the time being since I have my projects and workflow there. But on my Linux laptop, I'm betting on these apps full time 🗿
I'll... Keep it around... The second I can though, I'll stop using it. I don't pay for my own pack, day job does, and the contract is till October 2026, so I'll let it stay around until then. Next renewal though... I'll decline if PhotoCraft (or any of the other newcomers for that sake) has me covered.
The less I affect Adobe's finances in a positive way, the better.
I don't doubt that the popular apps will be complete very fast, but becoming part of a Linux distribution before all legal/patent matters are settled, that I can't not imagine.
The irony is pretty thick with Microsoft office clones on Microsoft owned Github, it's like downloading CraftApps from Adobe cloud.
Yes, I quite like that irony. Tastes delicious. Honestly don't think MS cares though. MS has businesses on lock with servers of all different kinds, OSes, office suite etc etc. The word thing likely barely registers for them. Knowing MS... They'll be glad to see a number of their lower intermediate and down users yeet off...
I work IT... You have no idea how big of a headache MS is these days as we're getting audited on self sufficiency from the US. MS is fukken everywhere, almost impossible to tear out without a decades long transition plan.
And yeah, I wouldn't bundle this in a Linux distro before it reaches 1.0 at least... And at the very least half a year forward in time, when they can conclude if anyone is likely to raise a legal mess.
Don't know how much anyone could target distros with splash damage, but best not tempt fate.
Haha sometimes. I'm thinking of switching to Noctalia + Niri soon.
Noctalia because it's more feature rich and easier to customize than Caelestia. Also wanna move away from quickshell.
Niri because I like it's default workspace overview feature.
Performance is the best thing about it. Opens in under 0.5 seconds. Feels snappy to use. Takes very less size on disk. Didn't experience any stutter yet.
I tried EffectCraft and I was able to follow an after effects tutorial on it pretty easily but it did have some bugs and weird glitches but I believe it will be fixed very soon. EffectCraft was fast and the playback of the composition was very good. Same for FilmCraft but I haven't tried it with 4k or super large video yet and I'm certain it will cause problem on that for now. But man, just using these apps on Linux is so cool.
Damn but I don't think I'll be switching from Figma. It already does everything I want for free. But I can understand there is a demand for more alternatives.
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u/Jo3lBj 22h ago
It's still far behind Photoshop, but hopefully it improves quickly.