
An ArtCraft Rust reimplementation of Adobe InDesign-style workflows: spread layout, threaded text frames, parent pages and publishing documents.
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Before you start
- Platform
- Windows x64 / ARM64 / x86 · macOS universal · Linux x86_64 / ARM64 / RISC-V64 · FreeBSD x86_64 · Web
- How to start
- Download
Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested. Project documentation
What it recreates
Reimplements Adobe InDesign-style spread layout, threaded text frames, parent pages and publishing documents in an open-source application.
What’s different
Native Rust layout and local files, with scriptable editing and open document formats.
What you can use today
v0.14.0 provides desktop installers/archives and a web build. Improves DOCX table import, footnote editing, PDF document metadata and gradient table-cell output. Pre-alpha: layout and export builds are available; complex publishing files, typography and prepress workflows need individual checks. RemakeList has not installed or fully tested it.
Sources & notesSources checked:
The official README documents the target workflow, feature scope and development stage; the repository separately confirms the dual license.
Sources checked: 2026-10-29 · Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested.