FilmCraft: ArtCraft's Premiere Pro-Style App
Last verified November 1, 2026
Quick verdict
- Safe?
- From official GitHub releases, signed and checksummed
- Free?
- Yes, open source
- For
- Trying a free Premiere Pro-style tool; not yet for critical pro work
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FilmCraft
| Latest release (Nov 1, 2026) | v0.15.0 |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ~17,100 |
| Status | In development |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Official links | getartcraft.com · github.com/storytold/filmcraft |
Download filmcraftSource: github.com/storytold (official)
FilmCraft is "an open-source, nonlinear video editor written from scratch in pure Rust" (GitHub description), positioned by press as the Premiere Pro counterpart.
Readiness
CineD reported about 86% feature breadth against Premiere Pro 26.5.2 and about 56% "ready for real work." Listed gaps: speed on large footage, no Premiere project import, no VST3/Audio Units/OpenFX plugin hosting, limited delivery codecs (no AV1 export), and no Camera RAW.
Clean-room claim
The README says it was written from public ITU-T, ISO and IETF specifications and contains no Adobe code, icons, presets or LUTs.
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Frequently asked questions
Can FilmCraft open Premiere Pro projects?
Not currently. Premiere project import is listed as a gap.
Is FilmCraft free?
Yes, it's open source under MIT OR Apache-2.0.