WordCraft is a fast, open-source word processor rebuilt in pure Rust. It brings the ribbon, styles, tables, track changes, references and mail merge into a native app that reads and writes .docx and exports clean PDF.

Yes. WordCraft is free and open source on macOS, Windows, Linux and the web. There is no subscription for the app itself, and the source is published on GitHub.

Which platforms are supported?

WordCraft runs on macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows (64-bit, 32-bit and ARM64), Linux (x86_64 and ARM64), FreeBSD, and in the browser as a WebAssembly build.

Get WordCraft with the ArtCraft Launcher for one-click updates, or download a standalone installer for your platform from the download section above.

WordCraft: A fast, open-source word processor, rebuilt in pure Rust.

Q: Does WordCraft open my .docx files?

Yes. WordCraft opens and saves .docx natively, imports and exports .odt, .rtf, .html, .md and .txt, and exports PDF with selectable text.

02 / HighlightsWord processing

What’s inside.

01

The ribbon you know

Tabs, groups, shortcuts and the live Styles gallery. Enter continues a list, Tab demotes it, and formatting works as your hands expect.

02

Real document formats

Opens and saves .docx natively, imports and exports .odt, .rtf, .html, .md and .txt, and exports clean PDF with selectable text.

03

Instant layout

Paragraph layout is cached: typing in a 188-page document re-lays it out in about 1.4 ms, with pages rendered on demand.

04

Track changes & review

Comment balloons in the margin, accept and reject changes, document comparison, plus offline spelling and grammar as you type.

05

Academic & business references

Generate tables of contents, footnotes, citations and bibliographies in APA, MLA, Chicago and IEEE styles, indexes, and captions.

06

Agent-ready commands

389 discrete commands drive the ribbon, keyboard shortcuts, a command-line tool, a JSON control channel and an MCP server.

03 / ScreenshotsCaptured in WordCraft

WordCraft review pane with comment balloons and tracked changes in the margin — Review and track changes02

WordCraft references tab with a generated table of contents and citations — Table of contents and citations03

WordCraft page with a drop cap and wrapped text around an image — Drop caps and text wrap04

WordCraft in dark mode with paragraph and formatting marks shown — Dark mode with formatting marks05

04 / Get WordCraftFree · Open source

Option 1 · Recommended

Get WordCraft with the Launcher.

ArtCraft Launcher installs WordCraft and every other Crafting App from one place, picks the right build for your computer and keeps them all up to date. Install it once and every update is a click away.

Every Crafting App
One-click updates
Verified downloads

Option 2 · Standalone

Just WordCraft? Download it standalone.

These installers add WordCraft on its own, without the launcher. Come back here for new versions, or install the launcher later and it will find WordCraft and keep it updated.

Platform01

macOS

Disk image (Universal)Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Other WordCraft files for macOS

Command-line tool (Universal)The headless CLI for scripts and agents.wordcraft-cli-0.5.0-macos-universal.zip

Platform02

Windows

Installer (64-bit)Most Windows 10 and 11 PCs.

Other WordCraft files for Windows

Portable (64-bit)Unzip and run, no install.wordcraft-0.5.0-windows-x64-portable.zip

Installer (32-bit)Older 32-bit Windows.wordcraft-0.5.0-windows-x86.msi

Portable (32-bit)Unzip and run on 32-bit Windows.wordcraft-0.5.0-windows-x86-portable.zip

Installer (ARM64)Windows 11 on ARM laptops.wordcraft-0.5.0-windows-arm64.msi

Portable (ARM64)Unzip and run on Windows on ARM.wordcraft-0.5.0-windows-arm64-portable.zip

Platform03

Linux

Flatpak (x86_64)Sandboxed. Install with flatpak install --user.

Other WordCraft files for Linux

AppImage (x86_64)Any distro. Mark it executable and run.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Debian package (x86_64)Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.deb

RPM package (x86_64)Fedora, RHEL and openSUSE.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.rpm

Tarball (x86_64)Plain binaries to unpack anywhere.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Flatpak (ARM64)Sandboxed, on 64-bit ARM.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.flatpak

AppImage (ARM64)Any distro on 64-bit ARM.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage

Debian package (ARM64)Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives on ARM.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.deb

RPM package (ARM64)Fedora, RHEL and openSUSE on ARM.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.rpm

Tarball (ARM64)Plain binaries for 64-bit ARM.wordcraft-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

Release

Version 0.5.0.

Free for every platform above. Questions or feedback? The team is in the ArtCraft Discord.

macOSWindowsLinuxWeb

Build from source

Run it today.

Needs Rust 1.90 or newer. New to Rust? Install it with rustup, then run:

Terminal

$ git clone https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft.git$ cd wordcraft$ cargo run --release -p wordcraft

View source on GitHub

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