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How to install craft-anything on Linux (storytold/craft-anything) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

storytold/craft-anything

Craft Anything: understand how any software works, and craft your own.

Rust

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 17,730
Activity: Updated this month
License: Apache-2.0
Open issues: 211
Got it running: 12 people
Looked up: 28 min ago

Saved setup from 28 min ago

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Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

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Craft Anything v0.5.0 · 11/6/2026 ↗

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 65.4 MB · 193 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
chmod +x "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (16)

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.deb

deb · x64 · 70.0 MB · 103 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.deb"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 62.6 MB · 5 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
chmod +x "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.deb

deb · 68.6 MB · 2 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.deb"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 69.0 MB · 3 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.deb

deb · ARM64 · 67.7 MB · 2 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.deb"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.tar.gz

tar.gz · 67.6 MB · 3 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.tar.gz"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 65.8 MB · 3 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.rpm

rpm · x64 · 69.6 MB · 25 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.rpm"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.rpm

rpm · 68.3 MB · 2 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-riscv64.rpm"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.rpm

rpm · ARM64 · 67.1 MB · 2 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.rpm"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.flatpak

flatpak · x64 · 50.7 MB · 89 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.flatpak"
flatpak install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.flatpak"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.flatpak

flatpak · ARM64 · 47.2 MB · 3 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.flatpak"
flatpak install ./"craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.flatpak"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

tar.zst · x64 · 54.2 MB · 22 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst

tar.zst · ARM64 · 51.5 MB · 2 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync

binary · x64 · 224 KB · 5 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync"
chmod +x "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync"

craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync

binary · ARM64 · 214 KB · 2 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/craft-anything/releases/download/v0.5.0/craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync"
chmod +x "craft-anything-0.5.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync"

Install with a package manager

Cargo

cargo install --path apps/craft-anything-cli         # the CLI, as `craft-anything-cli`

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Good to know

Cargo workspace — pick a crate with cargo run -p <name>.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: apps/craft-anything-cli/Cargo.toml, apps/craft-anything-web/Cargo.toml, apps/craft-anything/Cargo.toml, crates/ai/Cargo.toml and 11 more

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