Is filmcraft still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v0.19.0, 2 days ago.

Can I trust filmcraft?

New, little track record. 18k stars, 1 months old, by an organization. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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How to install on Linux

storytold/filmcraft

FilmCraft: An open-source, nonlinear video editor written from scratch in pure Rust

Rust#art#rust#video#video-editing

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (Apache-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v0.19.0, 2 days ago.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record18k stars, 1 months old, by an organization. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 18,039
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 8 h ago

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

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

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗getartcraft.comThe project's own site.

Download for Linux

FilmCraft v0.19.0 · 11/9/2026 ↗

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 103.3 MB · 8,359 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
chmod +x "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (16)

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.deb

deb · x64 · 110.2 MB · 5,993 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.deb"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 100.2 MB · 416 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
chmod +x "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.deb

deb · 108.5 MB · 263 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.deb"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 108.8 MB · 1,658 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.deb

deb · ARM64 · 107.8 MB · 399 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.deb"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.tar.gz

tar.gz · 107.2 MB · 233 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.tar.gz"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 105.3 MB · 443 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.rpm

rpm · x64 · 109.6 MB · 1,565 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.rpm"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.rpm

rpm · 108.0 MB · 235 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-riscv64.rpm"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.rpm

rpm · ARM64 · 107.0 MB · 262 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.rpm"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.flatpak

flatpak · x64 · 79.9 MB · 6,048 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.flatpak"
flatpak install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.flatpak"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.flatpak

flatpak · ARM64 · 76.2 MB · 299 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.flatpak"
flatpak install ./"filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.flatpak"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

tar.zst · x64 · 86.1 MB · 1,158 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst

tar.zst · ARM64 · 84.2 MB · 234 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync

binary · x64 · 177 KB · 1,985 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync"
chmod +x "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync"

filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync

binary · ARM64 · 171 KB · 222 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft/releases/download/v0.19.0/filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync"
chmod +x "filmcraft-0.19.0-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync"

Install with a package manager

distro package

emerge --ask media-video/filmcraft-bin

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/filmcraft-cli/Cargo.toml, apps/filmcraft-web/Cargo.toml, apps/filmcraft/Cargo.toml, crates/aac/Cargo.toml and 11 more

Details

License: Apache-2.0
Open issues: 2,128
Branch: main

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CONTRIBUTING.md

Cargo.toml

README.md

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