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How to install pdfcraft on Windows (storytold/pdfcraft) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

storytold/pdfcraft

PdfCraft: An open-source PDF reader and editor written by scratch in pure Rust

Rust#document-processing#documents#pdf#pdf-generation

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
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License: Apache-2.0
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Start here

Website ↗getartcraft.comThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

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

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PdfCraft v0.18.2 · 11/5/2026 ↗

pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64.msi

msi · x64 · 93.9 MB · 68,659 downloads · best match

Download

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/storytold/pdfcraft/releases/download/v0.18.2/pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64.msi" -OutFile "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64.msi"
msiexec /i "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64.msi"

Other Windows downloads (5)

pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64.msi

msi · ARM64 · 89.5 MB · 771 downloads

Download

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/storytold/pdfcraft/releases/download/v0.18.2/pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64.msi" -OutFile "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64.msi"
msiexec /i "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64.msi"

pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64-portable.zip

zip · x64 · 115.3 MB · 12,415 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/storytold/pdfcraft/releases/download/v0.18.2/pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64-portable.zip" -OutFile "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64-portable.zip"
Expand-Archive "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x64-portable.zip" -DestinationPath .

pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86.msi

msi · 32-bit · 91.9 MB · 843 downloads

Download

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/storytold/pdfcraft/releases/download/v0.18.2/pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86.msi" -OutFile "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86.msi"
msiexec /i "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86.msi"

pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64-portable.zip

zip · ARM64 · 110.6 MB · 408 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/storytold/pdfcraft/releases/download/v0.18.2/pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64-portable.zip" -OutFile "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64-portable.zip"
Expand-Archive "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-arm64-portable.zip" -DestinationPath .

pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86-portable.zip

zip · 32-bit · 110.3 MB · 633 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/storytold/pdfcraft/releases/download/v0.18.2/pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86-portable.zip" -OutFile "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86-portable.zip"
Expand-Archive "pdfcraft-0.18.2-windows-x86-portable.zip" -DestinationPath .

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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/pdfcraft-cli/Cargo.toml, apps/pdfcraft-web/Cargo.toml, apps/pdfcraft/Cargo.toml, crates/a11y/Cargo.toml and 11 more

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