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How to install wordcraft on Linux (storytold/wordcraft) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

storytold/wordcraft

An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure Rust

Rust

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 17,435
Activity: Updated this month
License: Apache-2.0
Open issues: 2,642
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Looked up: 10 h ago

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Start here

Website ↗getartcraft.comThe project's own site.

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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Download for Linux

WordCraft v0.15.2 · 11/5/2026 ↗

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 111.5 MB · 9,208 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
chmod +x "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (16)

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.deb

deb · x64 · 119.4 MB · 8,379 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.deb"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 108.4 MB · 340 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
chmod +x "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.AppImage"
./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.AppImage"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.deb

deb · 117.5 MB · 334 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.deb"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 117.7 MB · 3,253 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.deb

deb · ARM64 · 117.0 MB · 584 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.deb"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.tar.gz

tar.gz · 116.0 MB · 179 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.tar.gz"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 114.5 MB · 309 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.tar.gz"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.rpm

rpm · x64 · 118.7 MB · 2,161 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.rpm"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.rpm

rpm · 117.0 MB · 352 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-riscv64.rpm"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.rpm

rpm · ARM64 · 116.2 MB · 379 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.rpm"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.flatpak

flatpak · x64 · 84.2 MB · 6,839 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.flatpak"
flatpak install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.flatpak"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.flatpak

flatpak · ARM64 · 80.4 MB · 241 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.flatpak"
flatpak install ./"wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.flatpak"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

tar.zst · x64 · 89.5 MB · 1,465 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst

tar.zst · ARM64 · 87.5 MB · 303 downloads

Download

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

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync

binary · x64 · 191 KB · 1,838 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync"
chmod +x "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage.zsync"

wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync

binary · ARM64 · 185 KB · 168 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/storytold/wordcraft/releases/download/v0.15.2/wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync"
chmod +x "wordcraft-0.15.2-linux-aarch64.AppImage.zsync"

Install with a package manager

distro package

emerge --ask app-office/wordcraft-bin

AUR

yay -S wordcraft-bin

AUR

paru -S wordcraft-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/wordcraft-cli/Cargo.toml, apps/wordcraft-web/Cargo.toml, apps/wordcraft/Cargo.toml, crates/control-key/Cargo.toml and 11 more

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