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How to install PhotoCraft on a Mac

Install PhotoCraft 0.7.0 on a Mac. One universal DMG covers Apple silicon and Intel. It takes about two minutes.

Time: About 2 minutesmacOS on Apple silicon or IntelAbout 80 MB to downloadBased on PhotoCraft 0.7.0 · October 11, 2026
Download DMG (80 MB)SHA256SUMS.txt
  1. 1

    Download the DMG

    Download photocraft-0.7.0-macos-universal.dmg. It is signed and notarized by Apple.
    shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/photocraft-0.7.0-macos-universal.dmg
    The asset list on the GitHub release page with the universal macOS DMG highlighted
  2. 2

    Drag it to Applications

    Open the DMG, drag PhotoCraft onto the Applications folder, then eject the disk image.
    The PhotoCraft disk image window: the app icon, an arrow and the Applications folder
  3. 3

    Open it for the first time

    Start PhotoCraft from Applications or Launchpad. macOS asks you to confirm an app downloaded from the internet and notes that Apple checked it for malicious software (that is what notarization means). Choose Open.
    The macOS first-launch prompt: “PhotoCraft.app” is an app downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it?
  4. 4

    Open an image

    Use File › Open (⌘O) to pick a JPG, PNG or PSD. If you know Photoshop, most shortcuts match, such as ⌘J to duplicate a layer.
    PhotoCraft with an image and the Layers panel

Optional: the command-line tool and MCP

Download photocraft-cli-0.7.0-macos-universal.zip, unzip it and move photocraft-cli into a folder on your PATH. It is signed and notarized too.
ditto -x -k photocraft-cli-0.7.0-macos-universal.zip .
sudo mv photocraft-cli-0.7.0-macos-universal/photocraft-cli /usr/local/bin/
Start the MCP server and any MCP client, such as Claude, can run PhotoCraft’s 500+ commands.
photocraft-cli mcp

Troubleshooting

“Developer cannot be verified”

The official DMG is notarized, so this should not appear. If it does, make sure the file came from the official GitHub release and check its SHA256. Then use System Settings › Privacy & Security › Open Anyway.

The interface feels slow

Lag on large images and many layers is a known early-alpha issue. Search GitHub Issues, or file one with your image size and layer count.

Uninstall

Drag PhotoCraft from Applications to the Trash.

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