EffectCraft
Clean-room reimplementation of Adobe After Effects in pure Rust: compositions, layers, keyframes, 306 effects, expressions, 3D cameras and lights, and a render queue. Native plus browser. ~1.6k stars.
Why I saved this#
Part of the ArtCraft suite of pure-Rust Adobe clones — the After Effects equivalent (motion graphics and VFX). Repo had no description; the README confirms the target.
Notes#
- Motion graphics and visual effects; a free open-source compositor in the spirit of Adobe After Effects (~1.6k stars, Oct 2026).
- Compositions, layers, keyframes, 306 effects, layer styles, expressions, 3D cameras and lights, and a render queue.
- Native on macOS, Windows and Linux; also runs in the browser.
- Rust 1.95+. Dual-licensed MIT / Apache-2.0. Status: “young, moving fast, and already usable”.
- Siblings: PhotoCraft, LightCraft, FilmCraft, VectorCraft, DesignCraft, PdfCraft.