FigCraft Features Test: How Good Is the Free Figma Alternative?

FigCraft is the open source alternative to Figma from the ArtCraft team, written from scratch in pure Rust. This is the baseline test for version 0.15.0: ten common features, each checked and graded PASS or FAIL, plus how big the project is compared with PhotoCraft and VectorCraft, and the features still missing that we will watch in future releases. In this video (1.0x chapter times): 00:00 The test 00:16 What FigCraft is 00:47 How big it is 01:24 How we test 01:54 Test 1: New documents, pages and frames 02:13 Test 2: Shapes and boolean operations 02:32 Test 3: Auto Layout 02:53 Test 4: Constraints and resizing 03:11 Test 5: Components and instances 03:27 Test 6: Variants 03:41 Test 7: Styles 03:58 Test 8: Variables and modes 04:18 Test 9: Prototype flow 04:38 Test 10: Dev Mode code and export 05:04 The score 05:17 Still missing The ten tests: new documents, pages and frames; shapes and boolean operations; Auto Layout; constraints and resizing; components and instances; variants; styles; variables and modes; a prototype flow with a real click in presentation mode; and Dev Mode code (CSS, React, Tailwind) with PNG, SVG and PDF export. How the tests work: we use the feature or tool inside FigCraft (a real mouse click for the prototype), show it on screen, and the result is read back from the document or the exported file. These are the ten basics we knew were in place, so a perfect score is a baseline, not a finished app. We did not import a real Figma file or test collaboration. FigCraft calls itself alpha: its own documentation estimates about 85 percent of Figma's features present and about 53 percent ready for real work. Project numbers (GitHub, November 3, 2026): FigCraft 2,988 commits, 129 contributors, 15 releases, about 16 MB of Rust code. PhotoCraft 8,539 commits and 391 contributors. VectorCraft 7,875 commits and 213 contributors. FigCraft: https://getartcraft.com/apps/figcraft and https://github.com/storytold/figcraft We will run this same test on every new FigCraft release. If you would like a deeper test of any area, such as Figma file import, tell us in the comments. More tests and news on open source software for creative professionals: https://opendesignercloud.com (the new website of Open Designer Cloud, formerly Open Creative Cloud) Subscribe so you do not miss the next one. FigCraft, Figma alternative, open source Figma, free Figma alternative, FigCraft test, FigCraft review, UI design software, Auto Layout, components and variants, prototyping, design tokens, ArtCraft, Open Designer Cloud, Rust, PhotoCraft, VectorCraft