Performance
PhotoCraft performance: isolate a slow document
Measure one operation at a time. A small file that works and a large file that stalls provide more useful evidence than a general feeling that the app is slow.
Establish a baseline before changing settings
Record the PhotoCraft version, operating system, processor, GPU and available memory. Note whether the machine is plugged in and whether other demanding applications are active. Use a small local JPEG as a baseline.
Choose one operation to observe: opening until the canvas is usable, applying one adjustment, or exporting to a specific format. Keep the file, settings and timing start and end points consistent. First-run behaviour can differ from repeated runs, so record them separately.
Identify what changes with the slow file
| Difference | Useful next check |
|---|---|
| More pixels | Compare dimensions, rather than compressed file size alone. |
| Many layers or effects | On a copy, simplify one group or effect at a time. |
| Imported PSD content | Record warnings, fonts and the element associated with the slowdown. |
| Slow export only | Compare the same output dimensions and format. |
Change only one variable per attempt and keep the previous copy. Reducing dimensions or flattening a copy can help isolate a cause, but it changes the document and should not overwrite the editable original.
Turn observations into a useful report
Keep the individual observations, including failures; do not report an average based only on successful runs. Inspect the resulting image as well as the elapsed time. A faster operation with different output is a different result.
PhotoCraft’s Rust implementation and GPU rendering are design details, not proof that all edits are faster than another app. This page provides a method and makes no benchmark claim.
If the issue persists, search official issues (opens a new tab) and share a minimal permitted sample with the exact operation, version and machine details. For a controlled comparison, use the PhotoCraft versus Photoshop test plan.
Official sources: PhotoCraft README (opens a new tab) · PhotoCraft product page (opens a new tab) · Issue tracker (opens a new tab).