wordcraft
by storytold
WordCraft is an open-source word processor built in Rust that offers a familiar workflow with features like track changes, references, and mail merge, and supports various file formats including .docx and .odt.
- Stars
- 16.2k +832 a day, est.
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Rust
- Age
- 19 days
This is one of 9 projects from storytold that each passed 5,000 stars within weeks of launch (170.8k stars in total). That pattern can come from bought or automated stars. How star watch works.
What you can do with it
- Create and edit documents
- Use familiar features like track changes and references
- Export documents to multiple formats
Could replace
- Microsoft Word
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Ways a business could use it
- Save money by using a free alternative to Microsoft Word
- Improve document security by using a private word processor
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install via Cargo or download binaries from the releases page.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Checked 26 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
