ArtCraft vs Photopea
Photopea and PhotoCraft solve the same problem from opposite directions: one runs in a browser tab and works anywhere, the other is a native install that only exists on the machine you put it on.
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What each one is
Photopea is a browser-based image editor. It opens PSD files, its interface deliberately mirrors Photoshop, and the free tier is supported by advertising. Nothing to install, nothing to update.
PhotoCraft is the ArtCraft image editor: native, early alpha, free, and part of a sixteen-app suite. It is a download, not a tab.
Pick Photopea when
You open files you did not create, especially layered PSDs, and need them to look right immediately.
You work on a machine you do not control: a work laptop, a library machine, a borrowed computer.
You want maturity. Photopea has been used by a very large number of people for years, and file compatibility is the reason.
Pick PhotoCraft when
You want a native application. Canvas performance, local file handling and the absence of a browser runtime are real differences on large files.
You want the suite: the same interface across image, vector, layout, video and office apps.
Your work is simple and your originals are safe, so alpha instability costs an afternoon rather than a client.
The test
Open the same layered PSD in both. Photopea will probably render it; PhotoCraft may or may not, and what survives on reopen is the answer you actually need.
Then export from both at the same settings and compare. If Photopea's output is closer to what you ship, the browser wins for that job no matter how much nicer the native app feels.
Questions
Does Photopea open PSD files?
Yes, that is its main draw. Check its current format support for the specific features you rely on.
Is PhotoCraft also a browser app?
The lineup lists a web build for most apps, but the desktop build is the reference product.
Which is better on a locked-down computer?
Photopea, because there is nothing to install.
Which handles large files better?
Usually the native app, but test with your own files rather than trusting a general claim.