GoKawiilArtCraft releases GridCraft, an open-source Excel alternative for Linux, Mac and Windows
ArtCraft, the team behind PhotoCraft, WordCraft and other reverse-engineered productivity apps, has launched GridCraft, a free and open-source spreadsheet application built in Rust. It runs natively across Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows, supports native XLSX files, over 500 calculation functions, pivot tables, and handles large spreadsheets without performance issues, though it currently lacks a strong template feature.
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ArtCraft's growing suite of native, open-source clones of mainstream office software could reduce one of the longstanding barriers to switching to Linux: dependence on proprietary apps like Excel. Because the code is open and the apps run natively rather than through compatibility layers, users and developers gain more control and potentially better performance, though wider adoption will depend on features like templates catching up to commercial alternatives.
- GridCraft is a free, open-source Excel alternative written in Rust, running natively on Linux, macOS, Windows and FreeBSD.
- It supports native XLSX compatibility, 500+ functions, pivot tables, charts, and handles large spreadsheets smoothly.
- The app currently lacks a robust template feature, which the reviewer notes as its main shortcoming.
Source: zdnet.com — Jack Wallen, 2026-10-22
Published there as: “GridCraft is the open-source Excel clone for Linux I’ve been waiting for”
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