Xuan

A native image editor for layered compositions, photo retouching, and camera RAW development on Linux and Windows.

This project is inspired by Compositor and is a Rust port of its core features for Linux and Windows. It is a work in progress, and the current release is a demo with basic functionality.

• Compose with layers, groups, masks, blend modes, editable text, and shapes.
• Use standalone mask layers to mask everything below them, limited to their group when grouped. Click the empty area of the Layers panel to deselect, then click Add layer mask; or choose Layer Mask → New Mask Layer.
• Retouch with selections, brushes, clone stamp, healing, filters, and adjustment layers.
• Draw with Wacom, Parblo, and other system-supported tablets on Linux and Windows, with pressure, tilt, and eraser-tip support.
• Smooth mouse and pen strokes with adjustable brush stroke smoothing.
• Develop Nikon NEF/NRW, Canon CR2/CR3/CRW, Fujifilm RAF, and Sony ARW files and return to their RAW settings at any time.
• Open HEIC/HEIF photos directly on Linux and Windows, without installing a converter.
• Save editable .xuan projects, import Compositor projects, and export PNG, JPEG, TIFF, or WebP.

Download a Linux AppImage, .deb, .rpm, portable archive, or Windows .zip from Releases. Follow the installation instructions, then launch the demo:

xuan --demo

On Windows, extract the ZIP and launch xuan.exe. Windows uses DirectX 12 or Vulkan; Linux supports Wayland and X11 with working Vulkan drivers. See the user guide for installation, file formats, and editing tools. To build from source, follow the development guide.

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A Rust port of Compositor. Source code is MIT licensed; original Compositor copyright © 2026 Wonder Assembly LLC. Dependency licenses and rebuild instructions are in third-party notices.