Processing Alternatives

Processing is described as 'Open source programming environment and library built to handle images, animation, and interactivity. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning to code, prototyping, and producing full applications' and is a popular app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Processing for Mac, Windows, Linux and Web-based. The best Processing alternative is OpenFrameworks, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Processing are Processing.js, Cinder, Vuo and Vvvv.

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  1. Generativepy icon
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    generativepy can be used to create generative art using Python. It can be used to create art using geometric patterns, fractals, particle systems, cellular automata and many other generative art techniques. It can output images or videos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Fugu is a procedural modelling system for 3D graphics. It supports the generation, manipulation and animation of 3D form using scripts written in the Lua programming language. Fugu contains a code editor with all the usual bells and whistles, and a 3D view in which to visualise...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. Evaldraw icon
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    Evaldraw allows you quickly write small programs in its C-like language. It supports static variables, enums, arrays, functions and just recently structs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Protovis icon
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    Protovis composes custom views of data with simple marks such as bars and dots. Unlike low-level graphics libraries that quickly become tedious for visualization, Protovis defines marks through dynamic properties that encode data, allowing inheritance, scales and layouts to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. SVG pattern generator based on the Quadtree algorithm. Create generative design in a few clicks: you don't need programming skills: with Quadro you can build a quadtree based pattern directly from the GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Quadro by Void Init is the most popular commercial alternative to Processing.

    • Quadro by Void Init is Paid and ProprietaryProcessing is Free and Open Source
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