Pure Data Alternatives

Pure Data is described as 'Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Pure Data for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Pure Data alternative is VCV Rack, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pure Data are Max/MSP, plugdata, Vuo and SuperCollider.

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  1. Coollab icon
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    Coollab is a free, open-source, node-based software for creating generative visuals in real time. It is designed to be very intuitive and easy to use, yet very powerful and flexible!

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  2. Vvvv icon
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    vvvv is a graphical programming environment for easy prototyping and development. It is designed to facilitate the handling of large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video that can interact with many users simultaneously.

    23 Vvvv alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. PraxisLIVE icon
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    PraxisLIVE is an open-source, visual programming environment. Experiment with and create projects using a visual patching system coupled with the power of programming in Java, Processing and GLSL.

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  4. Cardinal is a free and open-source virtual modular synthesizer plugin based on VCV Rack but with a focus on being a fully self-contained plugin version. It's available as CLAP, LV2, VST2 and VST3 audio plugin for FreeBSD, Linux, macOS and...

    25 DISTRHO Cardinal alternatives

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  5. Cables icon
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    Cables is a tool for creating beautiful interactive content. An easy to navigate, node-based interface provides users with basic operators such as mathematical functions, shapes and materials that can be connected with virtual cables to create practically any imaginable scene.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. GSN Composer icon
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    The GSN COMPOSER is a free web-based visual programming environment for online multimedia processing. Typical areas of usage are education, research, entertainment, special effects, or arts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. Automatonism icon
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    Automatonism is a modular synthesiser that runs in the open source programming language Pure Data. It features a large library of 81 modules (version 2.1).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  8. miRack icon
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    miRack is a Eurorack-style modular synthesizer, playground, and fx. It aims to provide user experience and audio quality close to those of the real Eurorack hardware.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. ORCA icon
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    Orca is an Esoteric Programming Language and live-coding environment for musical experimentation. In Orca, each letter of the alphabet is an operation, lowercase letters operate on bang, uppercase letters operate each frame.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  10. PdDroidParty icon
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    Run your Pure Data patches on Android with native GUIs emulated.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Android
    • Eclipse
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  11. HISE icon
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    HISE is a cross-platform open source audio application for building virtual instruments. It emphasizes on sampling, but includes some basic synthesis features for making hybrid instruments as well as audio effects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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