Software | Category | License |
---|---|---|
Apophysis [1] | Fractal art | GPL |
Chaotica [2] | Fractal art | Proprietary |
Electric Sheep | Fractal art | GPL-2.0-or-later |
FractalNow [3] | Fractal art | GPL |
Fractint | Fractal art | Public domain |
Fragmentarium / FragM [4] | Fractal art | GPL-3.0 |
Fyre | Fractal art | GPL-3.0 |
MilkDrop | Fractal art | BSD |
openPlaG | Fractal art | GPL-2.0 |
Ultra Fractal | Fractal art | Proprietary |
XaoS | Fractal art | GPL |
R, [5] rayrender, R Mandelbrot sets, aRtsy, mathart | Fractal / Mandelbrot set / Parametric plots | GPL-2.0-or-later |
Sterling | Fractal generation | GPL-3.0 |
Bryce | Fractal landscape | Proprietary |
Picogen | Fractal landscape | GPL-3.0 |
Terragen | Fractal landscape | Proprietary |
GeoGebra | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | GPL |
Desmos [6] [7] | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | Proprietary freeware |
Grapher | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | Proprietary |
Winplot | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | Proprietary freeware |
Cinder | Generative art, algorithmic visuals, patterns | BSD |
Processing [8] | Algorithmic / Generative Art | GPL |
OpenFrameworks | Generative art | MIT |
Grasshopper 3D [9] | Algorithmic design / Procedural modeling | Proprietary |
P5.js [10] | Algorithmic / Generative Art | MIT |
Python Turtle graphics [11] | Algorithmic / Generative Art | PSF License |
matplotlib | Mathematical plotting | PSF |
gnuplot | 2D and 3D plotting | Various |
Inkscape spirograph, WriteTeX, or TexText | Geometric & Tessellation Art | GPL |
Blender Python plugin scripts [12] | Topological Art | GPL |
Wolfram Mathematica [13] | Topological Art | Proprietary |
Houdini | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary |
MATLAB | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary |
Shadertoy / GLSL | Procedural | |
TouchDesigner | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary (free/non-commercial version available) |
Unity (with math plugins) [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary |
LaTeX (PGF/TikZ, PGFPlots) [19] | Mathematical Typography / TeX-Based Art | LaTeX Project Public License |
Manim | Mathematical animation | MIT |
D3.js [20] | Data visualizations | BSD-3-Clause |
3D-XplorMath-J | Mathematical visualization | BSD-3-clause |
Maxima | Mathematical visualization | GPL |
SageMath | Mathematical visualization | GPLv3 |
SymPy | Symbolic arithmetic | BSD |
Wolfram Mathematica & Wolfram Language | Mathematical visuals and others | Proprietary commercial |
Logo | Educational turtle graphics | freeware |