Chaoscope Alternatives

Chaoscope is described as '3D strange attractors rendering software. The word "Chaoscope" was invented by Ralph Abraham to describe computer tools used to help comprehending dynamic systems, a superset of the strange attractors' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Chaoscope for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Chaoscope alternative is Xaos, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Chaoscope are JWildfire, Apophysis, ChaosPro and Oxidizer.

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Xaos
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
11 Xaos alternatives
XaoS is an interactive fractal zoomer. It allows the user to continuously zoom in or out of a fractal in a fluid, continuous motion. This capability makes XaoS great for exploring fractals, and it’s fun!
- - Xaos is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Chaoscope.
- - Xaos is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Chaoscope.
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JWildfire
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
14 JWildfire alternatives
Modern ui, soft developed and ugraded by andreas maschke for design 2d and 3d fractal flames. Very nice app and powerful.
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Apophysis
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Free • Open Source
Windows
15 Apophysis alternatives
Apophysis is a fractal flame editor and renderer for Microsoft Windows. It was created by Mark Townsend by translating Scott Draves original C code into Delphi and adding a graphical user interface[citation needed].
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ChaosPro
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
12 ChaosPro alternatives
Windows 95/98/NT fractal generation and exploration program with 3D, network, animation, 24 bit support, compatible to FractInt, compatible to UltraFractal (excluding UF class based formulas).
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1. Support for LayersChaosPro supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
Oxidizer
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Free • Open Source
Mac
10 Oxidizer alternatives
"Oxidizer is a free open source fractal flame editor for the Apple Macintosh, running OSX 10.4 or greater."
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Ultra Fractal
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
12 Ultra Fractal alternatives
Ultra Fractal is a fractal generation and rendering software application. The program works using a similar paradigm to Photoshop, allowing multiple layers to be combined using layer blending modes, transformations and custom fractal formulas.
- - Ultra Fractal is the most popular commercial alternative to Chaoscope.
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Sterling2
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
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Sterling 2 is build on the grounds of Sterling, a fractal-generating commerial program written in 1999.
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1. PortableSterling2 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Frax
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Paid • Proprietary
iPhone
iPad
11 Frax alternatives
Frax is an art program that puts the “equations of nature” in the palm of your hand. Frax is powered by fractal geometry, the same principle that creates patterns of self-similarity in our natural world.
- - Frax is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Chaoscope.
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fractal.parts
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Free • Open Source
Online
Self-Hosted
12 fractal.parts alternatives
Design and view beautiful fractals via a serverless site (AWS Lambda, Aurora) with a React frontend.
- - fractal.parts is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Chaoscope.
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Fraksl
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Freemium • Proprietary
Android
iPhone
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iPad
12 Fraksl alternatives
An Interactive Fractal Art Generator - Create mesmerizing fractal art with Fraksl.
- - Fraksl is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Chaoscope.
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XFractLab
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
12 XFractLab alternatives
XFractLab is a program to render fractals using specialized formulas. Built in compiler lets you image a wide variety of fractals while maintaining high performance. Multithreaded renderer scales with any number of cores, allowing to use your machine to its full capabilities.
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