Cinder Alternatives

Cinder is described as 'CINDER PROVIDES A POWERFUL, INTUITIVE TOOLBOX for programming graphics, audio, video, networking, image processing and computational geometry. Cinder is cross-platform, and in general the exact same code works under Mac OS X, Windows and a growing list of other platforms — most' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Cinder for Windows, Mac, Linux and Web-based. The best Cinder alternative is Processing, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cinder are Nodebox, OpenFrameworks, Processing.js and Vuo.

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Cinder alternatives page was last updated Aug 5, 2024
  1. Processing icon
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    Processing is an 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.

    18 Processing alternatives
    Processing screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Processing Features

    1.  Java based
    2.  Coding
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    • Processing is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Cinder.

    • Processing is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cinder.

    • Processing is Free and Open SourceCinder is also Free and Open Source
  2. Nodebox icon
     22 likes

    NodeBox is a new software application for creating generative art using procedural graphics and a new way to approach graphic design.

    19 Nodebox alternatives
    Nodebox screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Node Based
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  3. OpenFrameworks icon
     24 likes

    openFrameworks is an open source C++ toolkit designed to assist the creative process by providing a simple and intuitive framework for experimentation. The toolkit is designed to work as a general purpose glue, and wraps together several commonly used libraries, including:

    16 OpenFrameworks alternatives
    graphicsExample

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OpenFrameworks Features

    1.  C++
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  4. Processing.js icon
     22 likes

    Processing.js is an open programming language, port of the Processing Visualization Language, for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions for the web without using Flash or Java applets. Processing.

    35 Processing.js alternatives
    Processing.js screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Processing.js Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    Discontinued

    The github repository is archived and no more maintained.The code will still be available in read-only mode, no releases will be pulled from any of the places it was distributed through, but the last version is, and will forever be, v1.6.6.

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    • Processing.js is the most popular Web-based alternative to Cinder.

    • Processing.js is Free and Open SourceCinder is also Free and Open Source
  5. Vuo icon
     9 likes

    Vuo lets media creators make interactive animations, exhibits, performances, and professional-grade media projects by connecting up simple building blocks. Media creators can use these blocks to manipulate audio input, images, layers, videos, and 2D + 3D graphics, as well as...

    25 Vuo alternatives
    Compositions made in Vuo

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Top Vuo Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Node Based
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for 4K
    8.  Colour Grading
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Support for MIDI
    12.  Portable
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  6. Vvvv icon
     14 likes

    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
    Vvvv screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vvvv Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  3D Renderer
    3.  Visual Programming
    4.  DirectX Video Acceleration
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  7. Context Free icon
     9 likes

    Context Free is a program that generates images from written instructions called a grammar. The program follows the instructions in a few seconds to create images that can contain millions of shapes.

    14 Context Free alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Context Free Features

    1.  Procedurally generated
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  8. Fugu Modelling System icon
     6 likes

    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...

    9 Fugu Modelling System alternatives
    Fugu Modelling System screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Fugu Modelling System Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Procedurally generated
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  9. Patternodes icon
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    Patternodes is a tool for creating graphical vector patterns, animations or illustrations. This is done using a node-based interface where you define a sequence of connected nodes that describe the design, each representing graphical elements, changes or repetitions.

    7 Patternodes alternatives
    Patternodes screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Patternodes Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Parametric
    3.  Procedurally generated
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  10. OpenRNDR icon
     1 like

    In short, OPENRNDR is a tool to create tools. It is an open source framework for creative coding, written in Kotlin for the Java VM that simplifies writing real-time interactive software. It fully embraces its existing infrastructure of (open source) libraries, editors...

    15 OpenRNDR alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OpenRNDR Features

    1.  Coding
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Interactive Visualization
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  11. Protovis icon
     3 likes

    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...

    8 Protovis alternatives
    Force-Directed Layout

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Protovis Features

    1.  Charts
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  12. 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.

    15 Cables alternatives
    Audio analyser example

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Cables Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Interactive Visualization
    3.  Visual Programming
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