JWildfire Alternatives

JWildfire is described as 'Modern ui, soft developed and ugraded by andreas maschke for design 2d and 3d fractal flames. Very nice app and powerful' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to JWildfire for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best JWildfire alternative is ExploreFractals, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JWildfire are Xaos, Electric Sheep, Sterling2 and Apophysis.

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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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JWildfire alternatives page was last updated Feb 18, 2025
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  1. ExploreFractals

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    With this program you can test the effect of inflections / Julia morphings on the Mandelbrot set and some other fractal types. This works by transforming the plane and then actually rendering the fractal. Each click adds an inflection at the location of the cursor.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ExploreFractals screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Native GUI
    5.  Matematical Variables
    6.  Graphical User Interface
    7.  GPLv3

    ExploreFractals VS JWildfire

     

    • ExploreFractals is the most popular Windows alternative to JWildfire.

    • ExploreFractals is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to JWildfire.

    • ExploreFractals is Free and Open SourceJWildfire is also Free and Open Source
    • ExploreFractals is Privacy focusedJWildfire is not according to our users
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    Xaos

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    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!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Xaos Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Native GUI
    4.  Graphical User Interface

    Xaos VS JWildfire

     

    • Xaos is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to JWildfire.

    • Xaos is Free and Open SourceJWildfire is also Free and Open Source
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    Electric Sheep

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    Electric Sheep is a collaborative abstract artwork founded by Scott Draves. It's run by thousands of people all over the world, and can be installed on any ordinary PC or Mac. When these computers "sleep", the Electric Sheep comes on and the computers communicate...

    6 Electric Sheep alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Electric Sheep screenshot 1

    Electric Sheep Features

    1.  Standalone

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    Sterling2

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    Sterling 2 is build on the grounds of Sterling, a fractal-generating commerial program written in 1999.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sterling2 screenshot 1

    Sterling2 Features

    1.  Portable

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  6. Apophysis icon

    Apophysis

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    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].

    17 Apophysis alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Apophysis screenshot 1

    Apophysis VS JWildfire

     
  7. Qosmic icon

    Qosmic

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    Qosmic is graphical interface for creating, editing, and rendering flam3 fractal images. The electricsheep screen saver has been gaining popularity, and Qosmic was developed to provide a Qt interface for people interested in creating and contributing sheep.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Qosmic screenshot 1

    Qosmic Features

    1.  Rendering

    Qosmic VS JWildfire

     
  9. Chaoscope icon

    Chaoscope

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    Chaoscope is a 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The application

    Chaoscope Features

    1.  Rendering

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  10. Oxidizer icon

    Oxidizer

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    "Oxidizer is a free open source fractal flame editor for the Apple Macintosh, running OSX 10.4 or greater."

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Oxidizer screenshot 1

    Oxidizer Features

    1.  Rendering

    Oxidizer VS JWildfire

     
  11. ChaosPro icon

    ChaosPro

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    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).

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ChaosPro screenshot 1

    ChaosPro Features

    1.  Support for Layers

    ChaosPro VS JWildfire

     
  12. Mandelbulb 3D icon

    Mandelbulb 3D

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    Mandelbulb 3D formulates a wide range of 3D fractals in a versatile rendering environment. Windows, Linux, and Mac versions. Free software application.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine

    Mandelbulb 3D Features

    1.  Mesh maker
    2.  3D navigation
    3.  Montecarlo render
    4.  High-resolution images

    Mandelbulb 3D VS JWildfire

     
  13. Ultra Fractal icon

    Ultra Fractal

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    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.

    14 Ultra Fractal alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Ultra Fractal VS JWildfire

     

    • Ultra Fractal is the most popular commercial alternative to JWildfire.

    • Ultra Fractal is Paid and ProprietaryJWildfire is Free and Open Source
  14. fractal.parts icon

    fractal.parts

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    Design and view beautiful fractals via a serverless site (AWS Lambda, Aurora) with a React frontend.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    fractal.parts screenshot 1

    fractal.parts VS JWildfire

     

    • fractal.parts is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to JWildfire.

    • fractal.parts is Free and Open SourceJWildfire is also Free and Open Source
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