OpenFrameworks Alternatives

OpenFrameworks is described as '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:' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenFrameworks for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best OpenFrameworks alternative is Processing, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenFrameworks are Pure Data, Vuo, Max/MSP and Processing.js.

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  1. Processing icon

    Processing

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Most users think Processing is a great OpenFrameworks alternative.

    • Processing is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to OpenFrameworks.

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

    • Processing is Free and Open SourceOpenFrameworks is also Free and Open Source
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    Pure Data

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    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.

    46 Pure Data alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Vuo icon

    Vuo

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Max/MSP icon

    Max/MSP

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    Interactive visual programming environment for music, audio, and media

    In use for over twenty years by performers, composers, artists, scientists, teachers, and students, Max is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams.

    Max gives yo.

    44 Max/MSP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Max/MSP is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenFrameworks.

    • Max/MSP is Paid and ProprietaryOpenFrameworks is Free and Open Source
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    Processing.js

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    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.

    33 Processing.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    • Processing.js is Free and Open SourceOpenFrameworks is also Free and Open Source
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    Cinder

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Context Free

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Tidal Cycles icon

    Tidal Cycles

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    A free/open source live coding environment for algorithmic patterns, written in Haskell. Tidal is using SuperCollider, another open-source software, for synthesis and MIDI.

    11 Tidal Cycles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  11. Fugio icon

    Fugio

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    Fugio is a free, open source, visual programming system for making digital art and creative projects using a wide range of technologies, for Windows, OS X, and Linux (including Raspberry Pi).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Vvvv icon

    Vvvv

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. PraxisLIVE icon

    PraxisLIVE

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. ORCA icon

    ORCA

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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