Primitive Alternatives

Primitive is described as 'Go (Programming Language) command-line app based on Roger Alsing's great work, that reproduces images using geometric primitives such as ovals, triangles and rectangles' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to Primitive for Mac, Linux, Web-based, Self-Hosted and Windows. The best Primitive alternative is Geometrize, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Primitive are Primitive for macOS, Altered Qualia, Genetic Art and Shapeme.

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  1. Geometrize icon
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    Desktop app for geometrizing images into geometric primitives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Geometrize is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Primitive.

    • Geometrize is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Primitive.

    • Geometrize is Free and Open SourcePrimitive is also Free and Open Source
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    Based on the author's open-source Primitive project, Primitive for macOS adds a super intuitive interface to make it dead easy to process images, recreating them with primitive shapes like triangles, rectangles and bezier curves.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Primitive for macOS is the most popular commercial alternative to Primitive.

    • Primitive for macOS is Paid and ProprietaryPrimitive is Free and Open Source
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    Altered Qualia Evolve takes an input image and reproduces it using shapes of various colors and transparencies. It uses a simulated annealing-like optimization algorithm based on the great work of Roger Alsing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Altered Qualia is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Primitive.

    • Altered Qualia is Free and Open SourcePrimitive is also Free and Open Source
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    Genetic Art takes an input image and reproduces it with primitive shapes, either lines, triangles, circles or squares. It's available online or as a self-hosted HTML/JavaScript web app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Shapeme icon
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    Inspired by Roger Alsing's great idea, Shapeme uses SDL to evolve images with simulated annealing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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