Quartz Composer Alternatives for Windows

Quartz Composer is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Framer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Quartz Composer and 14 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Quartz Composer are Processing, Pure Data, OpenFrameworks and Max/MSP.

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  1. Framer icon
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    Combines code-driven and visual editing workflows for interactive UI design, high-fidelity prototyping, real-time team collaboration, reusable components, inline commenting, mobile previews on Android/iOS, and smooth developer handoff for efficient workflow.

    83 Framer alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    Framer is a very different tool and (in the vast majority of circumstances) entirely unsuitable as an alternative. While Quartz Composer can be used for application prototyping (Facebook even used it for developing and testing app ideas), Quartz Composer's strength is in visual effects development, not GUI layout.

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    • Framer is Freemium and ProprietaryQuartz Composer is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  3. Pure Data icon
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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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  4. OpenFrameworks icon
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    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:

    17 OpenFrameworks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Max/MSP icon
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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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. TouchDesigner icon
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    TouchDesigner is a complete authoring tool for building interactive 3D art, visualizations, prototypes and UIs. Derivative makes and supports TouchDesigner and offers their services to do custom production using TouchDesigner.

    32 TouchDesigner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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

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  8. Cinder icon
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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...

    16 Cinder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  9. Context Free icon
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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.

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  10. Fugio icon
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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).

    14 Fugio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Vvvv icon
     15 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  12. Isadora icon
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    Isadora is the award winning, interactive media presentation tool that allows you to follow your artistic impulse. Whether you are an artist, designer, performer, or VJ, you can quickly and easily harness the limitless potential of digital media and real-time interactivity with...

    21 Isadora alternatives

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    • Paid
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