Sterling2 Alternatives

Sterling2 is described as 'Sterling 2 is build on the grounds of Sterling, a fractal-generating commerial program written in 1999' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Sterling2 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Sterling2 alternative is ExploreFractals, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sterling2 are Xaos, Ultra Fractal, Apophysis and JWildfire.

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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.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • ExploreFractals is the most popular Windows alternative to Sterling2.

    • ExploreFractals is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sterling2.

    • ExploreFractals is Free and Open SourceSterling2 is Free and Proprietary
    • ExploreFractals is Privacy focusedSterling2 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!

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Xaos is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Sterling2.

    • Xaos is Free and Open SourceSterling2 is Free and Proprietary
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     

    • Ultra Fractal is the most popular commercial alternative to Sterling2.

    • Ultra Fractal is Paid and ProprietarySterling2 is Free and Proprietary
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Maybe I'm just used to it but I do believe it is easier to use. It generates a greater variety, more & easy controls to fine tune image and colours. Like that I can assign processors as I see fit.

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    • Apophysis is Free and Open SourceSterling2 is Free and Proprietary
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    JWildfire

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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.

    16 JWildfire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Oxidizer

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    XFractLab

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    XFractLab is a program to render fractals using specialized formulas. Built in compiler lets you image a wide variety of fractals while maintaining high performance. Multithreaded renderer scales with any number of cores, allowing to use your machine to its full capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    fractal.parts

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • fractal.parts is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Sterling2.

    • fractal.parts is Free and Open SourceSterling2 is Free and Proprietary
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    Frax

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    Frax is an art program that puts the “equations of nature” in the palm of your hand. Frax is powered by fractal geometry, the same principle that creates patterns of self-similarity in our natural world.

    15 Frax alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Frax is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Sterling2.

    • Frax is Paid and ProprietarySterling2 is Free and Proprietary
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    Fraksl

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    An Interactive Fractal Art Generator - Create mesmerizing fractal art with Fraksl.

    16 Fraksl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Fraksl is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Sterling2.

    • Fraksl is Freemium and ProprietarySterling2 is Free and Proprietary
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