Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to ChucK

Product categories

3D Audio & Music Audio Player Data Visualization Email Marketing Generative Graphics Interactive Exhibits Music Music Generation Music Tools Prototyping Tools VJ

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to ChucK are Sonic Pi, SuperCollider, and Overtone. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Sonic Pi Landing Page
1

Sonic Pi

Sonic Pi is a new kind of instrument for a new generation of musicians. It is simple to learn, powerful enough for live performances and free to download.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music Generation #Music Tools #Live Music Generation 62 social mentions
SuperCollider Landing Page
2

SuperCollider

A real time audio synthesis engine, and an object-oriented programming language specialised for...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music Generation #3D #Music Tools 30 social mentions
Overtone Landing Page
3

Overtone

Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music Generation #Music Tools #3D 7 social mentions
Faust Landing Page
4

Faust

Application and Data, Data Stores, and Stream Processing
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music Generation #Music Tools #3D
VCV Rack Landing Page
5

VCV Rack

A cross-platform modular synthesizer.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #Music Generation #Prototyping Tools 112 social mentions
Processing Landing Page
6

Processing

C++ and Java programming at the speed of thought.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 333 social mentions
Nodebox Landing Page
7

Nodebox

NodeBox is a new software application for creating generative art using procedural graphics and a...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits
Giada Landing Page
8

Giada

Giada is a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music #Audio & Music #Music Tools 1 social mentions
LilyPond Landing Page
9

LilyPond

GNU LilyPond is a computer program for music engraving.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music Tools #Music #Musician Tools 43 social mentions
glicol.org
10

Glicol

Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music Generation #Music Tools #3D 12 social mentions
PraxisLIVE Landing Page
11

PraxisLIVE

Hybrid visual environment for live creative coding
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #Prototyping Tools #Music Generation
Vuo Landing Page
12

Vuo

Design and build live interactive media.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- $299.0 / One-off (Pro)
#Interactive Exhibits #VJ #3D 2 social mentions