Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Pure Data

Product categories

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

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Pure Data are SuperCollider, VCV Rack, and Processing. 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.

SuperCollider Landing Page
1

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
VCV Rack Landing Page
2

VCV Rack

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

Processing

C++ and Java programming at the speed of thought.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 333 social mentions
Sonic Pi Landing Page
4

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
Vuo Landing Page
5

Vuo

Design and build live interactive media.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- $299.0 / One-off (Pro)
#Interactive Exhibits #VJ #3D 2 social mentions
OpenFrameworks Landing Page
6

OpenFrameworks

openFrameworks
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 31 social mentions
Linux Show Player Landing Page
7

Linux Show Player

Sound player designed for stage productions
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Audio & Music #3D #Interactive Presentations
Nodebox Landing Page
8

Nodebox

NodeBox is a new software application for creating generative art using procedural graphics and a...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits
Overtone Landing Page
9

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
Cinder Landing Page
10

Cinder

CINDER PROVIDES A POWERFUL, INTUITIVE TOOLBOX for programming graphics, audio, video, networking...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 14 social mentions
PraxisLIVE Landing Page
11

PraxisLIVE

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

Faust

Application and Data, Data Stores, and Stream Processing
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Music Generation #Music Tools #3D