List of mathematical art software
| Software | Category | License |
|---|---|---|
| Apophysis[1] | Fractal art | GPL |
| Chaotica[2] | Fractal art | Proprietary
|
| Electric Sheep | Fractal art | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| FractalNow[3] | Fractal art | GPL |
| Fractint | Fractal art | Public domain |
| Fragmentarium / FragM[4] | Fractal art | GPL-3.0 |
| Fyre | Fractal art | GPL-3.0 |
| MilkDrop | Fractal art | BSD |
| openPlaG | Fractal art | GPL-2.0 |
| Ultra Fractal | Fractal art | Proprietary
|
| XaoS | Fractal art | GPL |
| R,[5] rayrender, R Mandelbrot sets, aRtsy, mathart | Fractal / Mandelbrot set / Parametric plots | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Sterling | Fractal generation | GPL-3.0 |
| Bryce | Fractal landscape | Proprietary
|
| Picogen | Fractal landscape | GPL-3.0 |
| Terragen | Fractal landscape | Proprietary
|
| GeoGebra | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | GPL |
| Desmos[6][7] | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | Proprietary freeware
|
| Grapher | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | Proprietary
|
| Winplot | Parametric & Implicit Equation Art | Proprietary freeware
|
| Cinder | Generative art, algorithmic visuals, patterns | BSD |
| Processing[8] | Algorithmic / Generative Art | GPL |
| OpenFrameworks | Generative art | MIT |
| Grasshopper 3D[9] | Algorithmic design / Procedural modeling | Proprietary
|
| P5.js[10] | Algorithmic / Generative Art | MIT |
| Python Turtle graphics[11] | Algorithmic / Generative Art | PSF License |
| matplotlib | Mathematical plotting | PSF |
| gnuplot | 2D and 3D plotting | Various |
| Inkscape spirograph, WriteTeX, or TexText | Geometric & Tessellation Art | GPL |
| Blender Python plugin scripts[12] | Topological Art | GPL |
| Wolfram Mathematica[13] | Topological Art | Proprietary
|
| Houdini | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary
|
| MATLAB | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary
|
| Shadertoy / GLSL | Procedural | |
| TouchDesigner | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary (free/non-commercial version available)
|
| Unity (with math plugins)[14][15][16][17][18] | Procedural / Simulation-Based Art | Proprietary
|
| LaTeX (PGF/TikZ, PGFPlots)[19] | Mathematical Typography / TeX-Based Art | LaTeX Project Public License |
| Manim | Mathematical animation | MIT |
| D3.js[20] | Data visualizations | BSD-3-Clause |
| 3D-XplorMath-J | Mathematical visualization | BSD-3-clause |
| Maxima | Mathematical visualization | GPL |
| SageMath | Mathematical visualization | GPLv3 |
| SymPy | Symbolic arithmetic | BSD |
| Wolfram Mathematica & Wolfram Language | Mathematical visuals and others | Proprietary commercial
|
| Logo | Educational turtle graphics | freeware
|
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See also
- ASCII art
- Computer-based mathematics education
- Computer representation of surfaces
- For loop
- Fractal-generating software
- Julia set
- Lambert W function
- Lens space
- List of interactive geometry software
- List of mathematical artists
- Mathlete
- Mathematical software
- Parametric surface
- Procedural modeling suites
- Ray tracing
- Tesseract
- 3Blue1Brown - math Youtube channel
References
- ^ "Fractal Art: An Introduction to Apophysis | Envato Tuts+". 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Chaotica Fractal Art Beginner's Glossary by Eichkaterkatze on DeviantArt". 24 November 2018.
- ^ https://fractalnow.sourceforge.io/
- ^ "Fragmentarium".
- ^ "Mathematical art in R".
- ^ "Mathematical Art Work using Polar Function on Cartesian plane run by Desmos Calculator software". YouTube. 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Desmos in the Math Classroom". 19 July 2019.
- ^ "The Art of Programming Math: Code Art Principles Part 2".
- ^ "10 Grasshopper plugins trending in the AEC industry". 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Learn | p5.js".
- ^ "Using Python to Make Generative Art with Math". 9 January 2019.
- ^ Gonzalez-Lugo, Octavio (6 November 2020). "Generative Line Art with Blender". Medium.
- ^ Wolfram, Stephen (28 December 2018). "The Story of Spikey". Stephen Wolfram Writings.
- ^ "Ultimate Math Library | Utilities Tools | Unity Asset Store".
- ^ https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/gui/math-equation-writer-199520
- ^ "MathPlus Library | Game Toolkits | Unity Asset Store".
- ^ "Smithy Procedural Generation Framework".
- ^ "NeuroFractals Pack | 3D Environments | Unity Asset Store".
- ^ "PGF-tikz/PGF". GitHub.
- ^ "Generating Art — d3.js vs. P5.js". 26 January 2022.
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