Fractal.nfo – Software

There is a great variety of fractal generating software to choose from, ranging from very simple to very complex. Among the most commonly used fractal generators are:

For Windows

• Fractal Explorer (freeware)
  authors: Arthur Sirotinsky and Olga Fedorenko
  This fractal generator is no longer under development, but it still have a loyal following. To download, use Softpedia, and for more information visit its DeviantArt group.
• Apophysis (freeware)
  author: Mark Townsend
• ChaosPro (freeware)
  author: Martin Pfingstl
• Incendia (donationware)
  author: Ramiro Pérez
• Jux (shareware)
  author: XenoDream Software
• Ultra Fractal (shareware)
  author: Frederik J. Slijkerman
• Fractal Science Kit (software no longer available, but website still up)
  author: Ross Hilbert
• Ultimate Fractals (shareware)
  author: Fotoview

For Mac

• Fractal Domains (shareware)
  author: Dennis C. De Mars

For various systems

• Apophysis 7x (freeware)
  authors: Mark Townsend, Ronald Hordijk, Peter Sdobnov, Piotr Borys & Georg Kiehne
• Mandelbulber & Mandelbulb 3D (freeware)
  author: Krzysztov Marczak
• J Wildfire (freeware)
  author: Andreas Maschke
• FractInt/WinFract/XFract (freeware)
  author: The Stone Soup Group
• GNU XaoS (freeware)
  author: Jan Hubicka
• Chaotica (shareware)
  author: Thomas Ludwig, Glare Technologies Ltd.
• Fragmentarium (freeware)
  author: Mikael Hvidtfeldt Christensen
• XenoDream (shareware)
  author: XenoDream Software

For Android

• Fractview
  author: Karl Gmeiner
• For more Android apps, look HERE.

Fractal Music software

• Aural (donationware)
  author: Ramiro Pérez
• FractMus 2000 (freeware)
  author: Gustavo Díaz-Jerez
• MusiNum (freeware)
  author: Lars Kindermann
• Quasi Fractal Music (freeware)
  author: Paul Whalley

Online generators

The following links will open the generator window directly:

• Fractal Explorer
  types: Mandelbrot and Julia
  author: James Wilson
• Mandelbrot Fractal Explorer
  types: Mandelbrot
  author: Reinhard Beck
• Leshy Fractal Explorer
  types: Mandelbrot, Julia, Newton, Burning Ship
  author: Leshy Labs
• LSystems
  types: LSystems
  author: Kevin Roast
• Online Fractal Generator
  types: Mandelbrot, Julia, Newton, Phoenix, Quadratic, Multibrot, Nova, Burning Ship
  author: Christopher Williams
• IFS Fractal Generator
  types: iterated function systems
  author: Pim Schreurs (sirxemic)
• Nico’s Fractal Machine
  types: geometric base-motif fractals
  author: Nico Disseldorp

Fractal software collections

For additional fractal generating software other than the ones listed above, visit the following software-related sites for more information.

• Fractalware (freeware-oriented, multiplatform)
  editor: Juan-Luis Martínez
• Chaos Hypertextbook (for Mac users)
  editor: Glenn Eler
• The Fractal Programs Paradise (multiplatform, with direct download). May contain broken links.
  editor: Reinhard Ponty
• Sound Programming (fractal music, with some direct downloads)
  editor: Paul Whalley
• SourceForge
  List of fractal software of all kinds (some 190 counts for Windows alone)