There are many fractal generators, or software programs, to choose from if you are interested in creating your own fractal art. Listed below you will find an extensive list of over 35 Windows & MAC fractal programs. Each of these fractal programs are unique, with advantages and disadvantages, and often offer features which are unique to that individual program. Some of these fractal generators are free, others are shareware/trialware, where you can use them for a limited time, or with limited features available. I have given brief descriptions for these fractal programs, and also my 'take' for the ones that I have used.
On this page you can download, or find links to download, most of the major fractal software programs available for both Windows & MAC operating systems. You will also find online fractal generators where you can explore fractals online and in real time.
I often get asked questions about software programs indirectly related to fractals. These questions are often directed at post processing images, converting image formats, how to unzip the downloaded programs etc., so I have also included several other software programs that you may find helpful at the bottom of this page. If you have questions about the fractal creation process, which programs I recommend etc. be sure to check out my Fractal FAQ's page, which should help answer many of your questions!
- Among the free fractal generators, Mandelbulb 3D is a popular choice.
- Trusted Mac download Ultra Fractal 6.02. Virus-free and 100% clean download. Get Ultra Fractal alternative downloads.
- Free download Genuine Fractals Genuine Fractals for Mac OS X. Genuine Fractals - For extraordinary image enlargements, Genuine Fractals enables photographers, graphic artists and digital imaging professionals to create high-quality, print-ready.
NOTE: Because I use Windows programs I am unable to answer most specific MAC based questions. Offsite links listed in the descriptions below will open in new browser tab, or window.
Fractal Editor for Mac. 94 downloads Updated: December 11, 2015 Freeware. Review Free Download specifications 100% CLEAN report malware. Quickly create beautiful fractals starting from rectangles by going through up to eight iterations and export the result as an image file. Some fractals were found by chance in 2001 when functions used for artificial intelligence were plotted as fractals. These new fractals were called JP Random Sets. The brilliant environment Lazarus allowed Double Fractal to be ported from Delphi and now Double Fractal can be run on Windows, Linux and MAC.
Fractal Domains is a shareware program that generates fractal images. With Fractal Domains you can generate color images of the most popular fractal, the Mandelbrot set, and also generate images of the associated Julia sets. You can also generate an unlimited variety of fractal types based on rational functions, including fractals based on Newton’s method and Halley’s method.
Fractal Domains has many options for producing striking variations of fractal images, and includes advanced features for producing high-quality images.
Fractal Domains features include:
- Generation of Mandelbrot and Julia sets
- Generation of fractals based on iterating rational functions. The user may input expressions for any rational function (ratio of two polynomials).
- Editable color maps
- Preview window for Julia sets (real time update)
- Options for generating dwell values
- Escape Time
- Continuous Potential
- Angular Decomposition
- Distance Estimation
- Orbit Trap Fractals, including
- Stalks (cross- shaped orbit trap)
- Imaginary or Real Stalks
- Circular
- Square
- A multitude of options for dividing fractals into regions with distinct color maps.
- Professional features for quality image generation including:
- Full support for 24-bit color images.
- Image rendering with anti-aliasing.
- Spooling large images to disk (allows the generation of images too large to fit into available RAM).
- Export images in PICT, PNG, TIFF or JPEG format.
- Divide image into tiles under the user’s control.
- Tiles allow parts of the image to be generated on separate computers, allowing several processors to be used simultaneously to generate an image.
- Tiles allow the creation of images larger than the largest format that your rendering hardware allows. Very large images can be tiled, each tile printed and the resulting tile fit together to form the original image.
Fractals For Mac
I hope that both newcomers and experienced users of Fractal Domains (and its predecessor, FracPPC) will take the time to explore this site. Start with the Info page which has a map to the major sources of information on the site (tutorials, version history, general information, etc.), or go to the Gallery to see examples of the images Fractal Domains is capable of producing.