Open-source alternatives to PixelKit

canvas-sketch is a JavaScript generative art framework and web-based creative coding environment. It provides a system for creating browser-based generative artwork using built-in tools for geometry and randomness. The framework functions as a high-resolution print exporter and pen plotter vector generator, allowing users to design with physical units and DPI settings for archival printing and robotic drawing machines. It also serves as a GPU shader integration tool for loading and executing shader files to achieve hardware-accelerated rendering. The project includes a development workflow f

This project is an immediate-mode graphical user interface library designed for rapid development of tools and debugging interfaces. By generating UI geometry every frame through procedural code, it eliminates the need for persistent state synchronization between application data and the interface. It is primarily intended for integration into existing rendering pipelines, where it produces raw vertex buffers and draw commands that are agnostic to the underlying graphics API. The library distinguishes itself through a highly decoupled architecture that supports complex, dockable, and multi-vi

Lygia is a GLSL shader library providing a specialized suite of tools for color science, image filtering, noise generation, and implicit surface geometry. It serves as a collection of reusable functions for fragment shaders to handle color space conversion, image processing, and geometric rendering. The project is distinguished by its focus on cross-language shader management, allowing reusable functions to be synchronized across different shading languages to ensure consistent graphics behavior across multiple engines. It also implements a system for remote shader dependency resolution, fetc

Nez is a free 2D focused framework that works with MonoGame and FNA

alpha A modern toolkit for creative coding

C4 is an open-source creative coding framework that harnesses the power of native iOS programming with a simplified API that gets you working with media right away. Build artworks, design interfaces and explore new possibilities working with media and interaction.