Fractal/External Links

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Selected external links

• The Chaos Hypertextbook. An introductory primer on chaos and fractals.
• Fractals, in Layman's Terms
• Fractals, fractal dimension, chaos, plane filling curves at cut-the-knot
• Fractal properties
• Information on fractals from FAQS.org
• Fractal dimensions
• Fractal calculus
• Fractal Dimension
• Natural fractals in Grand Canyon
• One Dimensional Dynamical Systems. From UIUC a brief introduction
• Rotational Fractal — Creation of simple fractals using arraying technique
• Fractal Mountain - JAVA applet

Multiplatform generator programs

• Xaos — free fractal real-time browser for Windows, Mac, Linux; supporting zooming and animation in real time, featuring autopilot. GNU GPL licensed.
• FLAM3 — free advanced iterated function system designer and renderer for all platforms. Windows binaries available. GNU GPL licensed.
• Fract — A web-based fractal zoomer, sending calculated images as bitmaps to the browser. Rather slow.
• Online Fractal Generator — Java applet drawing Mandelbrot and Julia sets. Rather slow. Closed sourced.
• Online Fractal Explorer — A fast web-based mandelbrot explorer. Generated fractals can be saved, commented and rated in users gallery. Closed sourced.

Linux generator programs

• Gnofract4d — Interactive editor which can use many fractint formulas. Open source, BSD-licensed.
• IFSgr — free iterated function system grayscale renderer. GNU GPL-licensed. See also its image gallery.
• Review of fractal software packages which run under X11 on Linux

Windows generator programs

• Fractovia's listing of fractal generators is a fairly complete listing of free fractal generators.
• Ultra Fractal — software for Microsoft Windows. Free trial version available.
• Apophysis — A free flame and IFS fractal generator. Used for creating fractal artwork. GNU GPL licensed.
• ChaosPro — freeware for Microsoft Windows featuring real-time exploration, animation and more
• MSPlotter — a freeware Windows-based fractal generator, using fractals to create bitmap images and AVI video clips.
• Fractal Explorer — freeware Windows-based generator. Closed sourced, with source available for a fee.
• Yet Another Fractal Explorer — free Lyapunov fractal renderer with zooming feature. GNU GPL licensed.
• Chaoscope — freeware 3D strange attractor rendering software for Windows
• VisualBots — Freeware multi-agent simulator in Microsoft Excel. Samples include Mandelbrot Explorer and fractal tree projects.
• Fractint — freeware fractal generator for DOS and Windows, with a port to Linux available
• Ktaza — freeware for Microsoft Windows
• Fractal Forge — a free fractal generator. Capable of animations, but with low quality. GNU GPL licensed.
• Pythagorean - a free fractal generator, open code; a strategy switch.
• Drive Mandelbrot 3 - a free fractal generator with simple depth mapping.

Mac generator programs

• Altivec Fractal Carbon — Mac-based benchmarking utility, using fractals to determine performance.
• IFSLab — a freeware iterated function system fractal generator for Mac OS X.

MorphOS generator programs

• Zone Explorer with support for custom formulas