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Browser-based live coding environment for networked visuals, with audio reactivity through FFT input.
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11 visualisersMagic Music Visuals
Paid
Modular, node-based software for building audio-reactive visuals for live shows and rendered music videos.
Mac · WinMagic Music Visuals
· Generative Visualiser
Freemium
Windows VJ tool that performs MilkDrop presets live and sends high-resolution output via Spout.
WinNestDrop
· Live MilkDrop Visualiser
Paid
Real-time graphics software for live events, with audio-reactive modifiers for concert and broadcast visuals.
WinNotch
· Realtime 3D Graphicsosci-renderFreemium
Open-source synthesiser and plugin for making oscilloscope music by drawing 3D objects, images and text with audio.
Win · Mac · Linux · Open sourceosci-render
· Oscilloscope Music SynthResolume Avenue & ArenaPaid
Professional VJ software for mixing video live, with audio FFT analysis that can drive clips and effects.
Mac · WinResolume Avenue & Arena
· Live VJ & Video MixingSTAELLAFreemium
iPad and iPhone music visualiser and VJ app with real-time controls and up to 4K HDR video export.
iOSSTAELLA
· Mobile Visualiser & VJ AppSynesthesia
Freemium
Real-time music visualisation software for Mac and Windows with audio-reactive scenes for DJs, VJs and streamers.
Mac · WinSynesthesia
· Realtime Music VisualiserTouchDesignerFreemium
Node-based visual programming environment widely used for audio-reactive installations and live visuals.
Win · MacTouchDesigner
· Visual Programming & MotionVDMX
Paid
Modular live visuals software for macOS with audio analysis, BPM detection and a large ISF shader ecosystem.
MacVDMX
· Mac Live Visuals Software
Paid
Visual engine for Ableton Live that lets musicians compose and perform video inside their DAW.
Mac · WinVideosync
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About live / vj
Live visual software generates or mixes visuals in real time while music plays, driven by audio analysis, MIDI controllers or an operator. Outputs go to projectors, LED walls or, through Syphon, Spout and NDI, to other software such as OBS.
Frequently asked questions
What is VJ software?
VJ (video jockey) software lets a performer mix, trigger and effect visuals live, usually in time with music. Examples include Resolume, VDMX and Synesthesia.
What are Syphon, Spout and NDI?
They are ways of sharing video between applications. Syphon (macOS) and Spout (Windows) share frames on the same computer through the GPU, while NDI sends video over a network.