# Qirky/FoxDot

Python driven environment for Live Coding

Repository: https://github.com/Qirky/FoxDot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/foxdot
Homepage: http://foxdot.org
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-06-07T09:26:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 34/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 25, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4021, "days_push": 452, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1156, forks 146 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:48.008762+00:00)

## What it is
FoxDot is a Python-driven live coding environment that provides a friendly abstraction over SuperCollider for making music in real time. It ships with its own IDE so it works out of the box with just Python and SuperCollider installed.

## Use cases
- live code music performances with python
- generate algorithmic beats and melodies in real time
- control supercollider synths from python
- perform at algorave / live coding events
- teach live coding and computer music
- timestretch and loop audio samples in a live set

## When to choose
- you want to live code music in Python with minimal setup
- you already use SuperCollider and want a friendlier interface
- you need a built-in IDE for live coding performances

## When to avoid
- you need actively developed software with new features
- you want a DAW-style graphical music production workflow
- you don't want to install SuperCollider as a dependency

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, gui, interpreter
- domain: audio, programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: live-coding, supercollider, algorithmic-composition, music, ide, algorave, audio, desktop

## Member repositories
- Qirky/FoxDot (main) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.008762+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:32:06.564586+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Qirky/FoxDot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:48.008762+00:00, sha 33006761067e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.