jarcode-foss/glava
GLava - OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3202
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 957
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1273 stars · 72 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
GLava is a highly configurable OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer for X11 on Linux and BSD, rendered with customizable GLSL shader modules. It reads audio from PulseAudio and displays visualizations like radial or bar spectrums, optionally as a desktop background.
Use cases
- visualize audio output on my linux desktop
- show a music spectrum visualizer as desktop wallpaper
- customize an audio visualizer with GLSL shaders
- display a radial audio visualizer on X11
- real-time audio spectrum display for music playback
When to choose
- you run X11 on Linux or BSD with PulseAudio and want a lightweight, shader-customizable audio visualizer
- you want visualizations embedded in your desktop background or as a standalone window
When to avoid
- you are on Wayland without XWayland compatibility needs
- you need a visualizer for Windows or macOS
- you want a plug-and-play visualizer without editing GLSL configuration
Facets
application · maturity active
graphics audio-processing gui desktop-applications media graphics bsd audio-visualizer opengl shaders x11 pulseaudio spectrum-analyzer linux desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jarcode-foss/glava · fetched 2026-08-28 · aeec00c35968
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jarcode-foss/glava | main | 23 |
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