# chaosprint/glicol

Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/chaosprint/glicol
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/glicol
Homepage: https://glicol.org
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, audioworklet, audio, web-audio, webassembly, live-coding, computer-music, audio-programming, dsp, wasm, webaudio, javascript, music, synthesizer, livecoding, instrument, sound
Last push: 2025-04-06T14:42:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 30/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 15, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2242, "days_push": 514, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2993, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:35.879845+00:00)

## What it is
Glicol is a graph-oriented live coding language for computer music with both its language and audio DSP engine written in Rust. It compiles to WebAssembly to run real-time, garbage-collection-free audio synthesis in browsers, and also works as a Rust audio library on desktop, DAWs (VST), and embedded boards like Bela.

## Use cases
- live coding music performances in the browser
- real-time audio synthesis and DSP in Rust
- build browser-based music and audio apps with npm or CDN
- teach electronic music, DSP, and coding
- create synthesizers and sequencers with sample-accurate control
- collaborative decentralized live coding sessions

## When to choose
- you want a live coding language for music that runs in the browser with near-native audio performance
- you need a memory-safe Rust DSP library for real-time audio synthesis
- you want to combine high-level sequencer control with low-level sample-accurate synthesis
- you are teaching or learning electronic music production and audio programming

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose programming language rather than a music/audio DSL
- you require offline studio production tools rather than live coding and real-time synthesis
- you need extensive built-in instrument sample libraries comparable to commercial DAWs
- you want a mature ecosystem with long-term API stability, as the project is still evolving

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, interpreter, programming-language
- domain: audio, programming-languages, web-development
- platform: rust, wasm, browser, cross-platform
- tags: live-coding, dsp, synthesizer, webaudio, computer-music, audio-engine, audio, javascript

## Member repositories
- chaosprint/glicol (main) score 30

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:35.879845+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 2026-08-30T07:30:51.334048+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chaosprint/glicol (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:35.879845+00:00, sha 91af2f0ccd04)
  - homepage: https://glicol.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:46:02.970051+00:00, sha 092f5d1eb155)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/glicol (fetched 2026-08-29T09:46:02.983762+00:00, sha c589689cfe0a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.