libpd/libpd
Pure Data embeddable audio synthesis library observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 88
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5407
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 73
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1244 stars · 289 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
libpd embeds Miller Puckette's Pure Data real-time audio synthesis engine as a portable C library for use in applications. It provides language bindings for C++, C#, Java, Objective-C, and Python, with companion builds for iOS and Android.
Use cases
- embed pure data patches in a mobile app
- add audio synthesis to a game engine
- run pd patches inside a desktop application
- build an interactive music app for android or ios
- generate sound procedurally in c++ or python
- use pure data as an embedded dsp engine
When to choose
- you want Pure Data's patch-based synthesis inside your own app
- you need cross-platform real-time audio with mobile support
- you want to reuse existing Pd patches programmatically
When to avoid
- you need a standalone visual patch editor rather than an embeddable library
- you want a high-level music framework rather than a low-level C API
- you need a permissively licensed dependency and cannot accept libpd's custom license terms
Facets
library · maturity stable
audio-processing sdk media developer-tools cross-platform cross-platform cpp python jvm pure-data audio-synthesis embeddable sound-design music real-time-audio audio android ios desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/libpd/libpd · fetched 2026-08-28 · a012f0849dc6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| libpd/libpd | main | 72 |
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