# milkdrop2077/MilkDrop3

MilkDrop 3.0, supports any audio source, double-preset (.milk2), loading presets based on beat detection and much more...

Repository: https://github.com/milkdrop2077/MilkDrop3
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/milkdrop3
Homepage: https://twitter.com/MilkDrop2077
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: audio, audio-visualizer, audioreact, audiovisualizer, beatdrop, milkdrop, milkdrop2, music-visualisation, music-visualizer, projectm, milkdrop3
Last push: 2026-03-04T01:36:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 8, longevity 90
- inputs: {"age_days": 1263, "days_push": 183, "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 1445, forks 109 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:45.073221+00:00)

## What it is
MilkDrop 3 is a portable Windows music visualizer based on BeatDrop, fully compatible with MilkDrop2 and projectM presets. It adds support for any audio source, double-preset (.milk2) files, beat-detection-based preset switching, and expanded shape/wave capabilities.

## Use cases
- visualize music from Spotify or YouTube
- render MilkDrop presets with any audio source
- create double-preset visualizations mixing two presets
- auto-switch presets based on beat detection
- create new visual presets without coding
- run visualizer across multiple monitors

## When to choose
- you want a standalone music visualizer compatible with the MilkDrop preset ecosystem
- you need audio-reactive visuals from any audio source on Windows
- you want to create or mash up presets easily with keyboard shortcuts

## When to avoid
- you need a library to embed visualizations in your own app
- you need cross-platform support beyond Windows
- you require a formally licensed open-source project (no license file is present)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, graphics, gui
- domain: media, entertainment, graphics
- platform: windows
- tags: music-visualizer, milkdrop, beat-detection, presets, audio-reactive, winamp, projectm-compatible, audio, desktop

## Member repositories
- milkdrop2077/MilkDrop3 (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.073221+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 2026-08-30T04:36:14.381181+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/milkdrop2077/MilkDrop3 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.073221+00:00, sha bd5803106e46)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.