# IndieSmiths/nodezator

A generalist Python node editor

Repository: https://github.com/IndieSmiths/nodezator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nodezator
Homepage: https://nodezator.com
Language: Python
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: python3, app, application, desktop, desktop-app, desktop-application, gui, nodes, pygame, pygame-application, python, open-source, unlicense, unlicense-license, graph, node-editor, pygame-ce, public-domain, python-node-editor
Last push: 2026-08-22T19:21:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 51, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1791, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 171, "gap_med": 94.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2781, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.727150+00:00)

## What it is
Nodezator is a generalist, multi-purpose node editor desktop application for Python, built on pygame-ce. It turns any Python callable into a visual node, letting users connect nodes into layouts that can be executed or exported back as plain Python code.

## Use cases
- build visual node-based workflows from Python functions
- create parametric data pipelines without writing glue code
- turn any Python callable into a node for visual programming
- export node layouts as plain Python code to avoid vendor lock-in
- distribute custom nodes as Python packages on PyPI
- visually prototype and combine standard library functions
- export node graphs as SVG, HTML, or PNG images

## When to choose
- you want a ready-to-use generalist node editor for Python callables
- you want node-based programming that stays compatible with plain Python code
- you want to define nodes simply by writing ordinary Python functions
- you want to distribute nodes via PyPI using existing Python infrastructure
- you prefer public-domain, free software with no external dependencies beyond pygame-ce

## When to avoid
- you need a framework to build your own custom node-based interface
- your workflows involve very long-running AI/ML processing that the UI struggles with
- you need a web-based or collaborative node editor
- you need a node editor for languages other than Python

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, workflow-automation, graphics
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: python, cross-platform, windows
- tags: node-editor, visual-programming, pygame-ce, parametric-workflows, public-domain, code-export, automation, desktop, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- IndieSmiths/nodezator (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.727150+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 2026-08-30T08:16:06.004729+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/IndieSmiths/nodezator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.727150+00:00, sha 9a1584b37de8)
  - homepage: https://nodezator.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:35.043862+00:00, sha d4efb9dce24e)
  - site_page: https://nodezator.com/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:35.067084+00:00, sha b9711e072deb)
  - site_page: https://nodezator.com/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:35.069661+00:00, sha 651104e31e19)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/nodezator/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:55:35.072664+00:00, sha 9b54b488f6f5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.