supercollider/supercollider
An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 34
- Longevity 100
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: 126.5
- age_days: 5234
- days_rel: 282
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
6704 stars · 847 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
SuperCollider is a platform for real-time audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, comprising the scsynth/supernova audio servers, the sclang interpreted programming language, and the scide editing environment. It is used by musicians, artists, and researchers for sound synthesis, live coding, and sonification.
Use cases
- synthesize electronic music in real time
- live code music performances
- compose music algorithmically
- sonify data as sound
- build custom audio synthesis plugins
- teach computer music and sound design
When to choose
- you need a mature, real-time audio synthesis engine with hundreds of unit generators
- you want an interpreted language purpose-built for sound and algorithmic composition
- you need multi-core parallel DSP via supernova
- you want cross-platform support including Raspberry Pi and Bela
When to avoid
- you only need simple audio playback or editing rather than synthesis
- you want a DAW-style graphical music production workflow
- you prefer mainstream languages over learning sclang
- you need non-audio general-purpose programming
Facets
application · maturity stable
audio-processing interpreter programming-language gui plugin-system media developer-tools education windows cross-platform cpp sound-synthesis algorithmic-composition livecoding real-time-audio-server electronic-music sonification quarks-package-manager audio macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/supercollider/supercollider · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1c9a4dcd106d
- homepage: http://supercollider.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · d8170d3e357f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| supercollider/supercollider | main | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="supercollider/supercollider")
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