# supercollider/supercollider

An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition.

Repository: https://github.com/supercollider/supercollider
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/supercollider
Homepage: http://supercollider.github.io
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: supercollider, sclang, electronic-music, scsynth, synthesis, audio, music, sound, algorithmic-composition, computer-music, livecoding, programming-language, c-plus-plus, sonification, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-20T21:07:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 34, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5234, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 282, "gap_med": 126.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6704, forks 847 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:47.918684+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: audio-processing, interpreter, programming-language, gui, plugin-system
- domain: media, developer-tools, education
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: sound-synthesis, algorithmic-composition, livecoding, real-time-audio-server, electronic-music, sonification, quarks-package-manager, audio, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- supercollider/supercollider (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.918684+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 2026-08-29T17:42:57.784842+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/supercollider/supercollider (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:47.918684+00:00, sha 1c9a4dcd106d)
  - homepage: http://supercollider.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:39:01.310726+00:00, sha d8170d3e357f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.