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XaoS is a realtime interactive fractal zoomer. This means that it lets you zoom smoothly into any place in the fractal you choose without the long calculation required by most other fractal generators. It has many other features too, like different fractal types, autopilot, special coloring modes, random palette generation, color cycling, etc.GNU XaoS 3.5 is a free, open source fractal generator and "zoomer" that offers smooth, fluid navigational movement as you zoom in or out of a fractal. It includes 24 well-known fractal formulas with many possible variations in effects and appearance, but you can also use it to generate your own fractals. It offers effects like a starfield generator, embossing, motion blur, pseudo 3D mode, and even a text display.XaoS (pronounced chaos) lets you dive into fractals in one fluid, continuous motion. It has many other features like a wide array of different fractal types and coloring modes, autopilot, random palette generation, color cycling, and animated tutorials.XaoS is easier to experience than explain, so give it a try! Point at an area you want to explore in the image below and hold the left mouse button to zoom in. Gone too far? Hold the right mouse button to zoom back out.AutopilotXaoS has a special autopilot that automatically drives into interesting boundaries of the set. So you can press a, play your favorite music, have a drink, and relax. Many pictures in the XaoS gallery were discovered using the autopilot.The autopilot also has some additional features. It turns back when the zoomed picture stops being interesting, and is able to spot when it's zoomed into a really boring part (or has reached the limit of floating point numbers) and restart zooming from the top.

In the Help menu.Batch rendering.Enabled panning in rotate mode.Unified Open and Open Image option. Save Image option moved to Save as. 4.1 DownloadsWindows 32-bit installer and zipMac 64-bit dmg, tested on CatalinaLinux binaries:Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit, 20.04 64-bitRaspbian BusterNew FeaturesAdded option to show Cartesian coordinate grid.Custom palette helps visualizing palette before applying changes through slider selectable values now.PNGs exported using 'Save Image' option can be imported back and users can continue zooming on it.A video is available on the new features.Bug FixesFixed crash on recording XaoS animations.Fixed crash on rendering using command line.Fix handling non-ASCII paths on Windows.Only error messages are shown on incorrect commands.Some other small bug fixes. 4.1 prerelease 1 DownloadsWindows 32-bit installerMac 64-bit dmg, tested on CatalinaLinux binaries:Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit, 20.04 64-bitNew FeaturesAdded option to show Cartesian coordinate grid.Custom palette helps visualizing palette before applying changes through slider selectable values now.PNGs exported using 'Save Image' option can be imported back and users can continue zooming on it.Bug FixesFixed crash on recording XaoS animations.Fixed crash on rendering using command line.Only error messages are shown on incorrect commands.Some other small bug fixes. 4.0 Windows 32-bit installer or zip, tested on Windows 10Mac 64-bit dmg, tested on CatalinaLinux binaries:Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit (works also on Mint 19.3), 32-bitUbuntu 19.10 AMD 64-bit (for PC) or ARM 64-bit (for Raspberry Pi 3/4),Debian Buster 64-bit (works also on MX-19),Raspbian BusterWe acknowledge the kind help of Fractal Foundation in supporting our development.What's new in 4.0The user interface is based on Qt, so XaoS has a modern look and feel.Works on macOS Catalina, which broke older versions.Animation rendering has been fixed.Menu entries are now standardized.TrueType text rendering so fonts look nicer and non-Latin alphabets are supported.Hindi, Icelandic, Russian, Serbian and Swedish translations.Several minor updates for the other languages.The language can be set in the View menu now.Lots of bug fixes.Zooming is possible also with the mouse wheel.Mouse cursor has been changed to cross.Iteration number N can be used in user formulas.Lots of source code cleanup and refactoring. It may not be obvious to end users but this will allow us to make better features and more frequent releases in the future.

4.3.3 DownloadsWindows 64 bit installer and zipMac 64-bit dmg, tested on Sonoma 14.4Linux binaries:Ubuntu 24.04 64-bitOnline version at xaos.appAll platforms are built with Qt version 6.8.Alternatively, Linux users can install the Flathub bundle which is built with Qt 6.7.New FeaturesNew fractal type (clock) by prrt714.New outcoloring mode smoothlog by iaoesch.Official debut of build via cmake (for developers). 4.3.2 DownloadsWindows 64 bit installer and zipMac 64-bit dmg, tested on Big Sur 11.2.3Linux binaries:Ubuntu 22.04 64-bitNew FeaturesTurkish translation, contributed by Selen Galiç, Zuhal Ünan, Veysel Yıldız and Emine Nur Ünveren Bilgiç.Ctrl-C copies the current position to the clipboard as an URL at xaos.app.Some new keyboard shortcuts: Shift-F1 for Info on current fractal and Ctrl-+ for Autopilot."Mathematical" coordinates of the mouse are shown in the status.Contributor's list is linked in Help > About. 4.3.1 DownloadsWindows 64 bit installer and zipMac 64-bit dmg, tested on Big Sur 11.2.3Linux binaries:Ubuntu 22.04 64-bitNew FeaturesTwo new examples by Adam Majewski.Bug FixesExample files are loaded properly now.The Windows binaries have been updated on 2023-10-09. Their previous versions did not include the mandatory files libgcc_s_seh-1.dll and libwinpthread-1.dll. Now this should be fixed. 4.3 DownloadsHTML (WebAssembly)Windows 64 bit installer and zipLinux binaries:Ubuntu 22.04 64-bitNew FeaturesMigration to Qt 6.WebAssembly port, that is, a full-featured web version is available. Tested with Qt >= 6.5.2.Progress bar for time consuming operations (only on native platforms).Bug FixesExample files are loaded properly even if XaoS is not installed (that is, the examples are not flattened).User formulas are not duplicated in the history.Known IssuesFile -> Load Random Example may cause XaoS hang if you have too many files on your system. We will fix this as soon as possible. 4.2.1 DownloadsWindows 32-bit installer and zipMac 64-bit dmg, tested on Catalina 10.15Linux binaries:Ubuntu 20.04 64-bitRaspbian BusterNew FeaturesVietnamese translation.Bug FixesExample files fixed that use the 'Octo' fractal.Fix crash for playing tutorials. 4.2 DownloadsWindows 32-bit installer and zipMac 64-bit dmg, tested on CatalinaLinux binaries:Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit, 20.04 64-bitRaspbian BusterNew FeaturesPalette editor, save/load palettes, storing user palettes in the .xpf file.The option 'User formulas' maintains a history of recently used formulas.Fractal info in the Help menu.Batch rendering.Enabled panning in rotate mode.Unified Open and Open Image option. Save Image option moved to Save as. 4.2 prerelease 1 DownloadsWindows 32-bit installerMac 64-bit dmg, tested on CatalinaLinux binaries:Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit, 20.04 64-bitNew FeaturesPalette editor, save/load palettes, storing user palettes in the .xpf file.The option 'User formulas' maintains a history of recently used formulas.Fractal info