supercollider ☆

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Description:
Server, language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 3.14.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @supercollider | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio music synthesis live-coding sound ide

Install: brew install --cask supercollider

About:
SuperCollider is an open-source platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, featuring a powerful real-time programming language. It provides a sophisticated server for sound synthesis and a dedicated IDE, enabling artists and researchers to create complex audio installations, interactive music, and experimental soundscapes.

Key Features:

Object-oriented programming language optimized for audio
Real-time audio server with UGen (unit generator) support
Integrated development environment (IDE) with syntax highlighting
Cross-platform compatibility (macOS, Windows, Linux)

Use Cases:

Algorithmic composition and generative music
Live coding performances and interactive sound art
Acoustic research and psychoacoustics experimentation

Alternatives:

Max/MSP – Commercial visual programming environment with a focus on patching
Pure Data – Open-source visual programming language similar to Max/MSP
ChucK – Concurrent audio programming language with strong timing focus

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 1:04pm	3.14.0	0	VERSION_BUMP	5fa2fd13
Mar 7, 2023 10:30pm	3.13.0	0	VERSION_BUMP	d31716cc