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Paper.js vs Pure Data

A side-by-side look at Paper.js and Pure Data. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Paper.js

Paper.js

Development

Paper.js is an open-source vector graphics scripting framework that runs on top of the HTML5 Canvas. It offers a clean scene graph, mouse and keyboard handling, mathematical utilities, and more for crafting 2D interactive and animated graphics within the browser.

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Pure Data

Pure Data

Audio & Music

Pure Data is an open-source visual programming language for multimedia, commonly used for audio and music composition and processing. It allows users to create graphical dataflow diagrams for generating and manipulating digital audio signals and MIDI messages.

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