Cycletron 0.1.0-alpha.27

Cycletron

A desktop app for live coding music, on macOS, Linux and Windows. Write Strudel-style patterns and press Cmd+Enter: edits take effect on the next evaluation, with no compile step.

Cycletron is a desktop app for macOS, Linux and Windows.

Version 0.1.0-alpha.27, released November 6, 2026. What changed · All downloads and requirements

The demo from the first public release. Patterns run on strudel-rs, a Rust engine compiled to WebAssembly; Cycletron is not affiliated with the Strudel project. More recordings

Visualizers that follow the pattern

Fullscreen modes read which voices are playing, not only the volume. Stage mode plays a song as a show: a file that sets the mode, camera, cuts and text for each section. How show files work

Stage mode with the Neon Circuit visualizer.
Stage mode with the Neon Circuit visualizer.
Forest Drive: each note is a tree on the verge, and it reaches the windshield on the beat.
Forest Drive: each note is a tree on the verge, and it reaches the windshield on the beat.
Cockpit: notes reach the glass on the beat. The panel under the view is the mix.
Cockpit: notes reach the glass on the beat. The panel under the view is the mix.

Examples

The songs, techniques and genre sketches the app installs, with their code. Show files are listed too; they play in the app.

Guide

The editor, transport, samples, MIDI, Ableton Link, OSC, the visualizer and Stage.

Changelog

What changed in every release.