In Operation
Here’s a short video showcasing projectM in action.
We’re using just 3 presets in our video: Rovarar – Future Speakers, Rovastar & Geiss – Dynamic Swirls 3 (Twisted Truth Mix) and fIShbRaiN – crazy diamond. There are, in fact, tens of thousands of preset files available. Each preset file defines the visualizations via pixel shaders and Milkdrop-style equations and parameters.
The music featured in the video is a track called Beat Thee by Alexander Nakarada released under a No Attribution CC license.
Summary
projectM is a wonderfully sublime music visualizer. It fully warrants our strongest recommendation and inclusion in the Linux Candy series.
Besides a huge arsenal of presets available from the project’s GitHub repositories, the software offers endless customization possibilities. Configure everything from the preset duration, beat sensitivity, texture site, Easter Egg parameter, and much more.
This is cross-platform software running on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm
Support: Milkdrop “Cream of the Crop” Presets, Classic Preset Pack
Developer: projectM Team
License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) v2.1
projectM is written in C++ and C. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation / Summary
Complete list of articles in this series:
| Linux Candy | |
|---|---|
| ASCIIQuarium | Embrace marine life from the terminal with beautiful ASCII art |
| ASCII Art Converter | A small utility that converts images into ASCII art |
| BobRossQuotes | Collection of quotes from Bob Ross |
| Boxes | Command line ASCII boxes |
| Buoh | Online strips comics reader |
| cacafire | Color ASCII fire |
| catclock | xclock with an enhanced cat mode |
| cbonsai | Generate bonsai trees in the terminal |
| christmasfetch | Festive cheer on the desktop |
| chucknorris | Chuck Norris jokes in your terminal |
| cornyjokes | Corny jokes for the terminal |
| CMatrix | ncurses program that simulates the display from “The Matrix” |
| ctree | A Christmas tree right on your terminal |
| eDEX-UI | Sci-fi computer terminal emulator and system monitor |
| emoj | Simple tool that to find suitable emojis for pasting to your clipboard |
| Emote | Modern popup emoji picker |
| Evolvotron | Interactive generative art |
| Fantascene | Dynamic wallpaper changer |
| Fondo | Find beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash |
| gti | Typo-based curio inspired by Steam Locomotive |
| Hollywood | Fill your console with Hollywood melodrama technobabble |
| linuxwave | Generate music from the entropy of Linux |
| lolcat | Rainbows and unicorns |
| No More Secrets | Recreates the data decryption effect from the Sneakers movie |
| nyancat | Terminal-based Pop Tart Cat Animation |
| oneko | Animal chasing fun |
| pipes.sh | Animated pipes terminal screensaver |
| ponysay | cowsay reimplemention for ponies |
| projectM | Music visualizer originally based on Milkdrop |
| pscircle | A different take on the venerable ps command |
| pyjokes | One line jokes for programmers |
| Pywal | Generate color schemes on the fly |
| Relaxator | Relax to soothing sounds |
| Rusty Aquarium | Monitoring by visualization |
| Steam Locomotive | C program written in 295 lines. It's harmless fun |
| Ternimal | Animated lifeform in the terminal |
| terminal-parrot | Party parrot time |
| tetris | Tile-matching puzzle video game in your terminal |
| Variety | Wallpaper manager with many desktops and wallpaper sources |
| WallGen | Generate HQ poly wallpapers with a few arguments. |
| WallpaperDownloader | Download, change, and manage wallpapers |
| xcowsay | Displays a cow on your desktop with message |
| XDecorations | Add some festive cheer to your desktop |
| XScreenSaver | Framework and collection of screensavers |
I definitly want a vizualizer that work on my pc led. Change colors, rythms, intensities. Just wants to see my pc enjoying musics 😀
Screenshot?
There’s a short video on page 2