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Pd-extended

An open source visual programming language for multimedia.

Completely free
Linux
Open source
Old edition (2013)

Old edition: the latest known version (0.44.0) dates from 3 February 2013. It is no longer recommended as current software; the package date does not mean the software is still maintained.

Overview

Old edition: the latest known version (0.44.0) dates from 2013; it is no longer presented as current software.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Pd can be used to process and generate sound, video, 2D/3D graphics, and interface sensors, input devices, and MIDI.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Pd-extended is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Pd-extended is a fork of Pure Data that integrates better with the OS, and provides an easy-to-install and thorough assembly of available libraries, extensions, and documentation. This is the final release, and is not maintained. IMPORTANT: Running Pd-extended under Flatpak is experimental. The following are known limitations. Realtime priority cannot be used. JACK audio backend cannot be used. Packages from puredata.info do not have these limitations. Pure Data is an open source visual programming environment that runs on anything from personal computers to embedded devices (ie Raspberry Pi) and smartphones (via libpd, DroidParty (Android), and PdParty (iOS). It is a major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, etc), originally developed by Miller Puckette at IRCAM. Pd enables musicians, visual artists, performers, researchers, and developers to create software graphically without writing lines of code. Pd can be used to process and generate sound, video, 2D/3D graphics, and interface sensors, input devices, and MIDI. Pd can easily work over local and remote networks to integrate wearable technology, motor systems, lighting rigs, and other equipment. It is suitable for learning basic multimedia processing and visual programming methods as well as for realizing complex systems for large-scale projects.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 8 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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