Fractals and Generative Art

Users share links to browser-based fractal generators, L-systems implementations, Context Free Art, and other generative art tools, discussing their use for creating spatiotemporal patterns and math art.

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pacaro Aug 6, 2022 View on HN

You might enjoy Context Free Arthttps://www.contextfreeart.org/

hahamrfunnyguy Sep 26, 2016 View on HN

....There's a fractal for that!

chromakat Sep 10, 2025 View on HN

Fractal creative method of choice >^•¥•^<

tlavoie Jan 15, 2026 View on HN

Need to do more, but here I am: https://fractaldragon.net

webXL May 4, 2015 View on HN

Google found this: http://hirnsohle.de/test/fractalLab/Edit: Looks like an older version, but still pretty fun to play with

mikorym May 12, 2020 View on HN

Do these use Lindenmayer systems? [1][1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-system

maximebf Aug 18, 2011 View on HN

You can draw great fractals with it! Awesome job

ttoinou Feb 19, 2024 View on HN

I've produced some KIFS (Kaleidoscopic iterated function system) fractals that look like this

transformi Sep 17, 2024 View on HN

cool stuff. would like to see statsitics about the patterns that get generated.

NanoWar Feb 11, 2021 View on HN

Build your own fractal that is!