Chaosprint Glicol by chaosprint
Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust
About Chaosprint Glicol
From the project's README at github.com/chaosprint/glicol. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Glicol (an acronym for "graph-oriented live coding language") is a computer music language with both its language and audio engine written in Rust programming language, a modern alternative to C/C++. Given this low-level nature, Glicol can run on many different platforms such as browsers, VST plugins and Bela board. Glicol's synth-like syntax and powerful audio engine also make it possible to combine high-level synth or sequencer control with low-level sample-accurate audio synthesis, all in real-time.
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 3.0k | github.com/chaosprint/glicol |
| GitHub forks | 99 | github.com/chaosprint/glicol |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 517 | glicol |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.8 years | since Jul 2020 |
| Last commit | 1.1 years ago | Apr 6, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 11 | last: 4.0 years ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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