Pure Data (Pd)
by Miller S. Puckette et al.
realtime computer music system
About
Pure Data (or just "Pd") is an open source visual programming language for multimedia. Pure Data is developed by Miller Puckette since 1996 and you can find it on his official website along with the official documentation and other related resources. This is the official "Pd" or "main distribution" and it is also known as "Pd Vanilla".
Think of Pd as a "Modular Synthesizer" that is also a programming language.
Pd's audio and MIDI functions are built-in as well as networking (e.g. using Open Sound Control), but there are a number of external libraries that allow you to do graphics, interface hardware and much more...
Permissions
3 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.
- all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
--device=all - X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
--socket=x11 - full access to your home folder
--filesystem=home - inter-process communication (needed for X11)
--share=ipc - network
--share=network - audio
--socket=pulseaudio - access to xdg-run/pipewire-0
--filesystem=xdg-run/pipewire-0
Who publishes this
The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.
- verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
publisher:flathub
Maintenance
Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.
No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.