Le Biniou vs Morphyre

Le Biniou creates live visuals from audio performances or existing tracks, for artists, composers, VJs, and music fans. The open-source software lists more than 100 plugins for graphic effects, including more than 40 that react to sound. Users can arrange plugins into sequences, save them in banks, or have the software generate sequences in schemes mode. Audio inputs include JACK Audio, ALSA, PulseAudio, Open Sound System, Sndio, audio files, and OSC. Output options include MP4 recording, PNG images, RTMP streaming, and a V4L2 loopback device that can feed compatible video software such as OBS. It also handles live cameras and media types supported by FFmpeg or ImageMagick. A web interface can control a running instance over a network from another computer, tablet, or mobile device. The project lists GNU/Linux, Windows 10 with WSL2, Mac OS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD among its minimum system requirements. Installation options include Debian and derivative distributions, Arch Linux, GitLab packages, and Flatpak. Le Biniou is free.

Morphyre is a music-responsive 3D visualizer that creates animated scenes that move with music. Its library includes forms, tunnels, fractals, animated blocks, and sketches, with the maker describing thousands of unique scenes. Users can create scenes with the Scene Designer and make music videos for YouTube. Listed player plugins support iTunes, Windows Media Player, and Winamp; instructions are also provided for MediaMonkey. Morphyre Free and Morphyre Personal are for personal use, while professional use at nightclubs, gigs, or other public venues requires Morphyre Pro. Pro supports stereoscopic visuals where venues have suitable glasses. Personal customization includes scene controls, themes, favorites, settings, and effects such as strobe, HDR, negate, and blur. New scenes update automatically while the program is online, but full program updates require a separate download. The maker lists Windows or x86-based Macintosh, a processor faster than 1 GHz, and an OpenGL 2-capable graphics card. Free requires internet access at least every fifth time it runs. The maker says the software is free and has no warranty or support.