Le Biniou vs Phosphor
Le Biniou
biniou.lenain.infoPhosphor
getphosphor.comSide by side
| Figure | Le Biniou | Phosphor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio Visualizer Software | 8.3 (#5) | 7.4 (#21) |
| Support | The project wiki directs users to the #lebiniou channel on Libera.Chat for questions and comments. | The maker says it answers support emails, usually within a day, and Apple handles App Store refund requests. |
| Visual effects | The project describes more than 100 plugins for producing graphic effects from sound or recorded audio. | Users can stack effects including CRT, bloom, vignette, grain, chroma, kaleidoscope fold, exposure, pixelation, and blur, then save presets. |
Plans
In their own words
Le Biniou
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.