MilkDrop!

Installation hen you install Winamp, make sure the MilkDrop 2 visualizer option is selected, so that it gets installed, too. After the installation completes, launch Winamp. Be sure to play some music before trying to launch the visualizer otherwise you'll get a black screen. Once some music is playing, hit CTRL+K and a list of visualization plug-ins will appear. Select MilkDrop 2 from the list. Click Start and it will launch the visualizer. If you want to go full-screen, just double-click on the visualizer itself. To configure MilkDrop's options, exit the visualizer and hit ALT+K. **If you have trouble** getting MilkDrop to run properly after installation, try installing various recent WHQL drivers for your video card; this will almost always fix the problem. See the

MilkDrop alternatives

  • projectM

  • projectM is an LGPL'ed reimplementation of Milkdrop under OpenGL. All projectM requires is a video card with 3D acceleration and your favorite music.

    tags: music-visualization
  • APEXvj

  • Visualize your favorite tunes online for free with APEXvj, featuring some of the most advanced music visualizations in the world.

    tags: music-player music-visualization soundcloud-integration veejay
  • VSXu Ultra Artiste

  • VSXu Ultra Artiste lets you create stunning open GL based audio reactive visuals. Its unique modular interface gives you drag and drop functionality gives you access to dozens of modules that allow easy compositing of presets that can be played in VSXu player.

    tags: artiste programming visualization
  • R4

  • R4 is a standalone OpenGL accelerated program (created by Gordon Williams of RabidHaMsTeR.Org) which aims to produce animated 3D graphics in real-time that twist and turn with the music. The WinAmp-based precursor to R4 (R2/Extreme) is now used in many nightclubs, at parties, and has been used at many massive events such as Glastonbury (by Psyrcus Wyrd), and the Ministry of Sound New Years event (at the Millennium Dome in London).

    tags: directx hardware-accelerated music-visualization opengl screensaver
  • Plane9

  • Plane9 is a revolutionary 3d visualizer where you never have to settle for just one view ever again. From the start you have over 150 predefined scenes to choose from. The scenes can be combined with one another to form a near endless supply of new views to experience. If your feeling creative you can start up the editor and create new scenes that you can then share with the world.

    tags: visualization screensaver winamp-plugin winamp visualizer
  • Kauna

  • Kauna is a music visualizer. Kauna renders any sound reproduction in system. It can also capture audio from a microphone.

    tags: audio-visualizer directx music-visualization sound-sensitive spectrum-analyser
  • G-Force

  • G-Force features fast anti-aliased visuals, millions of possible effect combinations, savable and scriptable effects, and unparalleled expandability. G-Force is designed to entertain you on its own, but there are many ways it can be customized and extended.

    tags: winamp-plugin winamp music-visualization
  • Cthugha

  • And what is Cthugha (pronounced "Kah-Thoo-Gah")? It's a free program available for PC's (running DOS, Windows, or Linux) and Macintosh's which takes sound input from a CD, stereo, or microphone and displays colorful animated graphics synced to the sound. Sort of like an oscilloscope, but on LSD.

    tags: winamp-plugin music-visualization oscilloscope audio-animation audio-visualizer
  • Visualisator 5000

  • Visualisator 5000 is an awesome Music Visualisation App for your Android phone or tablet!Just start your favourite mp3 player, put it in the background, start the Visualisator 5000 and enjoy the trippy 2D and 3D graphics created by YOUR music!

    tags: visualization music-visualization
  • Morphyre

  • Morphyre is a 3D Music Visualizer and Screensaver for PC and Mac that runs as a Plugin in iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp, or on its own. It's also now available for Android devices.

    tags: screensaver music-visualization
  • Rabbit Hole

  • Experience music in a new light! Get ready for an endless journey through a corridor of color and sound. Don't just listen to your music, follow it down the Rabbit Hole!

    tags: itunes-integration music-visualization