golly

Key features:

Supports both bounded and unbounded universes.
Supports various topologies (plane, torus, Klein bottle, etc.).
Supports multi-state universes (cells can have up to 256 states).
Includes the QuickLife algorithm.
Uses the HashLife algorithm to see large patterns evolve at huge time scales.
Supports many different rules, including Wolfram's 1D rules, WireWorld, Generations, and John von Neumann's 29-state CA.
Uses the RuleLoader algorithm to load custom rules.
Reads RLE, macrocell, Life 1.05/1.06, dblife, and MCell files.
Can also read common graphic formats: BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF.
Can extract patterns, scripts and rules from zip files.
Downloads files from online archives.
Includes a pattern collection.
Paste in patterns from the clipboard.
Unlimited undo/redo.
Unbounded zooming out for astronomical patterns.
Auto fit option keeps a generating pattern within view.
Full screen option (no menu/status/tool/scroll bars).
Supports multiple layers, including cloned layers.
HTML-based help with an integrated Life Lexicon.
Scriptable via Lua or Python.
User-configurable keyboard shortcuts.


          

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License: GPL-2.0-or-later
URL: https://golly.sourceforge.io