See also http://puredata.info/ for a community-maintained website with pointers to many related resources: add-ons, extensions, other packages (such as Pd inside a VST plug-in), mailing lists, and much more documentation.

Pure Data (Pd): real-time music and multimedia environment

HTML documentation for Pd

README file for Pd

CURRENT STABLE RELEASE, version 0.53-2

Pd source code

Pd application, compiled for Macintosh OS 10.10 or newer

- compiled for Microsoft Windows, 64 bit executable (zip archive)\\
**UPDATED Dec. 29 2022 - file size is now 8199675 bytes**

- compiled for Microsoft Windows, 64 bit executable (automatic installer)
**UPDATED Dec. 29 2022 - file size is now 8013131 bytes**

(The windows files were updated because they previously, accidentally, contained the old 0.53-0 version. If you grabbed this before Dec. 29 you've got 0.53-0. You can check this using "about pd" in the help menu.)

Pd compiled for older systems:

- 32-bit ("i386") application for Macintosh OS 10.7 - 10.14; for loading old, 32-bit external libraries

- 64-bit application for Macintosh OS 10.7 - 10.9

- 32 bit application for Microsoft Windows XP or later; for loading old, 32-bit external libraries (zip archive)

- 32 bit application for Microsoft Windows XP or later; for loading old, 32-bit external libraries (automatic installer)

------- pd~ ported to Max/MSP 6,7, and 8 by Puckette & Apel ---------

PdMax Version 0.54 for MacOS version 10

PdMax Version 0.55test1 for MacOS versions 11-12 including M1 support

PdMax Version 0.54 for PCs

Here is a directory listing of all downloadable files.

This page is hosted by the UCSD Music Department.