Installation: If you downloaded a program (EXE file), just run it. If you downloaded an archive (ZIP file), unpack it to a dedicated directory. If you downloaded a JAVA program, run it by double-clicking, or by issuing the java -jar filename.jar command.
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Framsticks applications in a nutshell
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Theater: The simulator with a simple interface and attractive 3D visualization, for all platforms. It includes a number of illustrative shows and can serve as the genotype viewer. Read more... | 
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Artificial Life: An application that lets you get acquainted with various Artificial Life concepts. It is based on the Framsticks engine, includes the Theater app, and has a simple user interface suitable for mobile devices (phones, tablets, TVs, Android, iOS, etc.). | 
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Windows GUI: The simulator with a powerful graphical user interface (GUI) for Windows. It also works on Linux and macOS via the Wine compatibility layer. | 
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| CLI (command-line interface): For advanced users and all platforms. Includes the server. | 
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Downloadable packages (version 5.3)
- Windows installer (FramsticksInstaller.exe, 30 MB). Contains Theater, GUI, Artificial Life, and CLI.
- macOS installer (very old version 4.3) (FramsticksInstaller.dmg, 17 MB). Contains Theater and CLI.
- Linux installer (very old version 4.3) (FramsticksInstaller.deb, 12 MB). Contains Theater and CLI.
- Standalone ZIP archive (Framsticks.zip, 46 MB). Contains Theater, GUI and CLI, for all platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows).
- Mobile: Android, iOS.
- Python integration – read here.
Read Framsticks license agreement. By installing Framsticks you agree to the terms of this agreement.
Compatibility summary
| Windows | Linux | macOS | Android | iOS | |
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| GUI | native | via Wine | via Wine | ||
| Artificial Life | native | native | native | native | native |
| Theater | native | native | native | ||
| CLI | native | native | native | ||
| Library | native (frams-objects.dll) |
native (frams-objects.so) |
native (frams-objects.dylib) |
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| 3D creature editor (online) | cross-platform (javascript) | ||||
Other Framsticks applications
| Program | Platform
Version Release date |
File type, notes | Download |
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Fred FRamsticks EDitor. Lets you design creatures in a friendly way. |
All platforms, requires JAVA (at least 1.4) 2.1 January 2005 |
Open-source.
See other Fred resources for software developers. |
[download], 470 KB |
| Framsticks network client user interfaces | For JAVA. | Open-source. | See available clients. |
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Brain optimizer Adjusts weights and/or neuron properties to meet the desired signal characteristics. |
All platforms, requires JAVA (at least 1.4) or C# .NET May 2004 |
Open-source. | for JAVA for C# .NET |
Resources
| File | Type and size | Download |
| Framsticks Manual | PDF file, 4.5 MB | pdf manual |
| Files with interesting/example creatures (some created, some evolved, some created and then evolved). Plus another experiment definitions. | Small .gen or .expdef files | Visit Experimentation Center |
| Configuration files for editors, make script editing easier by highlighting FramScript syntax | Small .zip file | download |
Development
Developmental executables can be found here.
The information for and about developers is available here.