Golly is a Game of Life simulator available for different platforms, free and with open source code.
The Golly project is a top-notch Game of Life simulator that's currently being developed by Andrew Trevorrow and Tomas Rokicki. As an open-source, cross-platform software, our aim is to invite the best Life hackers to share ideas and excitement with us as we work towards building a world-class Life simulator.
This software comes packed with exciting features, such as an unbounded universe that's limited only by memory, a fast and memory-efficient conventional algorithm, and a super-fast hashing algorithm for highly regular patterns. It's also highly responsive even when generating or garbage collecting, and you can easily read RLE, Life 1.05/1.06, and macrocell formats.
Another fantastic feature of the Golly Game of Life Simulator is the ability to paste in patterns from the clipboard or use the auto-fit option to keep patterns sized to the window. You can also enjoy the full-screen option that eliminates menu, status, tool, and scroll bars. Plus, with a built-in HTML help system (thanks to wxWidgets), it's easy to get started and to figure out how to use the software.
In terms of new releases, we must note that the X11 version of Golly has a number of bugs and limitations. Therefore, it's highly recommended that users opt for the GTK version (if you can), which requires GTK+ 2.x. If you're building Golly from the source distribution, then to avoid several bugs, we suggest that you use wxGTK 2.7 or later.
Overall, the Golly Game of Life Simulator is highly rated, and for good reason. It meets and surpasses expectations, and will definitely provide a highly satisfying experience for software enthusiasts!
This software comes packed with exciting features, such as an unbounded universe that's limited only by memory, a fast and memory-efficient conventional algorithm, and a super-fast hashing algorithm for highly regular patterns. It's also highly responsive even when generating or garbage collecting, and you can easily read RLE, Life 1.05/1.06, and macrocell formats.
Another fantastic feature of the Golly Game of Life Simulator is the ability to paste in patterns from the clipboard or use the auto-fit option to keep patterns sized to the window. You can also enjoy the full-screen option that eliminates menu, status, tool, and scroll bars. Plus, with a built-in HTML help system (thanks to wxWidgets), it's easy to get started and to figure out how to use the software.
In terms of new releases, we must note that the X11 version of Golly has a number of bugs and limitations. Therefore, it's highly recommended that users opt for the GTK version (if you can), which requires GTK+ 2.x. If you're building Golly from the source distribution, then to avoid several bugs, we suggest that you use wxGTK 2.7 or later.
Overall, the Golly Game of Life Simulator is highly rated, and for good reason. It meets and surpasses expectations, and will definitely provide a highly satisfying experience for software enthusiasts!
What's New
Version 1.2: N/A