almondbread 0.1.0

The first release of almondbread: a deep-zoom Mandelbrot explorer for Macs with Apple silicon, built for flying through the set in real time.

Install: download almondbread_0.1.0_aarch64.dmg below (signed and notarized), or brew install --cask ractive/tap/almondbread. Needs Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 14 or newer.

What's in it

• Real-time deep zoom far beyond 1e1000: perturbation with linear approximation on the GPU, float32 kernels, a Rust core.
• Driving: manual, cruise with 26 gears forward and reverse (E / Q), autopilot (Z) that steers away from the empty interior toward detail, and journeys (J) from landmark to landmark. The cockpit at the bottom shows the level and the speed.
• Seek minibrot (N), lane assist (L), copy and paste coordinates (⌘C / ⌘V), fly-to.
• A catalogue of famous places, endless dives and a guided tour (Feigenbaum and period doubling).
• Orbit overlay, mini-maps, interior colourings (period, multiplier, distance, bubbles), lighting and looks, a cosmic size scale and a π meter.
• Interior proofs (cardioid, bulbs, attracting cycles) and "compute further" with Continue for views that need more iterations.

Feedback and issues are welcome.