Jux is a fractal explorer for 2D Julia and Mandelbrot sets. It includes a variety of formulas. It has beautiful coloring and lighting effects. It is easy to use. There is no formula editor or scripting.



Features:

Easy switching between Mandelbrot and Julia sets

Julia explorer shows Julia set thumbnail corresponding to mouse position in preview

A selection of formulas, mostly generic with parameters

Fully multi-core for preview, explorer and rendering

Render large pictures with full anti-aliasing (when registered)

Numeric controls can be dragged like sliders

Easily share parameters in social media, with copy/paste to the clipboard

Memory spots for temporary storage of formulas, coloring or lighting

Save your favorite settings as presets (formulas, coloring, lighting, gradients)

Hundreds of system presets included

One-click switching between 12 default color schemes

Gradient editor that includes tools to capture linear or randomized gradients

Coloring based on potential, distance estimate, textures, fibers, field lines

Adjust color and lighting controls with realtime preview

Powerful heightfield lighting effects

Materials that can include reflection, refraction, angular filtering and displacement mapping

Use panoramic or ordinary images as environment maps for reflection and refraction