Mandelbulb 3D (MB3D) (mandelbulb.com) is a free 3D fractal imaging software available for Windows OS. It is a user-friendly application that generates different fractal objects from nonlinear equations. As a 3D rendering application, its features include shadow-and-glow-effects, color, depth-of-field, and specularity.
Mandelbulber (sourceforge.net) is a free software that renders 3D fractals including BulbBox, Mandelbox, and JuliaBulb. Its features include key-frame animations, depth of field, and complex 3D shading. It runs on Windows and Linux.
Apophysis (sourceforge.net) is an open-source fractal generator allows you to edit, create and render fractal flames. With its scripting language, you can directly access different components of the fractal, adjust the coloring and location. You can apply random edits to the images using the software's mutations window. Apophysis can be used in Macintosh and Windows.
Jux (xenodream.com) is a free 2D fractal explorer for Mandelbrot and Julia sets. It has excellent heightfield lighting effects and supports full anti-aliasing for rendering large pictures and batch rendering. Available for Windows OS
FractalNow (sourceforge.net) is a free and open-source fractal-generating software, used for creating geometric pictures of various types. It combines a command line and graphical tool known as QFractalNow to implement advanced algorithms easily and generate the corresponding images. The command-line tool can render fractal animations from scripts without a desktop. FractalNow supports multiple types of coloring like iteration counts and average coloring methods. multi-platform
Fractal Fr0st (fr0st.wordpress.com) allows you to instantly view and edit fractal flames during rendering in Linux OS. It has a simple GUI and top-level Python scripting.
Fractal Forge (fractal-forge.en.softonic.com) is one of the fastest applications for generating fractals and also explores Mandelbrot set branches. Windows OS
ChaosPro (chaospro.de) is an instant 2D and 3D fractal generator for Windows OS running intel core i7. It is free and allows you to calculate several fractals at the same time in different windows. It also supports an unlimited color range.
Fractal Map (microsoft.com) is free and allows you to generate instant fractal images on your Windows 10 device. Its 8-cores support quick rendering and it also allows you to experiment with cycling animations and color cycling.
Mind-Boggling Fractals LE (mind-boggling-fractals.software.informer.com), developed by Paul Carlson, this is a free fractal generator that you can use to create beautiful fractal images on Windows. It allows you to experiment with different fractal designs easily.
Chaoscope (chaoscope.org) was created by Nicolas Desprez, Chaoscope is free 3D fractal rendering software that runs on Windows and Linux. You can use this strange attractors software to create sculptures.
Incendia (incendia.net) is donationware that generates 3D fractal images on Windows 7, 8, or 10 OS with 4GB ram using Iterated Function Systems. You can use this software for 3D printing as well as to export fractals as meshes. It has a multicore render engine and offers color gradient support.
Fractint (softpedia.com) renders different types of fractals in MS-DOS, Linux, and Macintosh. It is a free fractal-generating software that can create nearly any kind of fractal image. You can get the updated version of the program for your Windows device.
Sterling2 (soler7.com) is a fractal-generating program originally created by Stephen Ferguson. It has 50 formulas that can be used to generate multiple fractal images on Windows for free.
Fractice (fractice.sourceforge.net) is a free, open-source fractal explorer and renderer for Windows OS including XP/Vista/Windows 7. It supports navigation, deep zoom, and thumbnails.
Mandala Explorer (russellcottrell.com) is a highly-interactive fractal generator that creates fractal images in real time. Apart from creating mandala-like fractals, Mandala Explorer can be used for 3D special effects and animation. It's free and runs on Windows OS.
Mandelbrot Explorer (mandel.org.uk) is free and it works well on most versions of Windows OS—up to Windows 10! With this fractal generator, users can zoom in selected areas of the Mandelbrot and Julia sets, and color the resulting fractal images as they want.
Kaos Rhei (softpedia.com) is a portable freeware used to design and export different fractal images in multiple image formats including JPG, PNG, PBM, and in printed form. It allows the user to adjust the levels for brightness, contrast, and gamma for fractal images, and also applies special filters like blur, smooth, sharpen and contour. It is compatible with all Windows OS.
Fractal Extreme (cygnus-software.com) lets you explore the Mandelbrot set and discover new themes and colors. It combines a great user interface with speed and a multi-dialog design. You can start with its free 15-day trial on your Windows PC.
Fractal Architect (fractalarchitect.net) lets you generate multiple flame fractals or try out special effects and animations. It also has a fractal editor where users can modify the flame fractals for better artistic appeal. It is free and runs on MacOS and IOS.
JWildfire (blog.overwhale.com) is a very powerful and flexible flame fractal generator that has been battle-tested by numerous fractal artists from all over the world. As the spiritual successor of the award-winning special effects program Wildfire\7PPC for the Amiga, its roots go back about 25 years. The software is java-based and runs on almost any platform. It might not be as fast as native application, but it runs rock-solid and allows the rendering of huge images. An alternative GPU renderer is available. It is currently limited, but will be expanded continuously.
Kalles Fraktaler 2 + (mathr.co.uk) Want to create DEEP Mandelbrot fractals 100 times faster than the commercial programs, for FREE? One hour or one minute? Three months or one day? It works by using perturbation techniques and series approximation, to allow faster lower precision number types to be used for pixel iterations, based on a high precision reference. Cross-compiled to Windows from Linux MINGW64. Now with many other enhancements.
FragM (github.com) This is derived from Mikael Hvidtfeldt Christensen's Fragmentarium representing a compilation of features and fixes contributed by many users at FractalForums since 2013.
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