Fractol

Overview

Fractol is a graphical application built in C that generates and displays various types of fractals in real-time using MiniLibX and X11 on Linux. This project was developed as part of the 42Lisboa curriculum.

Features

• Real-time rendering and exploration of famous fractals:
  • Mandelbrot set
  • Julia set (with customizable starting parameters)
  • Burning Ship fractal
  • Tricorn fractal
• Color palette toggling and creative coloring modes
• Mouse and keyboard event handling (zoom, move, palette change, etc.)
• Adjustable zoom and iteration depth for high detail

Requirements

• Linux with X11
• MiniLibX (included as submodule/folder: minilibx-linux)
• libft (included as submodule/folder: libft)
• C compiler (Clang or GCC)
• Make

Build Instructions

git clone https://github.com/adilsxn/fractol.git
cd fractol
make

Usage

Run the compiled binary:

./fractol <fractal_type> [real_arg imag_arg]

Supported Fractals

• m : Mandelbrot
• t : Tricorn
• b : Burning Ship
• j : Julia (optionally followed by two floats for real and imaginary parameters)

Examples

• Mandelbrot:

  ./fractol m
  

• Julia (default parameters):

  ./fractol j
  

• Julia (custom parameters):

  ./fractol j -0.4 0.6
  

• Burning Ship:

  ./fractol b
  

• Tricorn:

  ./fractol t
  

Controls

• Arrow keys / WASD: Move across the fractal
• Mouse wheel / +/-: Zoom in and out
• Number keys / P: Change color palettes
• ESC: Exit the program

Project Structure

• src/ : Source files
• inc/ : Header files
• libft/ : Custom C library (required for compilation)
• minilibx-linux/ : Minimal graphics library (required for compilation)

License

This project is licensed under The Unlicense.

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Made with ❤️ by adilsxn @ 42Lisboa.