66-m/sorting-visualizer

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What you can do

Classic and unusual sorts (Quick, Merge, Heap, Radix, Bogo and more), one at a time or all in a row with a comparison table
2D and 3D visualizations, custom colors and optional MIDI sound
Sort a playing video (needs ffmpeg), your own 3D models (.obj) or the Earth
Arrays of up to 100,000 elements, with live metrics

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About

See and hear Sorting Algorithms in Real Time: 22 Algorithms, 30 Visuals

Creative & Media

README.md

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Sorting Algorithm Visualizer

Watch and listen to 23 sorting algorithms in real time, with 36 visualizations, live metrics and MIDI sound.

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Install

Download the file for your system from the latest release.

System	Download
Windows 10/11 (x64)	`sorting-visualizer-<version>-windows-x64.msi`, or the portable `…-windows-x64.zip` (run `Sorting Visualizer.exe`)
macOS, Apple Silicon	`sorting-visualizer-<version>-macos-arm64.dmg`
macOS, Intel	`sorting-visualizer-<version>-macos-x64.dmg`
Linux (x64), Ubuntu 24.04+ or Debian 13+	`sorting-visualizer-<version>-linux-x64.deb`
Linux (x64), any distribution	`sorting-visualizer-<version>-linux-x64.tar.gz` (extract it and run `sorting-visualizer/bin/sorting-visualizer`)

The packages are not signed yet, so your system warns you on first launch:

macOS: right-click the app and choose Open, or use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
Windows: if SmartScreen says "Windows protected your PC", choose More info → Run anyway.

Already have Java?

With Java 25 or newer you can also run the sorting-visualizer.jar on Windows, Linux and Intel Macs. On Apple Silicon, use the .dmg.

java --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/com.sun.media.sound=ALL-UNNAMED -jar sorting-visualizer.jar

Launch flags

Add these after the program or JAR name.

Flag	Effect
`fullscreen`	Show the visualization in exclusive fullscreen
`portrait`	Use a tall window (about 9:16)
`--display=N`	Show the visualization on display `N`, counting from 1 (default: 2 if you have several monitors)
`--self-check`	Check that the installation works, then exit without opening a window

Features

Classic and unusual sorts (Quick, Merge, Heap, Radix, Bogo and more), one at a time or all in a row with a comparison table
2D and 3D visualizations, custom colors and optional MIDI sound
Sort a playing video (needs ffmpeg), your own 3D models (.obj) or the Earth
Arrays of up to 100,000 elements, with live metrics

Build from source

You need JDK 25 or newer. Maven is included (./mvnw).

git clone https://github.com/66-m/sorting-visualizer.git
cd sorting-visualizer
./mvnw clean package
./run

Command	What it does
`./build`	Build and run the tests
`./build skip-tests`	Build without tests
`./run`	Start the app (accepts the flags above)

On Windows, use build.cmd, run.cmd and mvnw.cmd. For packaging and releases, see Contributing.

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License

Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE.