CAGIRE: LIVE CODING IN FORTH
AGPL-3.0 · Raphaël Maurice Forment · 2026
AGPL-3.0 · Raphaël Maurice Forment · 2026
| Platform | Desktop | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| macOS (Universal) | .pkg | |
| macOS (ARM) | .app | .tar.gz |
| macOS (Intel) | .app | .tar.gz |
| Windows | .exe | .zip |
| Linux | .deb | .tar.gz |
All releases are available on GitHub. You can also compile the software yourself by getting it from Cargo!
Cagire is a step sequencer where each step contains a Forth script instead of typical note data. When the sequencer reaches a step, it runs the associated script. Scripts can produce sound, trigger samples, apply effects, or do nothing at all. You are free to define what your scripts will do. Cagire includes a built-in audio engine called Doux. No external software is needed to make sound. It comes with oscillators, sample players, filters, reverb, delay, distortion, and more.
Live coding is a technique where a programmer writes code in real-time in front of an audience. It is a way to experiment with code, to share things and thoughts openly, to express yourself through code. It can be technical, poetical, weird, preferably all at once. Live coding can be used to create music, visual art, and other forms of media. Live coding is an autotelic activity: doing it is its own reward. There are no errors, only fun. Learn more at TOPLAP or livecoding.fr.