M1m132·Feb 17, 2026
Judging from the code, it's most likely Butterchurn or some fork.
https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
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Butterchurn is a WebGL implementation of the Milkdrop Visualizer
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Butterchurn is a WebGL implementation of the Milkdrop Visualizer
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
13 sources"The StandaloneWindow module provides a way to create a separate window to display custom content. You are able to control a full-sized webview inside the window, therefore you can use HTML, CSS, and advanced techniques like WebGL to render the contents." [1]
So... someone could make a Webamp[2] plugin?
And Butterchurn[3] for viz? (Assuming one can plumb in a compatible audio node)
[1] https://docs.iina.io/interfaces/IINA.API.StandaloneWindow
[2] https://docs.webamp.org/docs/intro
[3] https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
In Plugin SystemYes, the visuals are from the same tradition as old winamp plugins: https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
In Show HN: SlideSynthVery cool to see more people working on this kinda stuff. I have https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn integrated into https://github.com/captbaritone/webamp within my desktop environment in the browser https://github.com/DustinBrett/daedalOS. I listen to soma.fm streaming on my website every day with MilkDrop running in Desktop Mode.
In ProjectM: LGPL Reimplementation of Ryan Geiss' Milkdrop from Winamp/KodiI prefer the style of the original Geiss plugin (http://www.geisswerks.com/geiss/shots.html) to Milkdrop, but every recent project I know (I know if this one and https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn) reimplements Milkdrop. It would seem like there should be a set of Milkdrop presets that makes it look like Geiss, but I could not find one.
Does anyone know a working visualiser more similar to Geiss?
In ProjectM: LGPL Reimplementation of Ryan Geiss' Milkdrop from Winamp/KodiYes, it's already its own project and the developer who built it helped integrate it into Webamp.
https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
If you want to visualize audio coming from the browser (Spotify etc) check out his browser extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/butterchurn-music-...
In Webamp: Winamp 2 in the browserButterchurn – A WebGL Implementation of the Milkdrop Visualizer
123 points · Open discussionhttps://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
This is the visualizer that they're using.
In Webamp: Winamp 2 in the browserLooks like they're borrowed.
https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
In Websites that look like desktop GUIsThe visualizer comes from https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn glad you like it!
In Websites that look like desktop GUIsCheck out webamp if you haven't. It's Winamp 2 in your browser, Milkdrop included.
https://webamp.org/
https://github.com/captbaritone/webamp
https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
In Interface Hall of Shame – QuickTime 4.0 Player (1999)The MilkDrop port is a separate project which we’ve work together to integrate into Webamp. Check it out here: https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
In WebAmp: WinAmp 2 in Your BrowserThe biggest change since then is the addition of MilkDrop emulation with butterchurn: https://butterchurnviz.com/ and https://github.com/jberg/butterchurn
In WebAmp: WinAmp 2 in Your Browser