Fractal eXtreme News:

January 2016 a new version of Fractal eXtreme was released to fix a bug in creating zoom movies.

January 2016 a new version of Fractal eXtreme was released to improve performance on many-core machines and to allow creating 4K zoom movies.

June 2013 a new version of Fractal eXtreme was released to fix a bug that prevented large files from being reloaded.

May 2013 a new version of Fractal eXtreme was released to fix a bug that prevented running it on Wine.

July 2012 a new version of Fractal eXtreme was released, with some bug fixes and zoom movie playback optimizations.

December 2011 a zoom movie focused version of Fractal eXtreme was released, with many bug fixes and zoom movie improvements.

October 2011 a bug fixing version of Fractal eXtreme was released.

September 2011 a performance update of Fractal eXtreme was released, along with some modest functionality changes.

March 2010 a modest update of Fractal eXtreme was released.

January 2010 a modest update of Fractal eXtreme was released. Version 2.03 add a 64-bit version of the zoom movie player and various bug fixes.

November 2009 a modest update of Fractal eXtreme was released. Version 2.02 add Windows 7 tweaks and a greatly improved plug-in developers kit, along with some bug fixes and small changes.

December 2008 a modest update of Fractal eXtreme was released. Version 2.01 added some bug fixes and security improvements, as well as automatic detection of new versions.

April 2008 a significant update of Fractal eXtreme was released. Version 2.0 adds full Vista™ support, including a super-fast 64-bit version, and various other improvements.

December 2003 a bug fix version of Fractal eXtreme was released. As usual this is a free upgrade for registered customers.

November 2003 a bug fix version of Fractal eXtreme was released. As usual this is a free upgrade for registered customers.

October 2003 a new version of Fractal eXtreme was released. As usual this is a free upgrade for registered customers.

February 2002 a bug fix version of Fractal eXtreme was released.

November 2001 a brand new version of Fractal eXtreme was released. This new version has many new features, including antialiased fractals and zoom movies, and an improved way of purchasing Fractal eXtreme.

January 1, 2001 Improved zoom movie player now has OpenGL support for vastly improved animation quality and much higher frame rates. Download the new zoom movie player here or download all of Fractal eXtreme here.

Sep 11, 1999 Improved zoom movie player now has colour cycling and .avi frame rate specification. Download the new zoom movie player here or download all of Fractal eXtreme here.

March 19, 1998 Improved fractal plugins for Fractal eXtreme are released, for faster exploration of the Mandelbrot set and other fractals.

January 29, 1998 Fractal eXtreme Zoom Movie Plug-in 1.11 is released, allowing the playing of unique animated zooms into fractals on web pages. Now with bilinear scaling.

September 30, 1997 Fractal eXtreme 1.21 is released, featuring many new features. Download it for free!

While you're here, be sure to take a look in our gallery at some beautiful images created with Fractal eXtreme. Also, view our unique fractal zoom movies - the animation will amaze you.

Because fractals are curiously attractive, and because they are infinitely detailed, it can be quite enjoyable, and awe inspiring, to hunt around the Mandelbrot set, looking for a never before seen detail, a new theme, an attractive play of colours. After you've zoomed in a few dozen times, you can be pretty certain that nobody else has ever taken the exact route that you are taking, and that you are exploring untouched territory. Yet all of this detail comes from an equation so simple, it's trivial.

When choosing a program with which to explore fractals, it is important to select one that makes exploring effortless. The ideal fractal exploration program should give you enough features to let you do whatever you want, and should be fast enough to handle the computational complexity of fractal calculations. We think that if you give Fractal eXtreme a try, you will soon decide that Fractal eXtreme's unique combination of speed, power, and intuitive interface make it your best choice for exploring the wonders of fractals.

But don't take our word for it -- take Fractal eXtreme out for a free 15-day trial run.