Mandelbrot Metal

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a responsive studio for exploring and creating fractal art.

Mandelbrot Metal combines real-time Metal rendering with approachable creative controls, deep-zoom precision, and high-resolution export. Wander through the Mandelbrot set, tap any Mandelbrot point to open its matching Julia set, shape the result with color and light, then save or share the scenes worth keeping.

EXPLORE WITHOUT LOSING YOUR PLACE

Version 2.2 adds Exploration History. Use Back and Forward to revisit completed creative steps without creating a bookmark first. Each history state restores the full scene—including view, zoom, iterations, Mandelbrot or Julia mode, Julia constant, palette, contrast, 3D Look, and loaded-bookmark context. Up to 50 recent states are kept for the current session.

MANDELBROT AND JULIA SETS

Explore the classic Mandelbrot set or tap a Mandelbrot location to generate its corresponding Julia set. Tap again to return to the exact Mandelbrot view you left, or use history to compare alternate paths.

COLOR AS A CREATIVE INSTRUMENT

Choose from 156 built-in palettes, including 55 Ultra-Wide ramps for smooth deep-zoom gradients. Mark favorites, adjust contrast, switch between smooth and discrete LUT styles, or import colors from a photo to create a custom palette.

PRECISION THAT ADAPTS AS YOU ZOOM

Mandelbrot Metal promotes precision as scenes demand it. Zoom up to 10¹⁶x. Fast GPU rendering keeps navigation responsive, while progressive multicore CPU tiles can refine ultra-deep views after interaction pauses.

ADD DEPTH WITH 3D LOOK

Use adjustable surface lighting to reveal ridges, bulbs, spirals, and filigree. Combine lighting with palettes and supersampling to build a distinctive visual style.

CAPTURE AND SHARE

Export the canvas or create 4K, 6K, 8K, and custom-size PNG artwork. Save named bookmarks, organize scenes, and import or export bookmarks and palettes as portable files.

BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD

Mandelbrot Metal provides layouts designed for each device, plus external-keyboard shortcuts for Back and Forward.

AVAILABLE IN 13 LANGUAGES

Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.

Whether you approach fractals as art, mathematics, design inspiration, or pure curiosity, Mandelbrot Metal gives you an infinite world to explore—and the tools to make it your own.