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Baryon Desktop is in active development and is not downloadable yet. It is launching soon — join the waitlist for early access. Details on this page describe the planned product and may change before launch.
Baryon Desktop runs the same WebGPU cymatic engine as the web app, packaged for the stage: lower-latency live input, output to your existing video setup, and controls built for performing rather than evaluating.

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Free to explore, paid to perform

The app itself is free to download and evaluate — no account required. You can open it, feed it audio or a microphone, and run the full real-time visualizer to decide whether it belongs in your show. A paid Performer License unlocks professional live use: Performer Mode, external display output into your VJ or production tools, saved performance presets, and the right to use Baryon in paid shows. See Plans & licensing for the full breakdown. The boundary is simple: free to explore, paid to perform professionally.

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Same engine as the web app

Desktop and web share one engine, so the visualizer itself behaves the same in both. The hands-on guidance in the Using Baryon track applies to either:

First session

Connect audio, frame the scene, and save a setup.

Control panel reference

Every control the visualizer exposes.
The Desktop track focuses on what is specific to the desktop product: licensing, Performer Mode, and live output.

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What to expect

  • Platforms: macOS and Windows at launch. Linux support is planned as best-effort (visualization and audio input).
  • Live output: send the visual into VJ and production tools through Syphon on macOS and Spout on Windows (Performer License).
  • Offline-friendly licensing: your license is verified locally, so a network outage at a venue never blocks a performance. See Plans & licensing.

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Get early access

Baryon Desktop ships first to the waitlist. Join at baryon.live to be notified and receive an early invite.