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.
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 Baryon Pro license unlocks professional live use: Performer Mode, external display output into your VJ or production tools, 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.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.
Parameter automation
Drive Baryon Desktop from OSC, OSCQuery-aware tools, and MIDI CC hardware.
OSC structure export
Send Baryon’s modal structure to TouchDesigner or another OSC receiver.
What to expect
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, and Linux. Listener Mode runs on all three; Performer Mode (stage output, OSC/MIDI) is macOS and Windows today and is coming to Linux later.
- Live output: send the visual into VJ and production tools through Syphon on macOS and Spout on Windows (Baryon Pro license).
- Offline-friendly licensing: your license is verified locally, so a network outage at a venue never blocks a performance. See Plans & licensing.