Cellular automaton simulation programs by supported rulespaces
This is an incomplete, messy table of multiple cellular automaton simulator programs with the rulespaces they natively support.
Two-dimensional
Grids
Euclidean regular
{∞}
{4,4}
2-state
Outer-totalistic
| Rulespace | Golly | LifeViewer | lifelib | Java Square Cell | Life32 | Mirek's Cellebration | Visions of Chaos | WolframAlpha | CAViewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| von Neumann | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | range 1[n 1] | range 1-? | range 1-? | range 1-10[n 2] | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| Moore | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | range 1-5 range 1-7[n 3] |
range 1-? | range 1-? | range 1-10[n 2] | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| cross | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | range 1-? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| saltire | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | range 1-? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| star | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | range 1-? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| hash | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | range 1-? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| checkerboard | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| L2 | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| circular | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
| custom | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | range 1-? |
Isotropic non-totalistic
Non-isotropic
3-state
Outer-totalistic
Isotropic non-totalistic
16-state
Non-isotropic
n-state
Unsorted
| Rulespace | Golly | LifeViewer | lifelib | Java Square Cell | Life32 | Mirek's Cellebration | Visions of Chaos | WolframAlpha | CAViewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margolus | Multistate emulation only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
| von Neumann Isotropic non-totalistic | [n 1] | [n 1] | [n 1] | ? | ? | [n 4] | ? | ? | Weighted Life |
| von Neumann Non-isotropic non-totalistic | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Weighted Life | ? | ? | Weighted Life |
| Isotropic non-totalistic | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Weighted Life | ? | ? | Yes |
| Non-isotropic non-totalistic | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Weighted Life | ? | ? | Weighted Life |
| Range 2 von Neumann Isotropic non-totalistic | Multistate emulation only | Multistate emulation only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Range 2 von Neumann Non-isotropic non-totalistic | Multistate emulation only | Multistate emulation only | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Weighted Life |
| Cyclic CA | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| RPS CA | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| BSFKL | Ruletables only | Ruletables only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Ruletables only |
| 3-state outer-totalistic | Ruletables only | Ruletables only | Ruletables only | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Ruletables only |
| 3-state isotropic non-totalistic | Ruletables only | Ruletables only | Ruletables only | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Ruletables only |
| Partitioned cellular automata | Ruletables only | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
| Outer-totalistic Generations | states 2-255 | states 2-255 | states 2-? | ? | ? | states 2-? | ? | ? | states 2-? |
| Isotropic non-totalistic Generations | states 2-255 | states 2-255 | states 2-? | ? | ? | Weighted Generations states 2-? |
? | ? | Yes |
| Larger than Life Generations | range 1-500 states 2-255 |
range 1-500 states 2-255 |
range 1-7 states 2-? |
? | ? | range 1-10 states 2-25 |
? | ? | Yes |
| Higher-range outer-totalistic Generations | range 1-500 states 2-255 |
range 1-500 states 2-255 |
range 1-5 states 2-? |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Extended Generations | Ruletables only | Ruletables only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Deficient rules | Ruletables only | Ruletables only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Naive rules | Multistate emulation only | Multistate emulation only | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| [Rule]History | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| [Rule]Super | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
{6,3}
| Rulespace | Golly | LifeViewer | lifelib | Java Square Cell | Life32 | Mirek's Cellebration | Visions of Chaos | WolframAlpha | CAViewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexagonal Tripod outer-totalistic | Via MAP strings | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Hexagonal outer-totalistic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weighted Life | ? | ? | Yes |
| Hexagonal isotropic non-totalistic | Via MAP strings | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Weighted Life | ? | ? | Yes |
| Hexagonal non-isotropic non-totalistic | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Weighted Life | ? | ? | Weighted Life |
| hexagonal Larger than Life | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| asterisk Larger than Life | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| tripod Larger than Life | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| hexagonal Higher-range outer-totalistic | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| tripod Higher-range outer-totalistic | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| asterisk Higher-range outer-totalistic | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
{3,6}
| Rulespace | Golly | LifeViewer | lifelib | Java Square Cell | Life32 | Mirek's Cellebration | Visions of Chaos | WolframAlpha | CAViewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triangular von Neumann outer-totalistic | Multistate emulation only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Triangular Vertices outer-totalistic | Multistate emulation only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Triangular Tri6inner outer-totalistic | Multistate emulation only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Triangular Tri6outer outer-totalistic | Multistate emulation only | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Triangular Moore outer-totalistic | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| triangular Larger than Life | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| triangular Higher-range outer-totalistic | range 1-500 | range 1-500 | No | No | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |