List of standalone granular synthesis applications (with download links)

[Cupe]

Cloud Generator: http://clang.mat.ucsb.edu/software.html
(Mac-OS9 classic only) (free) Developed by Curtis Roads and John Alexander. Cloud Generator synthesizes granular sounds in units called "clouds" and also "granulates" stereo sound files.

Pulsar Generator: http://clang.mat.ucsb.edu/software.html
(Mac-OS9 classic only) (free) Developed by Alberto de Campo and Curtis Roads. It generates sound particles called pulsars. (See Roads (2001) Sound Composition with Pulsars for more information)

Emission Control: http://clang.mat.ucsb.edu/software.html
(Mac-PPC only) (free) Written by David Thall in consultation with Curtis Roads. EC is an interactive real-time program, with many novel features, including modulation of synthesis parameters, multiple sound file input, and variable-Q filtering on a grain-by-grain basis.

Chaosynth: http://chaosynth.granularsynthesis.com
(CSound) (free) Chaosynth by Eduardo Miranda uses cellular automata (CA) to control the generation of large number of individual sonic events using a GUI in CSound.

GranuLab: http://www.abc.se/~re/GranuLab/Granny.html
(Win) (free) Developed by Rasmus Ekman, it can granulate 8 streams simultaneously.

Density: http://www.apesoft.it/download/
(Win/Mac and M4L plugins) (Lite version free) Asynchronous sampled/live granular synthesis by apeSoft

Pulsaret: http://www.apesoft.it/download/
(Win/Mac and M4L plugins) (Lite version free) Microsound Prototypes of Granular Synthesis (Glisson, Pulsar, Grainlet, Trainlet) by apeSoft

MacPOD 2: http://thirdmonk.com/MacPOD.html
(Win/Mac) (free) MacPOD/WinPOD by Chris Rolfe and Damián Keller generates a wide range of effects from time compression/expansion to richly varied spectral transformations. MacPOD is named in honour of the original POD GSAMX system developed by Barry Truax at Simon Fraser University.

Granulator: http://www.nicolasfournel.com/granulator.htm
(Win) (free) Developed by Nicolas Fournel (currently offline - hoping it will be back soon)

AL & ERWIN: https://www.keele.ac.uk/music/people/rajmilfischman/rajmilfischmanfreesoftware/
(Win) (free) Developed by Rajmil Fischman, the AL...gorithmic Compositional Environment in conjunction with ERWIN applies the solutions of Schröedinger’s equation for an atomic potential with radial symmetry (a well-known equation from Quantum Mechanics) to the creation of granular clouds.

Clouds: https://www.keele.ac.uk/music/people/rajmilfischman/rajmilfischmanfreesoftware/
(Win/Mac) (free) Developed by Rajmil Fischman, real-time asynchronous granular synthesis of four seperate sound buffers.

jMusic Online Granulator: http://www.granularsynthesis.com/jgrain.php
(Win/Mac/*nix) (free) Developed by Tim Opie using jMusic, it runs online, if you have java enabled....(does anyone now?)

Kenaxis: http://www.kenaxis.com/
(Win/Mac) (free trial) : Real-time improvisation software with 6 loop players each with granular synthesis and many other effects.

RTGS-X: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15912/rtgs-x
(Mac-PPC only) Real-time granular synthesizer, OSX-PPC updated version of the Real-Time Granular Synthesizer for Mac OS8.

Partikkel: http://oeyvind.teks.no/results/applications/partikkelapplications.htm
(CSound) (free) Partikkel csound opcode desigedn by Oeyvind Brandtsegg, implemented by Thom Johansen and Torgeir Strand Henriksen, with a vast array of parameters to tweak.

Atomic Cloud: http://atomiccloud.gersic.com/
(Win) (free) The Atomic Cloud Grain Cloud Generator takes an audio file as input, and generates a granular synthesis grain cloud in real time.

Sample Toy: http://www.mrkbrz.com/sampletoy/
(iPhone)

Curtis Heavy: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/curtis-heavy-granular-synthesizer
(iPhone)

Borderlands: http://www.borderlands-granular.com/app/
(iPad)

Granite: http://www.newsonicarts.com/index.php?page=granite
(Win/Mac)

Narrativas Sonoras II: http://ruipenha.pt/software/narrativas-sonoras-ii/
(Win/Mac/*nix)

Grain Science: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id487233637
(iPad)

HourGlass: http://xenakios.wordpress.com
(Win/Mac)

REplay PLAYer: http://www.essl.at/works/replay.html
(Mac)

iDensity: http://www.apesoft.it/idensity/
(iPad) Multi-streams real-time granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects by apeSoft

iPulsaret: http://www.apesoft.it/ipulsaret/
(iPad) Real-time software capable of all time-domain varieties of granular synthesis (Glisson, Pulsar, Grainlet, Trainlet) by apeSoft

GrainProc: http://www.grainproc.com/
(iPad)

Generative 2: https://sirenaudio.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/generative-2
(Win/Mac)

SoundGrain: http://ajaxsoundstudio.com/software/soundgrain/
(Win/Mac)

Music Programming Environments that have Granular Synthesis Capability:

Csound: http://www.csounds.com/
(Win/Mac/*nix)

jMusic: http://explodingart.com/jmusic/
(Win/Mac/*nix)

ChucK: http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/
(Win/Mac/*nix)

Extempore: http://extempore.moso.com.au/
(Win/Mac/*nix)

Impromptu: (M) http://impromptu.moso.com.au
(Mac)

Max 5 (Max/MSP): (WM) http://www.cycling74.com/products/maxmsp.html
(Win/Mac)

AudioMulch 2: (WM) http://www.audiomulch.com/
(Win/Mac)

PD:(WMU) https://puredata.info/
(Win/Mac/*nix)

SuperCollider: (WMU) http://supercollider.sourceforge.net/
(Win/Mac/*nix)

Composers Desktop Project: (WM) http://www.composersdesktop.com/

Reason: (WM) http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/
(Win/Mac)

Logic Pro: (M) http://www.apple.com/logic-pro
(Mac)

SynthEdit: (W) http://www.synthedit.com/
(Win)

Reaktor 6: (WM) https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/reaktor-6/
(Win/Mac)

Kyma X: (WM) http://www.symbolicsound.com/cgi-bin/bin/view/Products/WebHome
(Win/Mac)

Bidule: (M) http://www.plogue.com/products/bidule/
(Mac)

Buzz: (W) http://jeskola.net/buzz/
(Win)

MachFive 3: (WM) http://www.motu.com/products/software/machfive/technology.html
(Win/Mac)

ixiQuarks: (M) http://ixi-audio.net/content/download/ixiquarks/index.html
(Mac)

Usine: (WM) http://www.sensomusic.org/
(Win/Mac)

Granular Synthesis Plug-ins (mostly VST):

Alchemy: http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/whats-new/
(for Logic)

crusherX Studio: http://www.crusher-x.de/

SaltyGrain: https://www.samplesumo.com/

Grainbot: http://www.kvraudio.com/developer_challenge_2009.php#dc09_24

+bubbler: http://www.soundhack.com/freeware/

grANALiser: http://morfiki.blogspot.com/

Fragmental: http://www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs/fragmental.htm

GGrain: http://www.gvst.co.uk/ggrain.htm

ParticleCloud: http://www.martin-brinkmann.de/plugs.html

Dropout: http://www.tweakbench.com/dropout

Minerva: http://www.tweakbench.com/minerva

Pudding: http://www.tweakbench.com/pudding

SideSlip: http://www.tweakbench.com/sideslip

Muchacho: http://www.xoxos.net/vst/vst.html#effects

Grainz: http://www.sknote.it/download.htm

Grapheed: http://www.lidsquid.de/grapheed/index.html

Scope: http://www.lidsquid.de/archive.php

GRMTools: http://www.inagrm.com/grmtools

Padshop Pro: http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/vst/padshop/padshop_pro.html

HALion 5: https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/vst/halion_und_halion_sonic/halion_5.html

ag.granular.suite: https://cycling74.com/toolbox/ag-granular-suite/
(for Max/Jamoma)

Granulator II: http://www.monolake.de/technology/granulator.html
(for Max and Max4Live)

The Mangle: http://sound-guru.com/software/mangle/

Triple-Perc: http://www.customarttools.com/softwarelist/tripleperc
(for Max and Max4Live)

Grainer: http://puredata.info/Members/pdiliscia/grainer
(for PD)

J.A.G.S.: https://github.com/Limulo/Jags
(for PD)

Cosmosƒ: http://www.sonic-lab.com
(VST/AU)

The Synthesis ToolKit in C++ (STK): https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/stk/
(C++ Library) (OSS, free) The Synthesis ToolKit in C++ by Perry R. Cook and Gary P. Scavone is a set of open source audio signal processing and algorithmic synthesis classes written in the C++ programming language. STK was designed to facilitate rapid development of music synthesis and audio processing software, with an emphasis on cross-platform functionality, realtime control, ease of use, and educational example code.