Comparison of oscillator analysis tools

This page compares tools used for analyzing still lifes, oscillators and spaceships alongside the information they output.

We assume that the input pattern runs in B3/S23.

Oscillators

Datum		Oscillizer	Oscillizer-Web	Nakano	LifeViewer	Catagolue
Period		≤1200	≤~1000	?	≤4194303	Yes
Mod	Value	No	No	?	Yes	No
	Transformation	No	No	?	Yes	No
Kinetic symmetry		No	No	?	No	No
Population	Minimum	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
	Maximum	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
	Average	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
	Sum over period	No	No	?	No	No
	Signature	No	No	?	No	No
Active cells	Rotor	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
	Stator	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
	Total	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Volatility	Normal	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
	Strict	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Heat	Minimum	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
	Maximum	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
	Average	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
	Sum over period	No	No	?	No	No
	Signature	No	No	?	No	No
Temperature	Active	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
	Rotor	Yes	No	?	Yes	No
Bounding box	XY	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
	Area	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Supported by rules	Minimum (outer-totalistic)	Yes	No	?	No	No
	Maximum (outer-totalistic)	Yes	No	?	No	No
	Minimum (isotropic)	No	No	?	No	Yes
	Maximum (isotropic)	No	No	?	No	Yes
apgcode		No	No	?	No	Yes

Mapping

Map type	Oscillizer	Oscillizer-Web	Nakano	LifeViewer	Catagolue
Period map	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Frequency map	No	No	?	No	No
Signature map	No	No	?	No	No
Domain coloring	No	No	?	No	No