In the days of Electron bloatware, it's refreshing to see a program that is so light in terms of size. Unfortunately, at least on a 4K screen, the interface is a bit laggy and it uses a lot of CPU.
A web app would have been cross platform (including just web), had a superior UI (in both speed and UX) — and with a less bloated Electron alternative like Tauri — better in just about every way that matters.
It has a freepascal/lazarus project file, so it can be compiled for a lot of platforms, i don't about midi drivers on those platforms, so midi could not work or need more code.
Their website makes their definition of portable very clear in "What makes a portable app special?".
It's quite clear they mean more a (much) stricter variation of the "no installation" definition than the "easily buildable on other OS" definition. Though they do mention execution under translation environments as a requirement.
In the days of Electron bloatware, it's refreshing to see a program that is so light in terms of size. Unfortunately, at least on a 4K screen, the interface is a bit laggy and it uses a lot of CPU.
A web app would have been cross platform (including just web), had a superior UI (in both speed and UX) — and with a less bloated Electron alternative like Tauri — better in just about every way that matters.
Finally, don't have to remember the UMRN for Camptown Races anymore.
It has a freepascal/lazarus project file, so it can be compiled for a lot of platforms, i don't about midi drivers on those platforms, so midi could not work or need more code.
Calling a program portable by virtue of wine being a thing defies logic. That said, nice work. Midi instrument input is on my wishlist.
Yeah, very nice app, but it's weird to target Windows as the primary OS.
Portable and cross-platform are not synonymous. Being developed with the Wine in mind and being a standalone app are two unrelated features.
https://www.blaizenterprises.com/cynthia.html#help--what-mak...
I'd guess approximately nobody does it, but with winelib you can do a native compile and link.
Maybe it's "portable" in the sense that it's just an executable to launch, with no installation needed? I don't think they claim it is multi-platform.
"* Also runs on Linux/Mac (including apple silicon) via Wine *"
Their website makes their definition of portable very clear in "What makes a portable app special?".
It's quite clear they mean more a (much) stricter variation of the "no installation" definition than the "easily buildable on other OS" definition. Though they do mention execution under translation environments as a requirement.
Wine MIDI doesn't work, so it's a big advantage.
Type: Desktop App (Standard Edition)
This is (pun intended) music to my ears!
My first thought was “what’s wrong with foobar?”
Then I saw the instrument / note grid, and the keyboard UI - this looks fun!