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Publisher Description
Golly is an open source, cross-platform application for exploring Conway's Game of Life and many other types of cellular automata.
Key features:
Supports bounded and unbounded universes, with cells of up to 256 states.
Supports multiple algorithms, including Bill Gosper's super fast hashlife algorithm.
Many different types of CA are included: John von Neumann's 29-state CA, Wolfram's 1D rules, WireWorld, Generations, Langton's Loops, Larger than Life, etc.
Reads RLE, macrocell, Life 1.05/1.06, dblife, and MCell files.
Can extract patterns and rules from zip files.
Can download patterns and rules from online archives.
Includes a state-of-the-art pattern collection.
Unlimited undo/redo.
Extensive help, with an integrated Life Lexicon.
Version History * Fixed crashes on iOS 27.
* The button between All and Paste now has a text label (Edit) rather than an image.
* The New button asks if you want to save your changes.
* No more beeps if you try to zoom in beyond the maximum scale (1:32).
* Files with extensions .tree or .table are no longer supported.
* Updated the app icon. 1.6 Sep 26 Fixed a number of bugs that caused the app to freeze.
Rule files are displayed alphabetically.
Auto-correction when editing text has been disabled.
The app always runs in Light mode. 1.5 09/17/2024 Folders and files in the Open tab are now sorted alphabetically.
Added support for accessing patterns and rules in the Files app.
Increased the maximum hash memory to 500 MB.
Fixed the version number in the initial status message.
Fixed a bug that could prevent pasting into a bounded grid.
Fixed various cosmetic problems.
Auto correction is turned off when editing rule/pattern text.
Added more supplied patterns. 1.4 09/05/2024 Includes a new Super algorithm.
The Larger than Life algorithm now supports HROT format rules,
B0 emulation and many new neighborhoods including weighted
and custom neighborhoods. 1.3 12/22/2020 Supports the Larger than Life family of rules.
Supports non-totalistic rules.
Major update to the Life Lexicon.
Various bug fixes. 1.2 10/06/2017 - This version introduces a new rule format. A file in the new format has a .rule extension and contains all the information about the rule: its name, description, table/tree data, and any color/icon information.
- The RuleTable and RuleTree algorithms have been replaced by a new algorithm called RuleLoader.
- If the Paste button sees pasteboard text starting with "@RULE rulename" then it will save the text as Documents/Rules/rulename.rule and switch to that rule.
- When the Rule dialog is switched to the RuleLoader algorithm it will display links to all the .rule files in Documents/Rules/ and to the supplied .rule files.
- Icons can be displayed at scales 1:8, 1:16 and 1:32 by turning on the "Show icons" option in either the Settings tab or the Pattern tab's state picker window.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the Undo/Redo buttons to be incorrectly enabled/disabled after tapping STOP.
- The Open tab has READ and EDIT links that let you display or change the contents of pattern files. Only files stored in the Documents folder can be edited.
- After tapping on a DELETE link you now get a warning dialog asking if you really want to delete the corresponding file.
- The size of text in the Help tab has been increased.
- Added support for iTunes file sharing. 1.1 06/03/2013 1.0 08/27/2012
About Golly
The company that develops Golly is Andrew Trevorrow. The latest version released by its developer is 1.6.
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Version History
version 1.6
posted on 2026-10-16
Version History * Fixed crashes on iOS 27.
* The button between All and Paste now has a text label (Edit) rather than an image.
* The New button asks if you want to save your changes.
* No more beeps if you try to zoom in beyond the maximum scale (1:32).
* Files with extensions .tree or .table are no longer supported.
* Updated the app icon. 1.6 Sep 26 Fixed a number of bugs that caused the app to freeze.
Rule files are displayed alphabetically.
Auto-correction when editing text has been disabled.
The app always runs in Light mode. 1.5 09/17/2024 Folders and files in the Open tab are now sorted alphabetically.
Added support for accessing patterns and rules in the Files app.
Increased the maximum hash memory to 500 MB.
Fixed the version number in the initial status message.
Fixed a bug that could prevent pasting into a bounded grid.
Fixed various cosmetic problems.
Auto correction is turned off when editing rule/pattern text.
Added more supplied patterns. 1.4 09/05/2024 Includes a new Super algorithm.
The Larger than Life algorithm now supports HROT format rules,
B0 emulation and many new neighborhoods including weighted
and custom neighborhoods. 1.3 12/22/2020 Supports the Larger than Life family of rules.
Supports non-totalistic rules.
Major update to the Life Lexicon.
Various bug fixes. 1.2 10/06/2017 - This version introduces a new rule format. A file in the new format has a .rule extension and contains all the information about the rule: its name, description, table/tree data, and any color/icon information.
- The RuleTable and RuleTree algorithms have been replaced by a new algorithm called RuleLoader.
- If the Paste button sees pasteboard text starting with "@RULE rulename" then it will save the text as Documents/Rules/rulename.rule and switch to that rule.
- When the Rule dialog is switched to the RuleLoader algorithm it will display links to all the .rule files in Documents/Rules/ and to the supplied .rule files.
- Icons can be displayed at scales 1:8, 1:16 and 1:32 by turning on the "Show icons" option in either the Settings tab or the Pattern tab's state picker window.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the Undo/Redo buttons to be incorrectly enabled/disabled after tapping STOP.
- The Open tab has READ and EDIT links that let you display or change the contents of pattern files. Only files stored in the Documents folder can be edited.
- After tapping on a DELETE link you now get a warning dialog asking if you really want to delete the corresponding file.
- The size of text in the Help tab has been increased.
- Added support for iTunes file sharing. 1.1 06/03/2013 1.0 08/27/2012
version 1.6
posted on 2026-10-02
Version History * Fixed crashes on iOS 27.
* The button between All and Paste now has a text label (Edit) rather than an image.
* The New button asks if you want to save your changes.
* No more beeps if you try to zoom in beyond the maximum scale (1:32).
* Files with extensions .tree or .table are no longer supported.
* Updated the app icon. 1.6 5d ago Fixed a number of bugs that caused the app to freeze.
Rule files are displayed alphabetically.
Auto-correction when editing text has been disabled.
The app always runs in Light mode. 1.5 09/17/2024 Folders and files in the Open tab are now sorted alphabetically.
Added support for accessing patterns and rules in the Files app.
Increased the maximum hash memory to 500 MB.
Fixed the version number in the initial status message.
Fixed a bug that could prevent pasting into a bounded grid.
Fixed various cosmetic problems.
Auto correction is turned off when editing rule/pattern text.
Added more supplied patterns. 1.4 09/05/2024 Includes a new Super algorithm.
The Larger than Life algorithm now supports HROT format rules,
B0 emulation and many new neighborhoods including weighted
and custom neighborhoods. 1.3 12/22/2020 Supports the Larger than Life family of rules.
Supports non-totalistic rules.
Major update to the Life Lexicon.
Various bug fixes. 1.2 10/06/2017 - This version introduces a new rule format. A file in the new format has a .rule extension and contains all the information about the rule: its name, description, table/tree data, and any color/icon information.
- The RuleTable and RuleTree algorithms have been replaced by a new algorithm called RuleLoader.
- If the Paste button sees pasteboard text starting with "@RULE rulename" then it will save the text as Documents/Rules/rulename.rule and switch to that rule.
- When the Rule dialog is switched to the RuleLoader algorithm it will display links to all the .rule files in Documents/Rules/ and to the supplied .rule files.
- Icons can be displayed at scales 1:8, 1:16 and 1:32 by turning on the "Show icons" option in either the Settings tab or the Pattern tab's state picker window.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the Undo/Redo buttons to be incorrectly enabled/disabled after tapping STOP.
- The Open tab has READ and EDIT links that let you display or change the contents of pattern files. Only files stored in the Documents folder can be edited.
- After tapping on a DELETE link you now get a warning dialog asking if you really want to delete the corresponding file.
- The size of text in the Help tab has been increased.
- Added support for iTunes file sharing. 1.1 06/03/2013 1.0 08/27/2012
version 1.5
posted on 2026-09-25
Version History Fixed a number of bugs that caused the app to freeze.
Rule files are displayed alphabetically.
Auto-correction when editing text has been disabled.
The app always runs in Light mode. 1.5 09/17/2024 Folders and files in the Open tab are now sorted alphabetically.
Added support for accessing patterns and rules in the Files app.
Increased the maximum hash memory to 500 MB.
Fixed the version number in the initial status message.
Fixed a bug that could prevent pasting into a bounded grid.
Fixed various cosmetic problems.
Auto correction is turned off when editing rule/pattern text.
Added more supplied patterns. 1.4 09/05/2024 Includes a new Super algorithm.
The Larger than Life algorithm now supports HROT format rules,
B0 emulation and many new neighborhoods including weighted
and custom neighborhoods. 1.3 12/22/2020 Supports the Larger than Life family of rules.
Supports non-totalistic rules.
Major update to the Life Lexicon.
Various bug fixes. 1.2 10/06/2017 - This version introduces a new rule format. A file in the new format has a .rule extension and contains all the information about the rule: its name, description, table/tree data, and any color/icon information.
- The RuleTable and RuleTree algorithms have been replaced by a new algorithm called RuleLoader.
- If the Paste button sees pasteboard text starting with "@RULE rulename" then it will save the text as Documents/Rules/rulename.rule and switch to that rule.
- When the Rule dialog is switched to the RuleLoader algorithm it will display links to all the .rule files in Documents/Rules/ and to the supplied .rule files.
- Icons can be displayed at scales 1:8, 1:16 and 1:32 by turning on the "Show icons" option in either the Settings tab or the Pattern tab's state picker window.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the Undo/Redo buttons to be incorrectly enabled/disabled after tapping STOP.
- The Open tab has READ and EDIT links that let you display or change the contents of pattern files. Only files stored in the Documents folder can be edited.
- After tapping on a DELETE link you now get a warning dialog asking if you really want to delete the corresponding file.
- The size of text in the Help tab has been increased.
- Added support for iTunes file sharing. 1.1 06/03/2013 1.0 08/27/2012
version 1.5
posted on 2024-09-17
Sep 17, 2024
Version 1.5
Fixed a number of bugs that caused the app to freeze.
Rule files are displayed alphabetically.
Auto-correction when editing text has been disabled.
The app always runs in Light mode.
version 1.5
posted on 2024-09-17
Fixed a number of bugs that caused the app to freeze.
Rule files are displayed alphabetically.
Auto-correction when editing text has been disabled.
The app always runs in Light mode.
version 1.4
posted on 2024-09-05
Sep 5, 2024
Version 1.4
Folders and files in the Open tab are now sorted alphabetically.
Added support for accessing patterns and rules in the Files app.
Increased the maximum hash memory to 500 MB.
Fixed the version number in the initial status message.
Fixed a bug that could prevent pasting into a bounded grid.
Fixed various cosmetic problems.
Auto correction is turned off when editing rule/pattern text.
Added more supplied patterns.
version 1.3
posted on 2020-12-22
Dec 22, 2020 Version 1.3
Includes a new Super algorithm.
The Larger than Life algorithm now supports HROT format rules,
B0 emulation and many new neighborhoods including weighted
and custom neighborhoods.
version 1.2
posted on 2017-10-06
Oct 6, 2017 Version 1.2
Supports the Larger than Life family of rules.
Supports non-totalistic rules.
Major update to the Life Lexicon.
Various bug fixes.
version 1.2
posted on 2017-10-06
6 Oct 2017 Version 1.2
Supports the Larger than Life family of rules.
Supports non-totalistic rules.
Major update to the Life Lexicon.
Various bug fixes.
version 1.1
posted on 2012-08-28
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