NodeBox for Mac

App snapshot

NodeBox is a free macOS application for generating 2D graphics with Python. It is categorized among creative imaging tools and carries a modeling/3D-design subtag.

Platform support and language

NodeBox runs on Mac OS X and earlier OS X releases and the interface is provided in English.

Usage, downloads and size

Since being listed in our catalog in 2007, the package has accumulated 843 total downloads.
Last week there were no recorded downloads.
The tool is particularly popular among users in Austria.
It has a smaller disk footprint than many other programs in the Design & Photography group.

Version information

Current known build: 1.9.5
Latest recorded update: January 12, 2010

Developer notes

If you need a function to execute when NodeBox shuts down, register it with Python's built-in atexit facility. Example:

import atexit

def cleanup():
    # perform shutdown tasks here
    pass

atexit.register(cleanup)

Technical

Title

NodeBox

Requirements

Language

No language has been specified.

Available languages

License

Free

Latest update

2025-11-21

Author

nodebox

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