---
name: "puredata"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "puredata-core"
version: "0.55.2+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/puredata"
---

# puredata(1)

Pure Data

## NAME

pd - Pure Data

## SYNOPSIS

**pd** \[*OPTIONS*\]

**puredata** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Pd is a graphical programming environment for real-time audio synthesis and related applications.  It sports a rich set of real-time control and I/O features.

To get a list of allowable arguments to pd, type

-

  **pd -help**

and for more documentation either start pd and get help, or consult

**http://msp.ucsd.edu/Pd\_documentation/index.htm**

or seek a copy on your own machine. On Debian, if you have installed the **puredata-doc** package, you should be able to find it in

**file:///usr/share/puredata/doc/1.manual/index.htm**

## SEE ALSO

[pdsend(1)](/pdsend/1.md), [pdreceive(1)](/pdreceive/1.md), [pd-gui(1)](/pd-gui/1.md)