---
name: "qosmic"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qosmic"
version: "1.6.0+v20250317-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qosmic"
---

# qosmic(1)

GUI to render fractal flames.

## NAME

qosmic - GUI to render fractal flames.

## SYNOPSIS

**qosmic** \[*filename*\]

**qosmic --help**

## DESCRIPTION

graphical interface (Qt5) for creating & rendering fractal flame (flam3) images

## OPTIONS

Qosmic is a GUI and takes no command line options apart from help.\
 For more help using the program,\
 see /usr/share/doc/qosmic/README.gz & README-LUA.gz\
 See also the flam3-utils README.\
 /usr/share/doc/flam3-utils/README.\*\
 Qosmic may optionally be started with a flam3 file.

Qosmic uses the palette file from flam3-palette.\
 If your random flames are black & white, install flam3-palette,\
 and/or use an external palette file (extension .ugr) \