About Us

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Profile

Mandelbrot Metal is an independent software studio focused on creating breakthrough experiences at the intersection of art, science, mathematics, and high-performance computing. Founded by developer Michael Stebel, the studio pushes the limits of hardware and graphics technologies to build apps that are not only technically advanced but also visually extraordinary.

Our Products

Mandelbrot Metal, the studio’s flagship app, brings Mandelbrot & Julia fractals to life on iPhone & iPad through high-performance, real-time rendering. Engineered as a showcase for Apple’s Metal® framework, the app combines ultra-deep, multi-precision zooming with browser-style Exploration History, allowing users to move backward & forward through complete exploration states—including position, scale, palette, iterations, fractal mode, and visual settings. Its creative toolkit includes Display-P3 color, 3D lighting effects, 156 curated palettes—including 768-step Ultra-Wide palettes—photo-derived custom gradients, & gallery-quality exports at 8K & beyond. Now in 16 languages, Mandelbrot Metal transforms abstract mathematics into a precise, reversible, and immersive creative experience. The app has charted in the Top 100 in the App Store graphics category every week since its launch, consistently charting alongside long-established creative tools. Learn more at: Mandelbrot-Metal.com.

PaletteWright™ for Mac and iPad is an accessibility-first color-system compiler for designers and developers. Its Source, Build, Roles, Validate, and Ship workflow connects color, intent, review, and implementation from capture through release. Import colors from screens, photos, websites, CSS, tokens, folders, and palettes; refine them with perceptual models; map roles, aliases, and components across Light, Dark, and Increased Contrast modes; and preview interfaces. PaletteWright evaluates declared relationships across modes and states using exact WCAG 2.2 contrast, tagged sRGB and Display-P3, known-alpha compositing, versioned APCA guidance, and Pass, Fail, or Needs Review outcomes. Version 2.3 adds published color-vision methods, ranked collision analysis, lock-preserving repair candidates, local Figma audits, rendered WebKit checks, and adaptive Web, Apple, and Android exports. Projects, history, releases, iCloud sync, CLI tools, JSON/SARIF reports, and GitHub Actions carry the same evidence into design, code, repositories, and CI. PaletteWright is now in 16 languages. Learn more at PaletteWright.com.