There are a few active lists for discussing Pd. We welcome all questions, from the most basic newbie questions to advanced technical questions. If you are just getting started, you're best bet is the pd-list. Introduce yourself and say hi. Before posting to any of the lists, we request that you search the archive for the pd-list, at least. Many questions have been covered in depth there, plus you get an immediate answer.

Netiquette

Before posting please read the page at Netiquette carefully. It will help you and others to communicate clearly and get the most out of the forums.

International Lists in English

pd-list subscribe searchable archives: official source

• This is the main mailing list for the Pd-community. It is for all topics related to Pd, from help requests to discussion of music, sound, video, etc. All questions are welcome, from the most basic to quite elaborate. Most of the things regarding pure-data are discussed on this list. However, for pure off-topic items, announcements or developers' talk, the appropriate mailing-lists (see below) should be used.

pd-announce subscribe searchable archives: official source

• This is the announce-list for announcements regarding Pd-releases, software releases (like externals), upcoming events, concerts, ... This list might prove most interesting for people not having the time and intention to keep-up with the main-lists but still want to stay up-to-date.

pd-dev subscribe searchable archives: official source

• There is a developer-list for discussion of hacking pure-data and externals and similar. It is probably a good idea, to subscribe to this list too, since developers threads on the main list will eventually be moved to this list (by users, not by the administrator)

Specific Topics

gem-dev subscribe searchable archives: official source

• This is a developer-list for discussion of hacking Gem and externals and similar. This list should be quite interesting for all those who want compile and hack GEM.

Old, broken, discontinued, unused or otherwise legacy

pdmtl subscribe searchable archives: official source

• Mailing list of the user group in Montréal

flext subscribe searchable archives: official source

• dealing with the cross-platform C++-API for Pd and Max/MSP

gridflow-dev subscribe searchable archives: official source

• This is a list for users and developers for discussion of hacking !GridFlow and externals and similar. This list should be quite interesting for all those who want compile and hack !GridFlow. It is also appropriate for discussion of feature requests, bug reports, installation problems, etc.

gridflow-cvs subscrive official source

• stay informed on most-recent changes in the !GridFlow development

patching-in-tongues subscribe searchable archives: official source

• dealing with translation of Pd user interface in other languages (French, German, Spanish, etc.)

Pd_pure de datas subscribe searchable archives: official source

• lista de pd para ppiantes y en español.

Puredeposito subscribe searchable archives: official source

• Lista de mensagens para usuários PD em português-brasil. (Brazilian-portuguese puredata mailing list)

Pd-LV subscribe searchable archives: official source

• PD adresātu saraksts (mailing-list) latviešu valodā. (Latvian PD mailing list)