| Script Name | Description |
| 3DLife.py (v1.00) | An implementation of 3D Life inspired by the work of Carter Bays. Very slow, but it does illustrate some useful scripting techniques. |
| benchmark.py (v1.00) | Useful for doing simple timing tests. |
| change-state.py (v1.00) | Changes all cells from one given state to another given state. Works in any rule with more than 2 states. |
| copy-as-text.py (v1.00) | Copies the current selection to the clipboard as a text pattern. |
| edge-to-slope.py (v1.01) | Converts a LifeOnTheEdge pattern to an equivalent LifeOnTheSlope pattern (which is created in a new layer). |
| fast-duplicate.py (v1.00) | Duplicates the current pattern and settings in a new layer, but doesn't copy the undo/redo history. Much faster than the Duplicate Layer menu command, especially for very large patterns. |
| fill.py (v1.00) | Fills the selection with the current drawing state. |
| getallrules.py (v1.02) | Displays all rules that the current pattern works under (e.g., the output for a glider is "B3/S23 - B3678/S0235678"). |
| gofast.py (v1.01) | Evolves a pattern to the specified generation using the HashLife algorithm. |
| heat.py (v1.01) | Calculates the heat of the current pattern (assumed to be an oscillator or spaceship). |
| hexrot.py (v1.00) | Rotates a hexagonal neighborhood pattern by 60 degrees clockwise. |
| histogram.py (v1.00) | Creates a histogram plot showing the frequencies of all cell states in the current selection, if one exists, otherwise the entire pattern. |
| image_filter.py (v1.00) | Apply a filter, similar to Gimp effects, to an image via Golly. Requires the Python Imaging Library. |
| image_import.py (v1.00) | Import potentially photorealistic images as cells. Requires the Python Imaging Library. |
| make-ruletree.py (v1.01) | Creates and installs a .tree file using a Python transition function passed in via the clipboard. |
| oddWolfram.pl (v1.00) | Creates a Wn.tree file for an odd numbered Wolfram 1D rule where n is from 1 to 255. |
| oddWolfram_init.pl (v1.00) | Use this script after running oddWolfram.pl and creating a seed pattern. |
| pattern_breeder.pl (v1.00) | A generalisation of Ed Fredkin's pattern replicating XOR rule. |
| random-fill.py (v1.00) | Randomly fills the current selection with a specified range of live states. |
| save-as-mc.py (v1.00) | Golly's Save Pattern dialog always uses .rle as the default format, so this script brings up the same dialog but with .mc as the default format. |
| save-bmp.py (v1.00) | Saves the current selection or pattern in a .bmp file (does not require the Python Imaging Library). |
| save-image.py (v1.01) | Saves the current selection or pattern in a specified image file (.png/.bmp/.gif/.tif/.jpg). Requires the Python Imaging Library. |
| selection_density.pl (v1.00) | Calculates the density of live and dying cells in the current selection. Best used with a Generations rule. |
| torus.py (v1.02) | Evolves the current pattern on a torus (the torus is the currently-selected region). |
