crispypancakes

Can an application be told to run inside a max patch kind of like a webcam can be routed into a maxpatch?

application-in-max-environment

Not really. There are some exceptions like you can run VST's and AU's. But you can also create your own object, also called an external, with the max api. This is how people have written objects that access Soundcloud and Twitter.

Not really.  There are some exceptions like you can run VST's and AU's.  But you can also create your own object, also called an external, with the max api.  This is how people have written objects that access Soundcloud and Twitter.

Application in MAX environment