Worldwide Telescope Alternatives

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14 best worldwide telescope alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Worldwide Telescope alternative list source: worldwidetelescope.org

14 alternativesFree, Open Source, Freemium, Commercial +1 Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iPhone +3

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14 best worldwide telescope alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Worldwide Telescope alternative list source: worldwidetelescope.org

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These alternatives are useful when you want to compare similar tools by platform support, licensing signals, practical features, and archived community feedback before visiting official product websites.

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Originally added: September 17, 2018

Compare Worldwide Telescope alternatives

Compare top-ranked Worldwide Telescope alternatives by score, license, and supported platforms.

Alternative	Score	License	Platforms
Google Earth	100% Archived community votes: 1827	Free, Personal	Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone
Stellarium	99% Archived community votes: 577	Free, Open Source	Windows, Mac, Linux
Celestia	99% Archived community votes: 205	Free, Open Source	Windows, Mac, Linux
KStars	70% Archived community votes: 27	Free, Open Source	Windows, Mac, Linux
StarCalc	38% Archived community votes: 13	Free	Windows
WinStars	27% Archived community votes: 11	Freemium	Windows, Linux
Solar System Scope	14% Archived community votes: 7	Freemium	Web, Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone
Planetarium	14% Archived community votes: 7	Free	Web
Gaia Sky	20% Archived community votes: 5	Free, Open Source	Windows, Mac, Linux
Noctua Stellarium Mobile	40% Archived community votes: 5	Commercial	Android Tablet, Android, iPhone, iPad
Aladin	20% Archived community votes: 5	Free	Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
Aciqra	20% Archived community votes: 5	Free, Open Source	Windows, Linux

Archived community votes are historical community signals and are not verified reviews.

1827

Google Earth

Score: 100%

FreePersonalWindowsMacLinuxAndroidiPhone

Google Earth anywhere on earth satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings view, you can fly to from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can do Features:Free,Personal,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android,iPhone

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577

Stellarium

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux

For your computer Stellarium is a free open-source planetarium. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, visible to the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, as you can see. This Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,

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205

Celestia

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux

Room Celestia real-time 3D visualization for an application, a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10 thousand galaxies, and Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,

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KStars

Score: 70%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux

Stars is a desktop Planetarium for KDE. Simulation provides a graphic into the night sky from any place on earth, at any date and time. Screen Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,KDE

StarCalc

Score: 38%

FreeWindows

Available starcalc installation (StarCalc version) Windows 9x/me/NT/2000/XP for fastest professional astronomy planetarium & star-map-program. This Features:Free,Windows,Windows,Mobile

WinStars

Score: 27%

FreemiumWindowsLinux

WinStars uses the latest 3D show technology, the objects of the solar system in a realistic way. Therefore, it is possible to follow the change from one planet to another Features:Freemium,Windows,Linux,Wine

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Solar System Scope

Score: 14%

FreemiumWebWindowsMacAndroidiPhone

Real-time 3D simulation of the solar system with the positions of the planets, of the virtual Observatory solar system and night sky in real time and functions model: sun-centered view, and Features:Freemium,Mac,Windows,Web,Android,iPhone

Planetarium

Score: 14%

FreeWeb

The star of the day and the location (latitude and longitude) of the planet can be adapted in a virtual planetarium, and the timing, by the time. Features:Free,Web

Gaia Sky

Score: 20%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux

The European Space Agency (ESA) Gaia 3D visualization software for graphics, the over 1 billion stars in the milky way mission. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux

Noctua Stellarium Mobile

Score: 40%

CommercialAndroid TabletAndroidiPhoneiPad

Stellarium is a fully-featured planetarium for your phone. It shows a realistic sky map in 3D, what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or something Features:Commercial,Android,iPhone,Android,Tablet,iPad

Aladin

Score: 20%

FreeWebWindowsMacLinux

Aladin is an interactive sky atlas that allows you to visualize user, digital images of all polls, or astronomy. Features:Free,Mac,Windows,Linux,Web

Aciqra

Score: 20%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsLinux

(Husherum), including the planets and astronomical Aciqra virtual sky map and Planetarium shows free and open-source-body-parts, mist and stars Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows,Linux

Mitaka

Score: 100%

FreeWindows

Current observational data and theoretical models for the visualization of the known universe, Mitaka software. Users can seamlessly navigate in the room in Mitaka Features:Free,Windows

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Solar Model

Score: 100%

FreeWindows

At $ 29.95 model-project-Solar presents. The solar model is an open-source application. At $ 29.95 the worlds largest selection of open source software. Features:Free,Windows

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Worldwide Telescope alternatives FAQ

What is the best Worldwide Telescope alternative?

Google Earth is currently the top-ranked option on this list based on community votes and item score.

Are there free Worldwide Telescope alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include Google Earth, Stellarium, Celestia, KStars, StarCalc.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iPhone +3, depending on each product.

How are alternatives ranked?

Alternatives are ordered by community voting signals, item score, and the available product details collected for each option.

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