DeepSkyStacker Alternatives for Linux

DeepSkyStacker is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Siril, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to DeepSkyStacker and six of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to DeepSkyStacker are FITS Liberator, SAOImageDS9, PixInsight and Regim.

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DeepSkyStacker is a freeware for astrophotographers that simplifies all the pre-processing steps of deep sky pictures.

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DeepSkyStacker alternatives page was last updated Oct 17, 2022
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    Siril is an astronomical image processing tool, able to convert, pre-process images, help aligning them automatically or manually, stack them and enhance final images.

    9 Siril alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Siril Features

    1.  Image stacking
    2.  Remove Noise
    3.  Noise Reduction
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    lots of automated processes self explanatory AND runs on MAC!!!!

    Positive commentOct 9, 2022
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    Siril is the number one software alternative to DeepSkyStacker

    Positive commentOct 17, 2022
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    • Most users think Siril is a great DeepSkyStacker alternative.

    • Siril is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to DeepSkyStacker.

    • Siril is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DeepSkyStacker.

    • Siril is Free and Open SourceDeepSkyStacker is Free and Proprietary
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    FITS Liberator GUI image processing software has meant that it is even easier and faster to create color images using raw observations from a range of telescopes.

    8 FITS Liberator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    FITS Liberator Features

    1.  Image Processing
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  3. SAOImageDS9 icon
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    SAOImageDS9 is an astronomical imaging and data visualization application. DS9 supports FITS images and binary tables, multiple frame buffers, region manipulation, and many scale algorithms and colormaps.

    8 SAOImageDS9 alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SAOImageDS9 Features

    1.  Image Processing
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    PixInsight - Advanced Image Processing. PixInsight is a modular, open-architecture, portable image processing platform available for FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

    7 PixInsight alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PixInsight Features

    1.  Image stacking
    2.  Image Processing
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    • PixInsight is the most popular commercial alternative to DeepSkyStacker.

    • PixInsight is Paid and ProprietaryDeepSkyStacker is Free and Proprietary
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    Regim makes some processing steps that are unique to astronomical images a bit easier. These steps are calibration (dark and flat), deblooming, registration, combination, color calibration, gradient removal and some more.

    5 Regim alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Regim Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Image Processing
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    Qastrocam is a capture program to do astrophotography. It can control a telescope to do guiding with the images received from a V4L device. It can also control the extended features of a webcam modified to do long exposure (several seconds) captures.

    13 Qastrocam alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Qastrocam Features

    1.  Webcam recording
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