DeepSkyStacker Alternatives for Mac
DeepSkyStacker is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to DeepSkyStacker are FITS Liberator, SAOImageDS9, PixInsight and Starry Landscape Stacker.
Alternatives list
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux


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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux


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- 7 PixInsight alternatives
PixInsight is an advanced image processing platform specialized in astrophotography and other technical imaging fields, constantly pushing the boundaries of astronomical image processing with the most powerful toolset available.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Linux
- Mac
- Windows

Starry Landscape Stacker makes it possible to produce landscape photographs taken at night that have both low noise and stars rendered as points.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac























Siril is the number one software alternative to DeepSkyStacker