Google Earth Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Google Earth for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Marble, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google Earth and 11 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Google Earth are NASA World Wind, KStars, gvSIG and Modest Maps.

Google Earth alternatives are mainly Map Services but may also be GPS Navigation Services or Star Maps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Google Earth.

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Marble
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Free • Open Source
Map Service
GPS Navigation Service
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PortableApps.com
36 Marble alternatives
Marble is a Virtual Globe and World Atlas that you can use to learn more about Earth: You can pan and zoom around and you can look up places and roads. A mouse click on a place label will provide the respective Wikipedia article.
- - Marble is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Google Earth.
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Marble Features
1. Turn-by-turn NavigationMarble gives you up-to-date detailed directions at each step of a selected route.
2. PortableMarble can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Hiking MapsExplore and discover the outdoors with new hiking trails in your area with Marble.
Apps with Offline Map
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Comments about Marble as a Alternative to Google Earth
Most users think Marble is a great Google Earth alternative.
Guest
It shows maps of Earth and the sky, also with 3D rendition of our planet.
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Douze
it also features an offline world map in the form of a globe, with many different layers available, with old age maps and such.
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NASA World Wind
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Free • Open Source
Map Service
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Linux
14 NASA World Wind alternatives
World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.
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NASA World Wind Features
1. Turn-by-turn NavigationNASA World Wind gives you up-to-date detailed directions at each step of a selected route.
2. Works OfflineNASA World Wind can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Image Navigation
Comments about NASA World Wind as a Alternative to Google Earth
Most users think NASA World Wind is a great Google Earth alternative.
Guest
This is a developer tool rather than an application that can be used "out of the box", like Google Earth.
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KStars
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Free • Open Source
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KDE
42 KStars alternatives
KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE. It provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes upto 100 million stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects,all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets...
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whitephoenixus
It’s a planetarium program, not a maps or atlas program.
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gvSIG
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Free • Open Source
GPS Navigation Service
Map Service
Mac
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Android
Android Tablet
46 gvSIG alternatives
gvSIG is a free open-source GIS project, characterized by a user-friendly interface, and capable of quickly accessing the most usual raster and vector formats. In the same view it includes local as well as remote data through a WMS, WCS or WFS.
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gvSIG Features
1. Points of Interest (POI)gvSIG shows you specific point locations of interest like restaurants, hospitals, gas stations, etc.
Apps with Offline Map
Modular System
Based on OpenStreetMap
Discontinued
The app is no longer updated. Last version, 1.2.3, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from Google Play Store.
Modest Maps
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Free • Open Source
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57 Modest Maps alternatives
Modest Maps is a small, extensible, and free library for designers and developers who want to use interactive maps in their own projects. It provides a core set of features in a tight, clean package with plenty of hooks for additional functionality.
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Modest Maps Features
Based on OpenStreetMap
Apps with Offline Map
Comments about Modest Maps as a Alternative to Google Earth
Some users think Modest Maps is a great Google Earth alternative, some don't.
Roby718
this is a library, not an application
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Mapline
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Online
118 Mapline alternatives
Maximize the use of your Excel spreadsheet data. Make mapping the easiest. Transform Excel data into visual analysis. We lead in data simplification and presentation. We are committed to deliver the tools needed to outpace competition.
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Mapline Features
1. Route PlanningPlan and optimize your route with Mapline to avoid traffic and save time.
2. Customer SegmentationMapline allows you to divide your customers into segments, so you can determine and work with your target audience.
Location Mapping
Data visualization
Customer Analytics
Embeddable
Geocoding
Earth 3D
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Paid • Proprietary
Weather Forecast Tool
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Android Tablet
iPad
14 Earth 3D alternatives
This interactive 3D globe features wonders of the world, political and geographic maps, and weather. Discover a lot of fascinating facts and useful information about our planet! Original and colorful graphics, user-friendly interface and accurate information – this is what Earth...
- - Earth 3D is the most popular commercial alternative to Google Earth.
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pTolemy3D
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Free • Open Source
Map Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
6 pTolemy3D alternatives
pTolemy3D projects goal is to provide FOSS tools necessary to build your own 3D GeoWeb application. The Viewer application is similar in concept to Google Earth and World WInd Java. Unlike WWJ, there is greater emphasis on the Browser as a platform.
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Earth Browser
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Paid • Proprietary
Map Service
Mac
Windows
10 Earth Browser alternatives
EarthBrowser is an innovative earth simulation that combines an easy to navigate 3 dimensional globe with real-time weather conditions and 7 day forecasts for thousands of locations worldwide. Live earthquakes, hurricanes, webcams, volcanoes and cloud animations are just some of...
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QTViewer
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Free • Open Source
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4 QTViewer alternatives
Libmini is free software that displays geographic terrain data at real-time. This is an example application of integrating libmini in the Qt user interface. The application, the libMini QTViewer, primarily uses libmini viewer functions but provides additional camera control.
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QTViewer Features
3D visualization