Space Engine AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Star Maps

The best Star Map alternative to Space Engine is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Space Engine and eight of them are Star Maps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Star Map alternatives to Space Engine are Celestia, Gaia Sky, Solar System Scope and WinStars.

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  1. Stellarium icon

    Stellarium

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    Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    I want to explore other Earth-like planets and it only seems to let you look at the night sky.

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    guiltypixel
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    Not an alternative. Stellarium is a planetarium application.

    Guest
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    These don't do the same thing, Stellarium simulates the real sky as seen from Earth, Space Engine simulates interstellar travel, including real but also procedurally generated bodies.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Stellarium is a legitimate Space Engine alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Stellarium is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Space Engine.

    • Stellarium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Space Engine.

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceSpace Engine is Paid and Proprietary
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    Celestia

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    Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.

    29 Celestia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    The orbits of a number of main belt asteroids (in brown) plotted together with major planet orbits (in blue).
     
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    msharvey
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    It has lower system requirements and works well on older hardware.

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    • Most users think Celestia is a great Space Engine alternative.

    • Celestia is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Space Engine.

    • Celestia is Free and Open SourceSpace Engine is Paid and Proprietary
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    Gaia Sky

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    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Solar System Scope icon

    Solar System Scope

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    3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Guest
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    You can explore the Solar System

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    You have to pay to use it on computer

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Solar System Scope is a great Space Engine alternative.

    • Solar System Scope is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to Space Engine.

    • Solar System Scope is Freemium and ProprietarySpace Engine is Paid and Proprietary
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    WinStars

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    WinStars uses the latest 3D technology to show the objects of our solar system in a realistic manner. Thus, it is possible to move from one planet to another, to follow a space probe on its long voyage or to observe a celestial event from a place to which you could never go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  7. Noctua Stellarium Mobile icon

    Noctua Stellarium Mobile

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    Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Cosmonium

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    Cosmonium is a 3D astronomy and space exploration program. With Cosmonium you can navigate in our solar system and discover all the planets and their moons.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Solar Model

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    SourceForge presents the Solar Model project. Solar Model is an open source application. SourceForge provides the world's largest selection of Open Source Software. The Solar Model is real time modeling of solar system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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