Space Engine Alternatives for Mac
Space Engine is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative 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 six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Space Engine are Celestia, Universe Sandbox, Solar System Scope and Gaia Sky.
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Space Engine alternatives are mainly Star Maps but may also be Open World Games or Simulation Gamess. Other popular filters includes Android + Star Map and Android + Open World Game and Android + Sandbox Games. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Space Engine.- Paid • Proprietary
352 likes56 Stellarium alternativesStellarium 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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123 likes28 Celestia alternativesCelestia 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.
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Is Celestia a good alternative to Space Engine?Comments about Celestia as an Alternative to Space Engine
msharveyIt has lower system requirements and works well on older hardware.
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15 likes14 Universe Sandbox alternativesUniverse Sandbox is an interactive space simulator for Windows based PCs.
Unlike most astronomy software that just shows you what the sky looks like or where the planets are, Universe Sandbox is a powerful gravity simulator. You can add another star to our solar system and watch.
Universe Sandbox VS Space Engine
Is Universe Sandbox a good alternative to Space Engine?Comments about Universe Sandbox as an Alternative to Space Engine
it's different enough to warrant buying over space engine, but similar enough where its okay for a comparison. It doesn't look as nice, but it actually has a proper physics engine.
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4 likes50 Solar System Scope alternatives3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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Solar System Scope VS Space Engine
Is Solar System Scope a good alternative to Space Engine?Comments about Solar System Scope as an Alternative to Space Engine
You can explore the Solar System
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10 likes43 Gaia Sky alternatives3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Gaia Sky VS Space Engine
Is Gaia Sky a good alternative to Space Engine?
3 likes11 Cosmonium alternativesCosmonium 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.
Cosmonium VS Space Engine
Is Cosmonium a good alternative to Space Engine?
Comments about Stellarium as an Alternative to Space Engine
I want to explore other Earth-like planets and it only seems to let you look at the night sky.
Not an alternative. Stellarium is a planetarium application.
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.