Sunlit Earth

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Sunlit Earth is a free and open source desktop application that renders a beautiful view of Earth as seen from space and sets it as your wallpaper. The rendered image updates in the background, reflecting the current time of day, cloud cover, the positions of the Sun, Moon, and...

Earth in daylight, view over Africa and Europe

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)

Application type

Wallpapers Hub

Origin

Germany
EU

Platforms

Windows
Linux
Mac

Earth at night

Sunrise over Earth

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Sunlit Earth on Windows

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Features

Live Wallpapers
No registration required
Support for Multiple Monitors
Works Offline
Dark Mode
Ad-free
No Tracking
Desktop Application
Rust

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Klamann added Sunlit Earth as alternative to Desktop Earth, EarthView, Catfood earth, EarthDesk and 3 more
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Sunlit Earth information

Developed by
Sebastian Straub
Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
Written in
Rust
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Supported Languages
- English

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2 Open Issues
Updated Oct 2, 2026

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Sunlit Earth was added to AlternativeTo by Klamann on Sep 25, 2026 and this page was last updated Sep 25, 2026.

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What is Sunlit Earth?

Sunlit Earth is a free and open source desktop application that renders a beautiful view of Earth as seen from space and sets it as your wallpaper. The rendered image updates in the background, reflecting the current time of day, cloud cover, the positions of the Sun, Moon, and stars, and other real-world conditions.