WinStars AlternativesStar Maps and other similar apps like WinStars

WinStars is described as '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' and is a Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WinStars for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best WinStars alternative is Google Earth. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Google Earth or Stellarium. Other great apps like WinStars are KStars, Space Engine, Gaia Sky and Solar System Scope.

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  1. Google Earth icon

    Google Earth

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    Explore Earth from space to sea with detailed satellite imagery, 3D buildings, and ad-free service. Save toured places, share them, and explore offline all points of interest around the globe.

    51 Google Earth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
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    • Google Earth is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to WinStars.

    • Google Earth is the most popular free alternative to WinStars.

    • Google Earth is Free Personal and ProprietaryWinStars is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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.

    56 Stellarium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    The dance of the planets above ESO headquarters, near Munich.
     

    • Stellarium is the most popular Open Source alternative to WinStars.

    • Stellarium is Free and Open SourceWinStars is Freemium 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).
     
  5. KStars icon

    KStars

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    Open-source astronomy software offering accurate night sky simulation with 100 million stars, Ekos astrophotography suite, stellar observation planner, "What's up Tonight" tool, FOV editor, and a variety of celestial catalogs for comprehensive astronomical exploration.

    45 KStars alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. Space Engine icon

    Space Engine

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    Space Engine - a real-time 3D space simulator, procedural universe generator and visualiser. It lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, starting from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies.

    26 Space Engine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Space Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to WinStars.

    • Space Engine is Paid and ProprietaryWinStars is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Gaia Sky icon

    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.

    44 Gaia Sky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  9. 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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  10. Planetario icon

    Planetario

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    Planetario contains a 3D model of our solar system. It will show the horizon and the planets in their path along the sky. The word planet comes from the Greek planetai, meaning "wanderers". Because of the rotation of the earth, the stars seem to move in perfect...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  11. 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
    Noctua Stellarium Mobile screenshot 1
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    Atlas of Space

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    Welcome to the Atlas of Space — an interactive visualization to explore the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. StarCalc icon

    StarCalc

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    StarCalc is the fastest professional astronomy planetarium & star mapping program for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP (StarCalc version for PocketPC is available). It illustrates star positions of any instance of the day observed from any geographic locations on the Earth.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
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    Aciqra

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    Aciqra (uh-SEE-kruh) is a free and open source virtual sky map and planetarium which tracks and displays astronomical bodies including planets, nebulae and stars to an accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    C/2012 S1 (ISON) rising in the morning.
     
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