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 Stellarium or Celestia. Other great apps like WinStars are Space Engine, KStars, Gaia Sky and Planetario.

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  1. Google Earth icon
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    Google Earth

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    Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.

    61 Google Earth alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
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    Google Earth Features

    1.  Street panning and viewing
    2. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Points of Interest (POI)
    6.  Visual navigation
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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.

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    The dance of the planets above ESO headquarters, near Munich.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Constellation lines & art are available for multiple cultures

    Stellarium Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Exploration
    5.  Cross-Platform
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    • 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
    The orbits of a number of main belt asteroids (in brown) plotted together with major planet orbits (in blue).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS

    Celestia Features

    1.  Portable
    A closeup of the space shuttle Discovery in orbit over Florida; this shot demonstrates Celestia's virtual texture feature for extremely high resolution mapping of planets.
    The 1989 flyby of Neptune by Voyager 2--last stop before leaving the solar system.
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  5. Space Engine icon
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    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
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Space Engine Features

    1.  Explore planets
    2.  Free roam
    3.  Procedurally generated
    4.  Avatar
    5.  Multiple languages
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    • Space Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to WinStars.

    • Space Engine is Paid and ProprietaryWinStars is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
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  7. Gaia Sky icon
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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.

    44 Gaia Sky alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Gaia Sky Features

    1.  Notifications
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  9. Planetario icon
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    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...

    51 Planetario alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  10. Solar System Scope icon
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    Solar System Scope

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

    51 Solar System Scope alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Solar System Scope Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Multiple languages
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  11. Noctua Stellarium Mobile icon
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    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.

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Noctua Stellarium Mobile Features

    1.  Dark Mode
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  12. Digital Universe Atlas icon
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    Digital Universe Atlas

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    The Digital Universe Atlas incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local solar neighbourhood out to the edge of the observable Universe.

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    At the center of the 1 billion light-year grid is the Milky Way and our Sun. Surrounding us are the multi-hued Tully galaxies and the blue sheets of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey that stretch out billions of light-years away.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Kosmorro icon
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    Kosmorro

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    A software to calculate astronomical ephemerides.

    3 Kosmorro alternatives
    Command line interface

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
    PDF document generated by the application
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  14. StarCalc icon
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    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.

    33 StarCalc alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 5.73, released in July 2006, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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