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We've compiled a list of 11 free and paid alternatives to Xplanet. The primary competitors include Living Earth Desktop, Desktop Earth. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Xplanet and TerraTime, Earth 3D, MeteoEarth. Also you can look at other similar options here: Travel and Location Software.


TerraTime provides an amazing, interactive, real-time virtual Earth.

Interactive 3D globe with wonders of the world, political and geographic maps, and weather.

Adapted from a professional weather broadcast tool used by TV presenters around the world...

LeafletDesktop
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Maps from HTML are automatically saved to your Mac's desktop picture!

Xeric Design, Ltd. is a leader in global time and mapping software.

Living Earth gives you a stunning live 3D simulation of our planet at our current moment in time...

Catfood Earth turns your Desktop wallpaper into a real time display of the Earth’s surface.

Xplanet is free software, distributed according to the terms of the GNU General Public License.

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Xplanet is free software, distributed according to the terms of the GNU General Public License.

I've compiled and run Xplanet successfully on i386 GNU/Linux systems, Sparc Solaris, FreeBSD, and Microsoft Windows under the Cygwin environment. Xplanet runs under Darwin and X windows as well as under Mac OS X with Aqua.
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