EarthDesk versions

EarthDesk replaces your static desktop picture with a rendered image of Earth showing correct sun, moon, and city illumination.
7.5
Apr 5, 2022
7.0
Review
6.6
Dec 29, 2015
Editorial review
rating
6.0
Review
5.7
Mar 25, 2011
Editorial review
rating

What's new

v7.5
Native support for M1 Macs
Minor bug fixes
macOS 10.14 or newer is required

v6.6 [Dec 29, 2015]
- Improved stability and bug fixes.
- Additional support for Yosemite and El Capitan.

v6.0
- Fixed a bug that could cause the map to stop updating after multiple manual update checks.
- Changes to the auto-updater to avoid performing an update from a background process.
- When turning on clouds, an image will only be downloaded if the most recent one is stale.
- Better support for uninstalling and updating when EarthDesk is installed for all users.
- A reminder is now presented when a hi-res cloud license expires.

v5.7 [Mar 25, 2011]
Changes to improve Lion desktop display.

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Earth Browser
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Satellite Eyes
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MySatellite
MySatellite
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