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KStars

flathub.org·Education & learning

KStars is a desktop planetarium application that simulates the night sky from any location and time. It offers astronomy tools, observation planning, astrophotography integration, and educational features for students, teachers, and amateur astronomers.

Free
Linux
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Overview

5 features

KStars is an Education & learning product. It focuses on simulating the night sky and providing astronomy tools for education and amateur astronomers. KStars is an open-source project aimed at students and amateur astronomers. KStars is free to use. KStars is available on Linux.

It is developed by KDE. Across PulseGate's embedding index, KStars has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 5 catalogued features are night sky simulation, astronomical catalogs, and observation planner.

  • ✓Night sky simulation
  • ✓Astronomical catalogs
  • ✓Observation planner
  • ✓Astrophotography suite
  • ✓Sky charts

Tags

planetariumastronomy-educationsky-simulation

Built with & integrations

Runs on
Linux

Trust & compliance

LicenseProprietary
Verified signals
✓ HTTPS✓ Free tier

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

  1. IndexedJul 3, 5:16 PM

    kstars discovered by the PulseGate indexer

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Frequently asked questions about KStars

What is KStars?
KStars focuses on simulating the night sky and providing astronomy tools for education and amateur astronomers. It is catalogued under Education & learning on PulseGate.
Who should use KStars?
KStars is an open-source project built for students and amateur astronomers.
Does KStars have a free plan?
Yes — KStars is free to use.
What platforms does KStars run on?
KStars runs on Linux.
Is KStars still active?
PulseGate's automated liveness checks currently classify KStars as active.
What tools are similar to KStars?
Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include SmartStellar, zstarview, and KCharSelect.SmartStellarzstarviewKCharSelect
Who develops KStars?
KStars is developed by KDE.

At a glance

Platforms
Desktop
Languages
English
First seen
Jul 3, 2026
Activity
🟢 Active
Status
🟢 Active
Built for
students and amateur astronomers
Model
Open source
Solves
Simulating the night sky and providing astronomy tools for education and amateur astronomers.

Developer

KDE

PulseGate index

Confidence
Medium · 70
Indexed
Jul 3, 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Activity
Active
First seen
Jul 2026
Last seen
1w ago
Freshness
Unknown
Identity audit (9)
Entity ID
cmr574cko01tzru7y73oh1btf
Slug
kstars-flathub-org
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state
Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
Jul 3, 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated
Jul 10, 2026
Canonical URL
https://flathub.org/apps/org.kde.kstars

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  • zstarview
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  • KCharSelect
    flathub.org
  • KeplerX
    google.com
  • KFind
    flathub.org
  • KDevelop
    flathub.org