EarthView for Windows

Product overview

EarthView transforms your desktop into a living image of the planet, functioning both as a dynamic wallpaper and a screensaver. It renders stunning day/night transitions and shadowing to create a realistic global appearance. The software generates richly detailed, high-resolution images that scale to very large displays — far past typical 1600×1200 limits — and presents the planet in several viewing styles, from photographic realism to artistic interpretations.

Visual capabilities

• A selection of attractive map styles to change the overall look and tone
• Extremely high-resolution output suitable for very large monitors
• Both globe and flat-map presentations available
• Real-time day/night shading with illuminated city lights at night
• Atmospheric scattering and other weather-like visual effects
• Optional cloud layers, retrievable via internet updates
• Clear urban area overlays for major population centers
• Local time readouts and position info for thousands of cities
• Support for setups with more than one monitor
• Dedicated wallpaper and screensaver modes

Customization and controls

You can tailor almost every aspect of the view: choose map types, adjust lighting and atmosphere strength, toggle clouds and city lights, and set which city/time information is shown. A wide set of settings gives you fine control over what appears on each screen and how frequently remote data (like cloud images) is refreshed.

Recommended alternative

If you want a similar program with a different approach, try Desktop Earth Free — it also offers multiple map styles and configurable views that display Earth in photographic or stylized forms.

Recent changes

• City database has been refreshed and expanded