xplanet ☆

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Description:
Create HQ wallpapers of planet Earth

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: wallpaper cli astronomy visualization graphics

Install: brew install xplanet

About:
Xplanet is a command-line tool that renders high-quality images of the Earth, Moon, and other planets. It uses map data to generate realistic views with customizable sun positions, cloud overlays, and city markers. This utility is ideal for creating dynamic desktop wallpapers or visualizations based on geographic data.

Key Features:

Renders realistic planetary images from command line
Supports custom map data, clouds, and city markers
Highly configurable lighting and projection options

Use Cases:

Generating dynamic desktop wallpapers of Earth
Creating visualizations for educational or scientific purposes

Alternatives:

EARTH – A similar CLI tool for rendering Earth images, though Xplanet offers more map projection options.
NASA Worldview – Web-based satellite imagery browser, not suitable for local wallpaper generation.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 12:34am		6	VERSION_BUMP	03d1df85
Nov 20, 2024 12:39am		6	VERSION_BUMP	fa71189a