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KStars

graphical desktop planetarium
Place application_software Q280386

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of
application software, free software, educational software, free and open-source software[2][3][4]
Official website
edu.kde.org, kstars.kde.org, kstars.kde.org, apps.kde.org
More facts +13
Publication date
September 12, 2018, April 5, 2001
Part of
KDE Gear
Copyright license
GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Developer
Jasem Mutlaq[5]
Distributed by
Microsoft Store
Distribution format
digital download
GUI toolkit or framework
Qt (software)
Operating system
Unix-like operating system, macOS, Microsoft Windows[8][9][10]
Programmed in
C++[7]
Readable file format
Flexible Image Transport System
Software version identifier
2.3.0, 16.04.0, 16.04.1, 16.04.3, 16.08.0, 2.7.2, 2.9.2, 2.9.3, 2.9.4, 2.9.5, 2.9.7, 3.2.3, 4.10.0, 4.10.1, 4.10.2, 4.10.3, 4.10.4, 4.10.5, 4.10.80, 4.10.90, 4.10.95, 4.10.97, 4.11.0, 4.11.1, 4.11.2, 4.11.3, 4.11.4, 4.11.5, 4.11.80, 4.11.90, 4.11.95, 4.11.97, 4.12.0, 4.12.1, 4.12.2, 4.12.3, 4.12.4, 4.12.5, 4.12.80, 4.12.90, 4.12.95, 4.12.97, 4.13.0, 4.13.1, 4.13.2, 4.13.3, 4.13.80, 4.13.90, 4.13.95, 4.13.97, 4.14.0, 4.14.1, 4.14.2, 4.14.3, 14.11.80, 14.11.90, 14.11.95, 14.11.97, 14.12.0, 14.12.1, 14.12.2, 14.12.3, 15.03.80, 15.03.90, 15.03.95, 15.03.97, 15.04.0, 15.04.1, 15.04.2, 15.04.3, 15.07.80, 15.07.90, 15.08.0, 15.08.1, 15.08.2, 15.08.3, 15.11.80, 15.11.90, 15.12.0, 15.12.1, 15.12.2, 15.12.3, 16.03.80, 16.03.90, 16.04.2, 16.07.80, 16.07.90, 16.08.1, 16.08.2, 16.08.3, 16.11.80, 16.11.90, 16.12.0, 16.12.1, 16.12.2, 16.12.3, 17.03.80, 17.03.90, 17.04.0, 17.04.1, 17.04.2, 17.04.3, 17.07.80, 17.07.90, 17.08.0, 17.08.1, 17.08.2, 17.08.3, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.6, 3.5.7, 3.6.3, 3.6.6, 3.6.8, 3.7.4, 3.7.5, 3.7.6, 3.7.7, 3.7.8, 3.8.0, 3.8.4[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Writable file format
Flexible Image Transport System
🏷️ Also known as
en KStars ar كي ستارز fa کی‌استارز
🔖 Identifiers · 25
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
KStars.png ↗
Alpine Linux package
kstars
AlternativeTo software ID
kstars
Arch Linux package
kstars
Debian stable package
kstars
Described at URL
kde.org, userbase.kde.org
Email address
mailto:kde@kde.org
Flathub ID
org.kde.kstars
Free Software Directory entry
Kstars
FreeBSD port
astro/kstars
Freebase ID
/m/0d49p
Gentoo package
sci-astronomy/kstars
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IRC channel URL
irc://irc.freenode.org/#kde, irc://irc.freenode.org/#kde-kstars
Issue tracker URL
bugs.kde.org
Microsoft Store product ID
9pprz2qhlxtg
NetBSD package ID
misc/kstars
Open Hub ID
kstars
OpenBSD port
astro/kstars
Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID
960
Repology project name
kstars
Snap package
kstars
Source code repository URL
cgit.kde.org, git://anongit.kde.org/kstars.git, github.com, invent.kde.org
SourceForge project
kstars
Topic's main category
Category:KStars
User manual URL
docs.kde.org, docs.kde.org

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 4
free software, application software, free and open-source software, educational software
Operating system 3
Microsoft Windows, macOS, Unix-like operating system
Copyright license 1
GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Distributed by 1
Microsoft Store
Part of 1
KDE Gear
Programmed in 1
C++
Readable file format 1
Flexible Image Transport System
Writable file format 1
Flexible Image Transport System
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KStars is an application software[1].

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application software C++ free software macOS Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating system

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  1. 6w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine Linux package → kstars
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Alpine Linux package: kstars, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324944596|kstars (#324944596)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #"
  2. 7w ago · JanuaryJasper · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in → C++
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:KStars
    Writable file format → Flexible Image Transport System
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 3.8.4"
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