Free 30 day Trial
Trial version is fully functional and same as licensed version.
See Getting Started for System Requirements.
Final pricing for personal, non-commercial use will be finalized soon. There will be both annual subscription and lifetime licenses available.
Windows
Download Windows 10/11 64 bit Installer (2023B MCR) (8.3 Mb) Version 0.5.1 beta (via Google Drive)
Alternatively, use the link below, right-click and select “Save Link As…”.
Windows – nVidia Blackwell 50 series GPU support
Download Windows 10/11 64 bit Installer (2025B MCR) (8.3 Mb) Version 0.5.1 beta (via Google Drive)
Alternatively, use the link below, right-click and select “Save Link As…”.
Mac Silicon
Download Mac Silicon Installer (3.3 Mb) Version 0.5.0 beta (via Google Drive)
Alternatively, use the link below, right-click and select “Save Link As…”.
From a Terminal window you will need to run the following command (all one line). Then you will be able to run the installer.
sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/BiggSkyAppInstaller_web_MacSilicon_beta_v0_5_1.app
Please be patient the first time the app is run as the runtime files are configured.
Note: When installing an update, it may be necessary to delete the existing directory /Applications/BiggSky.
Operating Systems supported
- macOS Sequoia (15)
- macOS Sonoma (14)
- macOS Ventura (13.7)
GPU acceleration not available on Mac systems
Mac Intel
Download Mac Intel (3.1 Mb) Version 0.5.1 beta (via Google Drive)
Alternatively, use the link below, right-click and select “Save Link As…”.
To install, extract the ZIP file, then Ctrl-Click the .app file, and click Open to override the security warning.
Note: When installing an update, it may be necessary to delete the existing directory /Applications/BiggSky.
Please be patient the first time the app is run as the runtime files are configured.
- Minimum: Any Intel x86-64 processor with two or more cores
- Recommended: Any Intel x86-64 processor with four or more cores and AVX2 instruction set support
Operating Systems supported
- macOS Sonoma (14)
- macOS Ventura (13)
- macOS Monterey (12.6)
GPU acceleration not available on Mac systems
Linux Intel/AMD
Linux Intel Version (4.6 Mb) Version 0.5.1 beta (via Google Drive)
Alternatively, use the link below, right-click and select “Save Link As…”.
The Linux version needs some command lines to install and run.
Download MCR (first time only) (4.5 GB)
Install MCR
Copy zip to a separate folder:
sudo gunzip -X -K BiggSkyAppInstaller_web_LinuxIntel_beta_v0_5_1.install.gz
Install BiggSky to a dir named ‘/usr/BiggSky’:
sudo ./BiggSkyAppInstaller_web_LinuxIntel_beta_v0_5_1.install
Run BiggSky:
cd /usr/BiggSky/application
./run_BiggSky.sh /usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Runtime/R2024b/
Installation Notes
The initial BiggSky install requires the free Matlab Compiler Runtime (MCR) to be installed which is large, but is automatic (for Win/Mac) and only needs to be done once.
If you have a computer with at least 8GB of RAM it should work fine. 16 GB is recommended, more if you have images > 16 MP. Quick rule of thumb, 1 GB of memory per 1 MP of image size.
On Windows BiggSky can use a nVidia GPU with at least Compute Capability 3.5 (and 3GB of RAM) for faster computing.
Planetary images don’t need as much memory since they are normally small (< 1 MP or 1024×1024 pixels).