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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 (7.7 Mb) Version 0.4.15 beta
Mac Silicon
Download Mac Silicon Installer (2.8 Mb) Version 0.4.15 beta
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_4_15.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 (4.5 Mb) Version 0.4.15 beta
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 (2 Mb) Version 0.4.15 beta
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 unzip -X -K MATLAB_Runtime_R2024b_Update_6_glnxa64.zip
sudo ./install
Install BiggSky to a dir named ‘BiggSky’:
unzip -X -K ./BiggSkyAppInstaller_LinuxIntel_beta_v0_4_15.zip
Run BiggSky:
cd BiggSky
./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).