kstars (deprecated)

Disable date: 2026-09-01

Install command: 
brew install --cask kstars

Name: KStars

Astronomy software

https://kstars.kde.org/

Development: Pull requests

Cask JSON API: /api/cask/kstars.json

Cask code: kstars.rb on GitHub

Current version: 3.8.1

Requirements: macOS >= 13

kstars is built for Intel macOS and so requires Rosetta 2 to be installed.
You can install Rosetta 2 with:
    softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license
Note that it is very difficult to remove Rosetta 2 once it is installed.

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
kstars 26
Installs (90 days)
kstars 104
Installs (365 days)
kstars 220