StarStrider for Windows

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Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

StarStrider is a 3D planetarium and 'software star ship' allowing you to explore planets, moons, stars, and celestial objects in our universe.

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Pros
- Fully three-dimensional universe simulation
- Visits solar system planets and moons
- Displays hundreds of thousands of stars
- Views galaxies, clusters, and nebulae
- Optional relativistic space-time effects
Cons
- Requires a 3D graphics card
- Anaglyph 3D-glasses are optional
- Joystick or game pad support is optional

StarStrider for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: November 21, 2019

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 2.8.7

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server
Windows XP
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 13,020

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

2.5/5

2 User Votes

Delete immediately.
slelandJuly 9, 2012
Pros
quick to load and unload.
Cons
Contains Adware Win32/OpenCandy, detected by MS Essentials.
Summary
A thousand rabid rat-bites to anyone who develops pathogenic trojans or adware.
Pretty
MadMicheleOctober 25, 2007
Pros
Nice graphics!
Cons
Summary

Developer’s Description

By FMJ-Software

Study the stars as you navigate through the universe.