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OpenSpace

Interactive software for visualizing the known universe, from astronomy catalogs to space missions.

Website GitHub
GitHub stars
1.3K
Commits, last 12 months
474
Contributors
62
Last commit
Latest release
releases/v0.2…Jun 12, 2026

Overview

OpenSpace is an open-source C++ visualization tool released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 1,266 stars, 211 forks, and 62 contributors. It is actively developed with 474 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, releases/v0.22.0, was published on Jun 12, 2026.

Its GitHub description: This is the official GitHub repository for OpenSpace: an open source astrovisualization project. For instructions on how to build and run OpenSpace, see the Getting Started Guides on the wiki page at http://docs.openspaceproject.com.

GitHub topics: visualizationastronomydata-visualizationplanetariumspacescienceuniverse

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

050100 Oct 2025 Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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474 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202511
Nov 20256
Dec 202531
Jan 202624
Feb 202652
Mar 202648
Apr 202697
May 202682
Jun 202658
Jul 202626
Aug 202613
Sep 202626

Popularity among C++ visualization libraries & applications

Serial Studio 7.2K ImPlot 6.2K PlotJuggler 6.2K Matplot++ 4.9K F3D 4.7K Mapnik 4K OpenSpace 1.3K
Serial Studio 7.2K ImPlot 6.2K PlotJuggler 6.2K Matplot++ 4.9K F3D 4.7K Mapnik 4K OpenSpace 1.3K
GitHub stars for OpenSpace and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Serial Studio7,221
ImPlot6,240
PlotJuggler6,228
Matplot++4,937
F3D4,742
Mapnik3,965
OpenSpace1,266

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    6.2K starsC++MIT

  • PlotJuggler

    Open-source Qt5 application to plot charts (based on Qwt).

    6.2K starsC++MPL-2.0

  • Matplot++

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    4.9K starsC++MIT

  • F3D

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    4.7K starsC++BSD-3-Clause

  • Mapnik

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    4K starsC++LGPL-2.1

OpenSpace FAQ

Is OpenSpace open source?

Yes. OpenSpace is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is OpenSpace still maintained?

Yes. OpenSpace is actively developed, with 474 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit today.

What are the best alternatives to OpenSpace?

The most popular alternatives listed in C++ visualization libraries & applications are Serial Studio, ImPlot, and PlotJuggler. See the full ranking.

What language is OpenSpace written in?

OpenSpace is primarily written in C++, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 5, 2026.