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24 alternatives to Beautiful Earth

More than 1,500 stunning Earth desktop pictures for your Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beautiful Earth launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Artpaper 5K▲210

   Art wallpapers from the world's best galleries. 5K quality.

   2019 · gikken.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Scenery▲220

   Showcase your designs with premium product photography.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Visuals of Earth▲217

   Gorgeous, minimal wallpapers for your phone

   2020 · visualsofearth.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Stockmagic for Mac▲215

   Find beautiful free stock photos on your desktop

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Living Earth for Apple Watch▲80

   Live satellite imagery of the world, including weather

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mars or Earth▲130

   Crowdsourcing comments for Possibilities on Mars 🔴

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Artful▲107

   The world's best art on your Mac desktop

   2014 · artfulmac.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Satellite Eyes▲131

   Changes your Mac wallpaper to a satellite map of your local

   2014 · satelliteeyes.tomtaylor.co.uk · its alternatives →

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   Downlink▲74

   Real-time satellite imagery on your desktop

   2021 · downlinkapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Splashify▲194

    Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows

    2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →

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    Carbon Sand▲132

    36 minimal & dynamic wallpapers for macOs or anything else.

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Irvue▲246

    Gorgeous wallpapers on your Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Smithsonian Earth▲78

    Stunning nature and wildlife documentaries

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nordic Appeal▲244

    Beautiful accessories for iMacs, MacBooks and iPads

    2014 · nordicappeal.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wallpaper by Behance▲154

    Discover the world's creative work through your Mac

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tab Pics▲101

    Beautiful /r/EarthPorn of our planet in every new Chrome tab

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Landscape Wallpapers▲181

    Dynamic wallpapers for the apple ecosystem

    2022 · sauravwagh.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Getty Images Stream▲80

    Discover captivating, hand-selected photos (Mac)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Live Desktop▲240

    Make your Mac desktop come alive with animated themes

    2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    5K macOS Wallpapers▲143

    Every default macOS wallpaper – in glorious 5K resolution!

    2017 · 512pixels.net · its alternatives →

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    Planet Explorer▲150

    Interactive global satellite images

    2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →

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    Desktop Fruit▲140

    Curated Mac application designs

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    OS (Old School)▲187

    Turn you computer into a retro Mac

    2022 · ben-vessey.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Grids 5.0▲177

    Experience Instagram in beautiful ways on desktop

    2018 · gridsapp.net · its alternatives →

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