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24 alternatives to NASA Picture of the Day

Image of our universe every day on 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. NASA Picture of the Day launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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API Docs for NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day API▲18
2022 · nasa-apod.portaldocs.dev · its alternatives →
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DailyApod▲74
View the daily astronomical images provided by NASA
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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NASA Picture of the Day Viewer▲5
2011 · apod-viewer.heroku.com · its alternatives →
4
Sunrise for Mac▲526
Mac app for the awesome Sunrise calendar
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Wallcat▲364
A beautiful wallpaper for your Mac, every day
2015 · its alternatives →
6
Progress Bar OSX▲644
This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time
2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →
7
Moonshot ▲437
Track the Artemis II mission from your Mac
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
CloudApp Annotate▲154
Annotate screenshots right from your Mac's menu bar!
2017 · getcloudapp.com · its alternatives →
9
Today▲222
Quickly view your schedule in the macOS menu bar
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Set NASA APOD as Ubuntu Desktop Background▲50
Automatically downloads and sets the NASA picture of the day (APOD) as your desktop in Ubuntu. - randomdrake/nasa-apod-desktop
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sunrise▲284
Beautifully designed calendar app
2013 · sunrise.am · its alternatives →
12
APOD Daily▲76
Auto update your Twitter banner with NASA's Photo of the Day
2014 · its alternatives →
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Maya▲81
Your photos in the Mac menu bar
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
InstaCal▲256
The missing menu bar calendar for MacOS
2017 · instacalapp.com · its alternatives →
16
Itsycal▲220
A tiny calendar for your Mac's menu bar
2015 · mowglii.com · its alternatives →
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DailyWall for Mac▲136
Daily curated wallpapers from Unsplash, Pexels & Pixabay 🌄
2018 · lottool.shop · its alternatives →
18
Day One v5.0▲140
New today view, which aggregates location, cal, and photos
2020 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →
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Spatium▲182
Hi there, humans! I'm excited to announce Spatium! I'm a big fan of any topic related to our universe. I'm also a developer, so I've put these things together and I built this new tab Chrome Extension for space lovers, astronomy fans, and science geeks like me. If you enjoyed it, please spread some love <3 FEATURES • Space images • Every day, get a fascinating image of our universe. Enjoy pictures of stars, planets, moons, galaxies, nebulae, comets and more right on your browser tab. • Sun Widget • Find out when the sunrise, sunset, first and last light times will be precisely at your…
2021 · spatium.earth · its alternatives →
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Hand Mirror for Mac▲191
A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar
2020 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
21
Moment for macOS▲162
Countdown & Count Up, Time Progress, Life
2020 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →
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iCultus▲81
Open-source Mac menubar calendar app
2015 · djyde.github.io · its alternatives →
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TyCal▲205
A peek at your Apple Calendar right from the menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Menu World Time▲157
World times at your fingertips
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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