Real-time Earth renderer for Windows

The whole planet,
ready for your next shot.

Place the sun, frame the Earth and hit render. Photorealistic stills up to 16K and smooth MP4 or ProRes video, in minutes, with no 3D skills needed.

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Free demo for Windows

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Every feature of the full version, with exports up to 1080p and a watermark. Register with your email and the download starts right away. We'll also send you the link.

  • All controls, keyframes and quick moves
  • Image and video export up to 1080p
  • Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit · about 500 MB

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What you see is what you render

Intuitive from the very first minute

Orbit the Earth with your mouse, drag a slider to move the sun and watch the light change instantly. Every look is built from essential controls first, with advanced settings one click away.

If you already work in 3D, it saves you hours of building, texturing and lighting an Earth scene from scratch. If you don't, you won't need to.

Earthframe Studio with the Sun settings open and a sunrise over Europe at night

Animation

Animate with just two keyframes

01

Set the start

Place the camera, the sun and the look of the first frame.

02

Set the end

Move closer, turn the planet, bring the night in. Change anything.

03

Render

Everything in between is animated for you. Pick the duration and easing, preview, done.

Every setting has a small ◆ switch: animate only what should change, and the rest stays the same for the whole shot. Or pick a quick move, like an Earth rotation, an orbital sunrise or day to night, and tweak it from there.

Everything you need for a planet-sized shot

Photoreal Earth

Detailed day surface, terrain relief, sun glints on the oceans and city lights at night, built from NASA imagery.

Volumetric-looking clouds

Real cloud shadows that stretch into long curtains at sunrise and sunset, self-shadowing and parallax.

Physical atmosphere

Light scattering for the blue edge glow, haze near the horizon and warm sunsets along the day/night line.

Cinematic sun

A visible sun with a warm lens flare, star rays and a soft glow.

Night side control

Show only the city lights, or reveal the moonlit terrain beneath them.

Space background

An adjustable star field with an optional, subtle Milky Way.

Color correction

Exposure, contrast, saturation and gamma for the image, the surface, the clouds and the city lights.

Transparent background

Export PNG or WEBP with an alpha channel, keeping the planet and its atmosphere glow.

4K, 8K or 16K textures

Choose the detail level that fits your graphics card, from modest PCs to razor-sharp close-ups.

Inside the app

Real screenshots, real-time

City lights at night with a warm lens flare
City lights at night with a warm lens flare
Terrain relief and sun glint in a close-up
Terrain relief and sun glint in a close-up
The night side with moonlit terrain
The night side with moonlit terrain
The day/night line over the Americas
The day/night line over the Americas
Vertical 9:16 framing for Reels, Shorts and TikTok
Vertical 9:16 framing for Reels, Shorts and TikTok
Transparent background for your own compositions
Transparent background for your own compositions

Stop searching stock sites for a clip that almost fits

Design the exact shot you need: where the sun is, which part of the world is in frame, day or night, how the camera moves and at what resolution. Make as many versions as you want for every project, without paying for each clip.

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Export formats

  • Images: JPG, PNG and WEBP, with optional transparent background
  • Video: MP4 (H.264), MOV (Apple ProRes 422 HQ) and WEBM (VP9)
  • Resolution: any custom size up to 16K, with presets for HD, 4K, 8K, vertical and square
  • Frame rate: 24, 25, 30, 50 or 60 fps

System requirements

  • OS: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit
  • Minimum GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD RX 570 (4 GB VRAM)
  • Recommended: 8 GB of VRAM or more for 16K textures and faster high-resolution exports
  • Languages: English, Español, Français, Italiano, Deutsch, Português (Brasil), 日本語, 简体中文

Your renders are yours

Everything you create with Earthframe Studio can be used in your personal and commercial projects.

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