Marble
Marble is a virtual globe and world atlas application developed by KDE, the free and open-source desktop environment. It lets users explore interactive maps of Earth, other planets, and the Moon, viewing terrain, cities, landmarks, and geographic data in 3D. Educators use Marble to teach geography and Earth sciences, while travellers and geography enthusiasts use it to explore the world offline. The app comes with multiple map styles, Wikipedia integration, and the ability to display satellite imagery, political boundaries, and custom map layers.
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1 suggestionMarble is part of the KDE education suite and is maintained by the KDE project as open-source software. However, we could not confirm from available search results whether a native Apple Silicon build of Marble for macOS currently exists or is planned. Given that KDE applications are cross-platform and the project remains actively developed on Linux, there is a reasonable possibility that a native build may already be available or in progress, but without confirmation we cannot recommend a specific upgrade path. Contact the KDE project directly (kde.org) or check the official Marble documentation to ask whether a native Apple Silicon macOS build exists, and if not, when one is planned. This is important to clarify now because Marble will stop launching on any Mac running macOS 28 or later (scheduled for September 2028) unless a native build has been made available by then. For offline geographic exploration in the interim, Google Earth (web version at earth.google.com) runs natively in any browser, though it lacks Marble's offline functionality.
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