Siril
An open-source astronomical image processing tool for calibrating, stacking and processing astrophotography images.
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3 more ways to get Siril
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install siril - Homebrew
brew install siril - Flathub
flatpak install flathub org.siril.Siril
About Siril
Siril processes astrophotography images. It covers the full preprocessing chain, starting with calibration to remove unwanted signal and patterns from RAW images, then alignment and stacking of many frames, followed by processing of the final image. Recent news covers solar eclipse processing and integration with RC-Astro tools.
Builds are available for Linux as an AppImage or Flatpak, for Windows as an installer or portable version, and for macOS on Intel and Apple Silicon. It suits amateur astronomers stacking deep-sky or solar images.
Strengths
- Complete calibration, stacking and processing workflow
- Builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, including portable Windows
- Actively developed with regular releases
- Cited research software with a published paper
Limitations
- Steep learning curve for people new to astrophotography
- Some Linux packages have known issues noted on the download page
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source; donations are requested on download.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- The Siril contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Amateur astronomers stacking and processing astrophotography images
- Categories
- Image editors, Photo tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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