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Zoom Earth vs Meteo: catalog facts
Zoom Earth	Meteo

Best for: Following storms, fires and weather on a live satellite map	Best for: Linux desktop users who want a simple native weather forecast app
Free + paid options Free to use, with an optional Zoom Earth Pro subscription.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android, iOS, Web	Linux
Live satellite loops and rain radar Hurricane and storm tracking ICON and GFS forecast models Detailed unit, time and animation settings	Hourly and daily forecasts with weather maps Native GTK4 interface for the Linux desktop Available on Flathub and openSUSE repositories
Some features need a Pro subscription Requires an internet connection	Linux only Depends on the OpenWeatherMap service for its data
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Zoom Earth zoom.earth Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Meteo gitlab.com/bitseater/meteo Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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