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EarthDesk 5 for Macintosh OS X 10.5 & 10.6

EarthDesk 5 for Windows XP, Vista, W7

EarthDesk 5 Dual Platform (Mac/Win) Upgrades

Upgrade to EarthDesk 5

NOTE: The information on this page is for existing customers of EarthDesk 1.x through 4.x who already have a license key. If you are a new customer, please purchase a license here.

The EarthDesk 5 upgrade price depends on the status of your current EarthDesk license. In all cases, when ordering an upgrade, please include your current license key in the comments section of the order form to speed processing of your order.

EARTHDESK 5 FOR MACINTOSH

  • Faster performance and lower processor usage.
  • Snow and vegetation change month-to-month.
  • Higher resolution cloud data on large displays.
  • Supports machines with dual GPUs.

  • Starfield background for globe projections.
  • Updated political map color and boundaries.
  • Political map shows city lights and moonlight.
  • Globe can be re-positioned on the screen.

  • Checks for updates automatically.
  • Supports monitor attach/detach while running.
  • Easier install process for upgrades.
  • Softer evaluation watermark during trial period.

  • Rewritten from the ground up.
  • Rendering engine is now 100% Cocoa.
  • 32/64 bit application, ready for Snow Leopard.
  • No dependence on Carbon or QuickDraw.
    • EARTHDESK 5 FOR WINDOWS

  • Faster performance and lower processor usage.
  • Snow and vegetation change month-to-month.
  • Higher resolution cloud data on large displays.
  • Automatic detection of local time zone.

  • Adjustable desktop contrast level.
  • Updated political map color and boundaries.
  • Political map shows city lights and moonlight.
  • Improved moonlight rendering in Natural map.

  • Improved detection of corrupt cloud images.
  • Supports monitor attach/detach while running.
  • All desktop settings are now restored upon quit.
  • Existing desktop image aspect ratio is preserved.

  • Easier install process for upgrades.
  • Softer evaluation watermark during trial period.
  • New 256 x 256 icon on modern Windows systems.
  • Full support for XP, Vista and Windows 7.

    • FREE UPGRADES

    Users who purchased EarthDesk for Windows on or after 8 November 2009 have been e-mailed an EarthDesk 5.x license. Please contact us if you did not receive yours. The terms of your original license carry over to 5.x.

    EARTHDESK 4.x → EARTHDESK 5.x
    (1 USER → 1 USER)       $12.95

    If you are a paid, licensed owner of EarthDesk 4.x, you may upgrade for $12.95.

    EARTHDESK 1.x, 2.x, 3.x → EARTHDESK 5.x
    (1 USER → 1 USER)       $17.95

    If you are a paid, licensed owner of earlier versions of EarthDesk, you may upgrade for $17.95.

    EARTHDESK 4.x → EARTHDESK 5.x
    (5 USER → 5 USER)       $19.95

    If you are a paid owner of EarthDesk 4.x, with a 5-User license, you can upgrade to EarthDesk 5 for $19.95. You will receive v5.x license keys for both Mac and Windows versions.

    EARTHDESK 4.x → EARTHDESK 5.x
    (1 USER → 5 USER)       $29.95

    If you are a paid, licensed owner of EarthDesk 4.x, you may upgrade to 5.x, while at the same time increasing the number of licenses from 1 to 5 for $29.95. You will receive EarthDesk 5 keys for both Mac and Windows.