Source: https://opnearth.com/mac Mac build in early access # Google Earth Pro is ending on macOS. OpnEarth opens the same KMZ files. OpnEarth is a desktop globe for KML and KMZ files that runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Drag a file onto the window and it draws with the sender's styling. Big maps open in seconds: a 56 MB KMZ archive containing about 374 MB of uncompressed KML in 3.5 seconds on a high-end Mac. Get the Mac beta macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon and Intel · [System requirements](https://opnearth.com/docs/requirements) · [On Windows?](https://opnearth.com/) The OpnEarth window showing a large KMZ rendered over satellite imagery, with the layer tree on the left Quick Look ## See inside a KMZ without opening it Select a KML or KMZ file in Finder and press Space. The map appears right away, with its places, lines and areas counted, where it sits and its folders. - Works in Finder, on Mail attachments and anywhere else you can press Space on a file. - KMZ files show their own map as the Finder icon, so you can tell them apart at a glance. - One click on Open with OpnEarth opens the full map. - Included in every edition, even the free Lite. The Quick Look preview of a KMZ: a map of Canada drawn from the file, beside its placemark, point and polygon counts, file size, bounds and folders Canada’s National Broadband map, a public KMZ, as Quick Look shows it when you press Space. What's happening ## Google Earth Pro desktop is ending on macOS Google is ending support for the Earth Pro desktop app on macOS. An existing install may keep launching for a while, but it will not be maintained. For many people in telecom and utilities, it was the easiest way to open a large KMZ of fibre routes or site plans and look at it. KML and KMZ are open formats, so the files stay readable. What you need is a viewer that handles them at that size on a current Mac. OpnEarth runs on macOS and Windows, and on the same Windows PC it opened a big carrier KMZ about 4 times faster than Google Earth Pro (7.6 against 30.4 seconds). 3.5 s Opens huge maps 56 MB KMZ archive; about 374 MB of uncompressed KML. Universal Apple Silicon and Intel One download runs on both. Code signing is planned. No cap On file size Even in the free Lite edition. Offline For local files Local files open with the Wi-Fi off. Alternatives ## Other options on a Mac The usual suggestions for replacing Google Earth Pro on a Mac, for the job it did best: opening a big KMZ someone sent you. ### OpnEarth Desktop viewer Drag the file in and it opens in seconds, styled exactly as the sender made it. Works offline, needs no setup, and answers your questions with AI. ### Google Earth Web Google, in a browser Free, and it has Google's imagery. It runs in a browser with a connection, and it refuses any import over 250,000 vertices. ### QGIS A full GIS A powerful GIS for analysts. Opening a KMZ takes an import and some restyling first. ### ArcGIS Pro Windows only ArcGIS Pro is a Windows application, so a Mac needs a virtual machine to run it. It is a large paid GIS, which is more than you need to look at a KMZ. On the Mac ## Details for Mac users ### File formats Besides KML and KMZ, it opens the other map, spreadsheet and drawing files vendors send. ### Mac conventions Open a file with ⌘O or by dropping it on the window. Your open documents are listed in a sidebar you can resize, and reopening a file puts the camera back where it was. ### Retina screens Map labels and lines are drawn at the full resolution of the screen, so small carrier labels stay readable. ### Updates When a new version is ready, one click installs it and OpnEarth reopens as the new version. Updates are signed, and one that fails the check is refused. ### Files from outside Files from vendors are read by a sealed-off reader that cannot touch the rest of your Mac, and it is tested against broken and hostile files. ### What leaves your Mac Local files open with no network connection. Sharing a map on the web, a Pro feature, uploads the geometry and the attributes you pick. The KMZ you were sent is never uploaded. FAQ ## Google Earth Pro on Mac: questions Five common questions about replacing Google Earth Pro on a Mac. Is Google Earth Pro being discontinued on macOS?+ Yes. Google is ending support for the Google Earth Pro desktop app on macOS. OpnEarth opens the same KML and KMZ files on a current Mac. What is the best Google Earth Pro alternative for Mac?+ OpnEarth. It runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, opens big KMZ files in seconds with the sender's styling, and needs no setup. Can I still open my old KMZ files?+ Yes. KML and KMZ are open formats, and OpnEarth opens them with their styles, folders and pop-up balloons intact. Does it run natively on Apple Silicon?+ Yes. One universal app runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. On a high-end Mac it opens a 56 MB KMZ archive containing about 374 MB of uncompressed KML in 3.5 seconds. What satellite imagery does it use?+ OpnEarth comes with open satellite imagery and elevation that you can use for work. Google's own imagery is licensed to Google's apps only. ## Get the Mac build in early access. We let people in one group at a time. Request access and we will email your download link when your group opens. Get the Mac beta macOS 13 or later. We email you when your turn comes.