About the software
The release of version 4 of the popular NOIRLab/IPAC/ESA/STScI/CfA FITS Liberator image processing software has meant that it is even easier and faster to create color images using raw observations from a range of telescopes, including Gemini at NSF’s NOIRLab, NASA’s Spizer Space Telescope, NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescopes or the telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatory or Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.
The new FITS Liberator has been revamped using modern libraries for fast processing and a smooth graphic interface with a new look and now including a very useful command line interface.
To sustain the future development of the software the entire source code, is being released as open source, and anyone wishing to contribute to future versions of the programme may do so.
The main features of NOIRLab FITS Liberator are:
- Full Support of 64-bit operating systems.
- Installers available for Windows, MacOSX and Linux.
- Command Line Interface available for batch processing of FITS files.
- Full support for big images (even greater than available memory).
- Dark mode.
- Full Screen support.
- FITS Liberator saves TIFF files that open in virtually any image processing software.
NOIRLab FITS Liberator System Requirements
- Windows 10 (64 bit) or Mac (OS X 10.14+)
- Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or better
How to Download and Install NOIRLab FITS Liberator
- Click on the download button(s) below and finish downloading the required files. This might take from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on your download speed.
- Extract the downloaded files. If you don’t know how to extract, see this article. The password to extract will always be: www.mysoftwarefree.com
- Run app001.exe and install the software.
- You now have the full version of NOIRLab FITS Liberator installed on your PC.
Required files
Password: www.mysoftwarefree.com