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Astrology software has been my focus for over 45 years. I have spent hundreds of hours evaluating virtually all of the free astrology programs available for the Windows platform, and share with you the results of my analyses. May these free astrological programs serve you well! [You can find out about mobile apps, for iOS and Android, here.] Note: I have helped almost all of the major astrology software companies develop and improve their software. You can read learn more about the best commercial programs on my Ultimate Guide to Astrology Software, with links to free demos, tutorials, videos, and more; and read my published reviews of over 50 astrology programs here. And read "The Optimal Use of Astrology Software" here If you decide that you want to purchase a more powerful astrology program, click here for my article on finding the best astrology program. (If you find any free programs that I've missed, please email me and let me know.) Note: unless otherwise indicated, the programs listed below run on Windows PCs. The Top Five Free Astrology ProgramsImportant Note: While almost all free astrology programs lack a time-change atlas, and therefore require users to look up time changes elsewhere, the following five programs actually do have time-change atlases built in, and therefore are the best free astrology programs available. Except for PlanetDance, however, the time changes have not been kept up-to-date so double-check for recent births.Planetdance is a surprisingly powerful free astrology program for both the Windows and Android platforms, with Quick*Chart importing (so you can transfer your chart files from most astrology programs to this one), all of the basic charts and calculations, and many additional features. There are no version numbers anymore because the program is updated so frequently (many times a month!). PlanetDance now has a full time-change atlas for the World. And I have just donated my outer planet transit interpretations to the author, so you can read my take on each of the outer transit-to-natal events. Learn more about it here, and download it here. It is without question the best free astrology program available. The Freeware Astrology For Windows 3.0 is one of the only free astrology programs with a time-change atlas built in and an interface in 15 languages. It also offers composite charts, natal and transit reports, and an 8000 year ephemeris. You can download Astrology for Windows here. Cosmic Star also has a built-in time-change atlas, as well as adjustments for wheel and font sizes, and 10 house systems; and generates both a chart wheel and a short but valuable natal report of planets in signs, houses, and aspects that can be viewed but not printed out. Definitely worth exploring. Starfisher is an open-source free astrology program that had a built-in time-change atlas, but it has expired now. It has an interface in 5 languages. You can read my short write-up here, and go to the Starfisher website to download the latest version here. The only Vedic program in this list is Jagannatha Hora, the only free Jyotish program that has a built-in time change atlas. It's an incredibly powerful Vedic program with unique capabilities not available anywhere else.Jagannatha Hora 8.0 New version January 2016 Click here to go to their website and download the full version Note: I still advise those using Jagannatha Hora to double-check its time zone and time change information both because it hasn't been updated for 8 years, and because the time-change atlas is not 100% accurate. ZET Lite is an incredibly powerful free program. It is quite challenging to use, but has more capabilities than most other free software. Click here to download it. Here's a cute little program called StarLove that calculates the compatibility between two charts. To download it, click here. A free program Morinus -- recently updated to version 8.1.0 -- for Linux, Windows, and the MacOS is devoted to Tradional Astrology, including the calculation of Primary Directions. The original site discussing it is here, and you can download the latest version here. Want to see the current Planetary Hour in your system tray? ChronosXP keeps you current. Download it by clicking here. Want to see the strength of specific harmonic aspects over time? Download the Harmogram by clicking here. Free Astrology Software from Allen Edwall Download Allen's Freeware Get the latest version of Astrolog for Windows Download Astrolog Free. Get the latest version of Astrolog for Macintosh Download Astrolog Free. Get the latest version of Astrolog for DOS or Unix Download Astrolog Free. Get the latest version of What Watch for Windows Download What Watch Free. Get the new version of Lunabar for Windows which shows the current phase and sign of the Moon (and more) in your taskbar Download Lunabar free AstroClock allows you to view an updating chart of the transiting planets, Download AstroClock free. The Mayan Aztec Astrology Program creates a Mayan horoscopes. (Note: you will need to follow the program's instructions carefully to get accurate results) Click here to download it. While an internet search for icons for astrology reveals a large number of results, I found a set of 207 bitmapped astrology icons that are outstanding. They were created by an anonymous Russian author and you can download them by clicking here. Note: If you don't know how to open and use the icon library -- .icl file, you can get instructions here. The new Saptarishis Research Software includes a huge chart collection and great set of search features. Learn about it and get it here. The powerful Vedic program Jagannatha Hora 8.0 New version April 2016 Click here to go to their website and download the full version Jyotishya Deepika is a Vedic program with KP features and much more. Download Jyotishya Deepika by clicking here. Maitreya's Dream is an excellent Vedic astrology program with Western astrological features too. Download the latest version by clicking here. KPStarOne 6.7.3 is the last free version of the powerful Krishnamurti Paddhati Vedic astrology program with many capabilities including house rotation, Varshaphala, and an Advanced Event Finder. Get it here. LifeSign Mini is an unusual mix of Vedic features and advertisements and incentives to buy more. The interpretations vary from very poor to good, but the astrological details about the chart are extensive. The program has a small atlas and no time zones or time changes, so use with care. You can get it here. I cannot recommend AstroLoka Basic as it has a small fixed number of cities and you can't enter any new place. This makes it useless in most cases. Need to Unzip the files you just downloaded?Get FreeZip Download FreeZip! Click Here for a listing of the top Linux astrology programs. I have not tested them as I don't run Linux. Click to Return to 
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