gplates 0.9 for Mac was available to download from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this app available.
According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software. The actual developer of this free software for Mac is jboyden, jclark. The software is included in Education Tools. The most popular version of the application is 0.9.
From the developer:
GPlates is desktop software for the interactive visualisation of plate-tectonics.
GPlates offers a novel combination of interactive plate-tectonic reconstructions, geographic information system (GIS) functionality and raster data visualisation. GPlates enables both the visualisation and the manipulation of plate-tectonic reconstructions and associated data through geological time.
You may want to check out more software for Mac, such as Trapcode Particular, Calcline or Xfoil, which might be similar to gplates.
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