Download of Plates 3.0 was on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. The following version: 3.0 is the most frequently downloaded one by the program users.
This tool was originally developed by School of GeoSciences. Plates lies within Education Tools, more precisely Science Tools.
We cannot guarantee that the program is safe to download as it will be downloaded from the developer's website. Before launching the program, check it with any free antivirus software. The most frequent installer filename for the program is: Plates.exe.
From the developer:
GLG-Plates is used by undergraduate students to reconstruct ancient continents. Plate models containing pole data extracted from the published literature are provided. The plate models may be animated. In addition, there are tools for the creation of new plates and additional plate models.
You may want to check out more software, such as MITCalc-Plates, MGL Plates or SimPlates X Ultra, which might be similar to Plates.