Installation Instructions


JHelioviewer Jar file  JHelioviewer for Mac OS  JHelioviewer for Windows

Minimum system requirements: Java 5, OpenGL 1.4, 1 GB RAM, i386 or PowerPC G5 architecture, port 8090 accessible.

Mac OS X

Simply drag the JHelioviewer icon into the Applications folder:

Mac OS X Installer Screenshot

MS Windows

Double-click the .exe file and follow the instructions on the screen.

Linux/Multi-Platform

Make sure Java 5 or higher is installed (or download it here) and download the JAR file. Then launch Helioviewer by typing java -Xmx1000m -jar JHelioviewer.jar in a shell in the directory where you have saved the file.

Read more about installing JHelioviewer.

Getting started

  • The first time you start JHelioviewer, it will download several platform-dependent libraries, which will take a moment.
  • You are now ready to go: Browse the latest solar movie (automatically loaded at start-up), load one of the examples or use the observation panel to access images from SOHO and SDO.
  • Check out the JHelioviewer Handbook.
  • If you find a bug, please report it here. JHelioviewer is open source - share and enjoy!