Download Shadows software and start using it immediately. It is a free software in its base version and yet offers a large set of features to design and draw sundials. Shadows is used around the world by thousands of enthousiasts.
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Installation
Download the installation guide » (PDF, 1.2 MB).
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License
If you want to use the advanced features of Shadows Expert or Shadows Pro, you need to buy a license
.User Manual
A complete user manual is now available in PDF format. It contains more than 150 illustrated pages explaining in details all features of Shadows Pro.
History of versions
History of all published versions
Locations database
Shadows is provided with a database of more than 6,000 locations all around the world. You can download additional databases by country, a total of 280,000 locations.
Technical specifications
Shadows is developed primarily for Windows 11/10 and is compatible with Windows 8.x, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. It requires a 64-bit Windows (compiled for x64, not ARM). Shadows is not compatible anymore with Windows XP or older versions. Shadows, as other desktop applications, is not compatible with Windows RT. Some users are running Shadows on Linux or Mac OS with a Windows emulator (for example Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac OS X) or under Wine on Mac OS X (see Wine). Note that new Mac with Apple Silicon processors (M1 to M4) are not able to run x64 Windows applications, and therefore are not compatible with Shadows.
It is recommended to have at least 8 GB of RAM. 3D visualizations require a graphic board compatible with OpenGL version 3.3 minimum. Shadows uses some files that are copied in the "Documents\Shadows Data" folder. This folder must not be located over a network or in the cloud. Always check the compatibility on your platform by installing the freeware version. If the freeware works fine, then Shadows Expert and Shadows Pro will work.
The user interface of Shadows is translated in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Brazilian, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovenian, Polish, Czech, Arabic, Catalan, Russian, Romanian. View the translation status
The user manual in PDF format is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Czech.
32-bit Version
The current official version is a 64-bit application that requires a 64-bit version of Windows. If you run a 32-bit version of Windows 7, 8 or 10, it is still possible to download a 32-bit version of Shadows. This version is not up-to-date and does not include the user manual (that you need to download separately). The 32-bit version does not have anymore the automatic detection of a new version as with the 64-bit version. Therefore you need to visit this page manually to check if a new version is available. The 32-bit version will eventually be abandonned.
Download Shadows (32-bit) » (4 MB) date July 14, 2020
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