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Google Earth Pro

ApplicationGoogle LLC

Dem still dey call am earth pro, google earth desktop

Google LLCCreative

Desktop globe. Pro don become free. Di web client na different product. Di process na googleearth.exe. E no be Google Maps.

Wetin you need know

Earth Pro na di desktop globe. E no be Google Maps.

googleearth.exe na Earth Pro, wey free now. Maps na di web map. QGIS na GIS. Di Earth web client na another product.

Wetin e be?
Desktop globe
Still current?
Yes, see Current status
Official download?
Use di vendor link inside dis article
Feex tok say
If person talk say "open am inside Google Maps," na browser be dat. googleearth.exe na Earth Pro. QGIS na where I go carry shapefile go.

Wetin be Google Earth Pro?

Google Earth Pro na di Windows globe (googleearth.exe). Maps na maps.google.com. Earth for web na another client. QGIS dey edit shapefiles wey dis app no dey treat as GIS project.

If you never use am before

If you want di desktop globe with KML and movie tools, install Earth Pro from Google Earth versions page. E dey free now. Maps inside browser na different product. Di web Earth client still different. QGIS na desktop GIS, no be dis globe.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Explore imagery and terrain

Di 3D globe. Maps street view na different product.

KML and KMZ

Placemarks and tours. Shapefile still belong to QGIS first.

Pro measurement and movie tools

Di reason why Pro still dey as desktop SKU. Di web client no match every Pro tool.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey want di desktop globe
  • Users with KML wey dem tell make dem "open inside Earth"
  • Anybody wey confuse dis with Maps

Current status

Google Earth Pro (2001) na current desktop globe from Google LLC. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.google.com/earth/about/versions/.

How old e be?

Keyhole / Earth start since 2001. Earth Pro na paid SKU before, then Google make Pro free. Di old era of paid license key don end. Maps never be dis exe before.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Earth Pro (desktop, free)
Earth for web (different client)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
googleearth.exe Main Windows executable

Startup components

Earth Pro no need to start with Windows.

File locations

Common Google Earth Pro locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\Google\Google Earth Pro\

File formats

KMLKMZ

Common wahala dem

Use Maps con lose KML tools

Install Earth Pro. Maps no be dis desktop app.

Expected QGIS analysis

Buffers and attribute tables dey stay inside QGIS. Earth na globe.

How to get unstuck

Install Pro from google.com/earth/about/versions

Choose Earth Pro for Windows. Di web client no go put googleearth.exe for disk.

Open KML from File inside Earth Pro

Maps "My Maps" export fit still need Pro for tours. QGIS fit import KML too, as GIS.

No dey look for paid Pro key from 2014

Pro dey free. Sites with stale key na trap.

Alternatives

Earth for web na Google other client. Maps na turn-by-turn and local search. QGIS na desktop GIS.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download www.google.com/earth/about/versions/ Official installer or vendor page
Help support.google.com/earth Vendor support
Official site www.google.com/earth/about/versions/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Di globe dey use GPU for terrain. Working display driver matter. Dis no be GIS workstation requirement list.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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