Astro Imaging Toolbox
Release notes and product progress

Updates from the AIT ecosystem.

Astro Imaging Toolbox and Seestar Companion are active products. This page keeps release notes separate from tutorials, so customers can quickly see what changed, what is current, and where each product is moving.

Latest AIT release: 2.4.0 Lunar Atlas and 3D Solar System Update Automatic Moon photo landmark matching, NASA Moon Trek and a separate NASA Eyes solar-system viewer.
Latest Seestar Companion release: 2.2.1 Live session monitoring, Universal FITS analysis and stronger stack-decision guidance for Windows and macOS.

Current Releases

The two live products in the ecosystem, with the newest public updates highlighted first. Feature releases and smaller licensing updates are documented here for transparency.

Astro Imaging Toolbox 2.4.0 Windows desktop suite

AIT 2.4.0 - Lunar Atlas and 3D Solar System Update

Released September 26, 2026, AIT 2.4.0 adds two exploration tools for the Moon and the wider solar system.

  • AIT Lunar Atlas Pro matches supported Moon photos and places landmark overlays automatically when the match is reliable.
  • NASA Moon Trek opens from the lunar workspace for interactive Moon exploration.
  • A separate 3D Solar System tool opens NASA Eyes from Planning.
  • AIT viewer guides and controls follow the dashboard language and Studio/Night theme.
Astro Imaging Toolbox 2.3.1 Windows desktop suite

AIT 2.3.1 - Licensing, Demo and Tier Update

Version 2.3.1 is a focused licensing and product-stability release. It does not introduce a new flagship module; it makes the demo, tier structure and purchase path clearer.

  • Demo access now feels more like a real product trial, with limits focused on final output.
  • Standard is now a serious entry tier with Solar Insight, Stretch Studio, Image Converter and Seestar Ingest.
  • Professional remains the full serious workflow tier for advanced imaging tools.
  • Premium remains active for priority support and the broadest AIT path.
  • All paid tiers include AIT updates forever as part of the one-time license fee.
Astro Imaging Toolbox 2.3.0 Windows desktop suite

AIT 2.3.0 - Advanced Processing Update

Released on May 17, 2026, version 2.3.0 introduces a new processing line centered around AIT Stretch Studio and specialist Doctor tools.

  • New AIT Stretch Studio for STF-like auto stretch, Hyperbolic, ArcSinh, HDR Local and Masked Stretch.
  • New Gradient Doctor, Star Separator, Noise Doctor and Blur Doctor workspaces.
  • Full-resolution handoff between Stretch Studio and specialist processing modules.
  • Improved TIFF/FITS preview, exchange and export reliability.
Astro Imaging Toolbox 2.2.0 Windows desktop suite

AIT 2.2.0 - Solar Insight Update

Released on May 7, 2026, version 2.2.0 introduces AIT Solar Insight, a new flagship solar analysis workspace inside Astro Imaging Toolbox.

  • Solar image and video analysis for SER, AVI, MP4, MOV and MKV sources.
  • Automatic solar disk detection, sunspot group detection and Earth-scale comparison.
  • Prominence inspection, direct measurement tools and manual arc measurement.
  • Solar Archive snapshot loading, timelapse creation and local/archive compare modes.
  • Scientific CSV, PDF report, annotated image and social share card exports.
Seestar Companion 2.2.1 Windows + macOS

Seestar Companion 2.2.1 - live decisions, better stacking guidance

Version 2.2.1 moves Seestar Companion beyond post-session review and into live acquisition support, archive intelligence, Universal FITS analysis and stronger stack-decision guidance.

  • Live Session Monitor for real-time FITS folder analysis.
  • Universal FITS mode for any valid FITS dataset, not only standard Seestar folders.
  • Archive Progress and Local Benchmark for personal session context.
  • Workflow export helpers for external stacking workflows.
  • Field Night Mode, clearer confidence labels and stronger Imaging Coach feedback.

Release Archive

Older articles and release posts remain available, but the blog is now for guides and stories while this page handles product updates.