Cesium Downloads

Cesium is released monthly.

Each Cesium release contains:

• The reference documentation, located in the Build/Documentation directory.
• Cesium.js and all required dependencies, located in the Build/Cesium directory.
• Asynchronous Module Definition (AMD) modules, located in Source.
• HelloWorld.html, the simplest possible Cesium application, loaded in Apps/HelloWorld.html.
• Cesium Viewer, a simple reference application, at Apps/CesiumViewer.
• Cesium Sandcastle, a live code editor and example gallery, at Apps/Sandcastle.
• A Node.js-based development server for getting up and running quickly.

Quick start guide

1. Download Cesium and extract. Install Node.js, then navigate to the root directory and run the following command to install the dependencies:

$ npm install

2. Start the web server by executing the command:

$ node server.js

3. Finally, launch a browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/Apps/HelloWorld.html. You will see the Cesium Hello World app.

Hello World not working? Check the troubleshooting guide for tips. For a full tutorial on getting started with Cesium, see the Getting Started Tutorial.

Install with npm

You can also install Cesium with npm.

$ npm install cesium

The Cesium npm module includes everything you need for app development.

• Source - A collection of modules that can be used with any AMD-aware loaders, such as requirejs, webpack, and browserify. This is our preferred development method and ideal for those who have embraced module-based web development.
• Build/Cesium - Combined and minified Cesium.js and associated files, suitable for deploying an application.
• Build/CesiumUnminified - Combined and unminified Cesium.js and associated files, along with extra error checking and validation, suitable for development.

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