Shine Stacker

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in Focus Stacking Software

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, Windows.

Shine Stacker is ranked #2 of 23 in focus stacking software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Shine Stacker plans and pricing

Free Free Free download · Windows, Mac OS, Linux shinestacker.wordpress.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Purpose: Shine Stacker combines images taken at different focus distances to produce images with extended depth of field.
Intended users: The maker describes it for microscopy, macro photography, and computational imaging.
Stacking methods: It offers Laplacian pyramid and depth map focus stacking algorithms.
Image processing: Listed functions include automatic alignment and color or luminosity balance, noisy pixel masking, vignetting correction, and final filters.
Retouching: Users can interactively pick details from individual frames to remove dust, ghosts, and artifacts.
Batch workflows: The maker says users can split many frames into smaller bunches and merge them into a single fully focused frame.
Python and Jupyter: Shine Stacker supports batch processing through a Python framework and scripting in Jupyter notebooks.
Installation: The maker offers a free download from GitHub and says Python users can install it from PyPI with pip.
Open source: The maker describes Shine Stacker as open source and lists the LGPL-3.0 license.
Maintainer: The maker identifies Luca Lista as Shine Stacker's developer and maintainer.
Price from: Free

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