The Junkers Ju 488 was a proposed four-engined German heavy strategic bomber under development in World War II.

It was based on the twin-engined Ju 188 series but with additional engines mounted on a new wing inner section.

Junkers conceived the Ju 488 in 1943 as a stopgap long-range heavy bomber until the Focke Wulf Ta 400 could enter service.

[1] The Ju 488 was expected to be powered initially by four BMW 801TJ or BMW 802 radial engines, with each engine nacelle having a standard Ju 88-style rearwards-retracting single strut main landing gear unit, rotating through 90° to lie flat (with the main wheel above the end of the strut) within each of the nacelles.

A defensive twin-gun tail barbette was planned and a reconnaissance version would have a shallower fuselage than the bomber.