Topic: Ground Control Station

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GCS

Ground Control Station

mavlink/qgroundcontrol

Official Confirmed

Cross-platform ground control station for drones (Android, iOS, Mac OS, Linux, Windows)

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Maintenance: Active Verification: official_confirmed Commercial: unknown Checked: 8/7/2026

Apache-2.0 (Inferred) Tier A

Details Official Repository

Sub-topics

Related guides

How to Evaluate a UAV Open-Source Project — A repeatable checklist for deciding whether an open-source UAV project is worth adopting.
Choosing a Ground Control Station — A checklist for choosing a ground control station against your protocol and workflow needs.
Setting Up a PX4 SITL Loop with Gazebo — Build a local PX4 software-in-the-loop environment with Gazebo and QGroundControl.
Tracing MAVLink and GCS Dependencies — Trace the protocol and ground control repositories before selecting an integration path.
How to Review a Source-Backed UAV Resource — A checklist for checking provenance, license evidence and update time before adopting a UAV resource.

Latest updates

2026-08-07 mavlink/qgroundcontrol Metadata refresh for mavlink/qgroundcontrol
2026-08-02 mavlink/qgroundcontrol qgroundcontrol

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