ADS-B Radar Lite
Track and Spot aircraft above
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
ADS-B Radar Lite is a free edition of ADS-B Radar designed for hobbyists and newcomers to ADS-B aircraft tracking.
The most beautiful ADS-B visualiser for macOS !
Turn your Mac into a live aircraft radar — right from your menu bar.
ADS-B Radar visualizer gives you instant, real-time tracking of aircraft within range of your own ADS-B receiver.
• See how many aircraft are in range instantly, display up to 10 aircraft simultaneously in this Lite version
• Dedicated Apple Maps interface: Smooth & Crisp graphics, Dark or Light Mode, all Map types supported
• Appearance Control: Set colours for aircraft, trails, ATC boxes, text and contrast/brightness control for the Map
• Detailed flight info: Callsign, altitude, speed, track, vertical rate, category, route, country of registration, and more
• Custom alerts: Get notified based on callsign, type, altitude, squawk, speed, or distance — with optional wildcard matching
• Share & Search: Instantly take a snapshot and share the radar view, or search by callsign, ICAO, registration, or type
• Map Record: Record all Map movements and share a time-lapse movie, compress hours to minutes
• Historic data: Log flights locally to your own SQLite database for analysis and interesting stats
• Popular API support: adsbdb.com
• Optional Radar Sweep Effect
• Multi-station support: Expand your coverage by reading multiple ADS-B receivers
Not included in Lite:
• Unlimited aircraft tracking
• OpenAIP overlays
• OpenWeather overlays
• Airplanes.live integration
Why pilots & enthusiasts love ADS-B Radar:
• Super stable
• Plug & play setup
• Low CPU & energy usage
• Runs entirely private if preferred - no internet needed
• Use your data the way you want !
• Available from macOS 12.4+, give an old Mac a second life as a radar station
Requirements: Your own ADS-B hardware receiver with JSON output, such as:
• Raspberry Pi + RTL-SDR running dump1090(fa) -> Recommended setup
• Jetvision Radarcape / Air!Squitter
• macOS + RTL-SDR running dump1090(fa) -> For Experts only
Visit adsb-radar.com for setup guides, details and more screenshots.
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Information
- Seller
- Jan Nutbroek
- Size
- 9 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 12.4 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 12.4 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2020 JF Nutbroek
