XCSoar
the open source glide computer
Free · Designed for iPad
Disclaimer: Do not rely on this app for navigation or flight-critical decisions.
XCSoar is an open-source flight navigation software designed for gliders and other sailplanes. It provides features like a moving map, task planning, airspace information, and thermal detection. The software helps pilots with route optimization and offers real-time data on altitude, speed, and location. It can be used on various devices, including tablets and smartphones, making it versatile for both recreational and competitive flying.
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- Improved waypoint details with waypoint type, runway width, CUPX support, and embedded images.
- Better file handling for waypoints, airspaces, and airfields, including multi-file workflows and safer profile migration.
- WeGlide upgrades: daily competition tasks, recent scores, better task metadata, and improved upload flow.
- Major FLARM improvements: richer traffic details, better parsing, messaging database support, and clearer status/progress reporting.
- Task and map usability improvements: more reliable task preview, better resume behavior, and improved map-item navigation.
- Quick Guide and UI polish: added onboarding/quick guide, improved quick menu, better dialog readability, and improved touch/scroll behavior.
- New and improved InfoBox behavior, including additional altitude-difference InfoBoxes and better interaction logic.
- Broad stability and correctness fixes across startup, file pickers, dialogs, external device handling, and translations.
- iOS improvements: better audio behavior, barometric altitude sensor support, keyboard/cursor-key detection, and stability fixes.
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Information
- Provider
- praechtig gbr
- Size
- 18.1 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © GPL 2.0