OmniTAK — ATAK-Style Tactical Awareness for iOS
OmniTAK brings the power and familiarity of ATAK to your iPhone and iPad. Built with a high-performance Rust core and native iOS interface, OmniTAK delivers real-time situational awareness with the tactical UI that operators know and trust.
Whether you're coordinating search and rescue, managing field teams, supporting emergency response, or training for tactical scenarios, OmniTAK provides blue force tracking, collaborative mapping, and secure communications—without being locked into a single server or network.
ATAK-FAMILIAR INTERFACE
OmniTAK mirrors the ATAK experience that millions of operators have trained on. The professional tactical theme, navigation drawer, bottom toolbar, and status bar feel immediately familiar. If you know ATAK, you know OmniTAK.
Satellite, hybrid, and standard map views powered by native MapKit deliver smooth performance. Color-coded CoT markers display friendly, hostile, unknown, and neutral units in real-time.
MULTI-SERVER ARCHITECTURE
OmniTAK was built for multi-agency coordination and federated networks.
Configure unlimited TAK server connections. Monitor connection status in real-time. Bridge jurisdictions during disaster response, maintain redundant connectivity, or aggregate feeds from multiple command posts—OmniTAK connects you to every network that matters.
Supports TCP and UDP with optional TLS encryption.
SECURE CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT
OmniTAK stores all client certificates in the iOS Keychain with hardware-backed protection. Import from .pem, .crt, .key, .p12, and .pfx files, or enroll directly from your TAK server using username/password authentication.
View certificates with validity status and expiration tracking. Full mutual TLS authentication keeps your tactical data encrypted end-to-end.
TACTICAL TOOLS
Draw circles and polygons to mark areas of interest, search zones, or operational boundaries. All drawings persist across sessions with high-visibility tactical colors.
Broadcast your position with configurable metadata. Filter units by affiliation for cleaner operational pictures. Navigate with bearing and distance tools built for tactical operations.
EXTENSIBLE PLUGIN SYSTEM
OmniTAK features a secure plugin architecture for extending functionality. Plugins run in sandboxed contexts with permission-based API access. Create custom CoT handlers, map overlays, UI components, and network integrations.
INTEROPERABILITY
Works with TAK Server, FreeTAKServer, Taky, OpenTAKServer, and any CoT-compatible infrastructure. Full interoperability with ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK, and WebTAK clients.
FEATURES
• ATAK-style tactical interface
• Multi-server management with one-tap switching
• Real-time CoT markers with unit filtering
• GPS tracking with accuracy indicators
• TCP/UDP with optional TLS
• iOS Keychain certificate storage
• Certificate enrollment and file import
• Circle and polygon drawing tools
• Persistent configurations
• Haptic feedback and dark mode
• Portrait and landscape support
• Secure plugin system
OmniTAK is an independent project not affiliated with the TAK Product Center, Department of Defense, or Department of Homeland Security.
This app provides TAK functionality and cross platform groups. Works well in the limited testing i've done. The interface is well designed and responsive. Feels like using ATAK on IOS. Thanks to the dev for filling this gap. While I have not heavily stress tested this app yet, i'm looking forward to doing so.
Great app
wyatt barrett
I love the app so far it’s just that there isn’t an option for the imperial system of measurement and stuff like that and the 3d doesn’t work but other than that great work and keep it up it’s awesome
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback! Next version has support for imperial system, we can take a look at the 3d capabilities next. If you have any specific use cases for 3d please let me know and I will try to accommodate it as best I can.
Great App for IPads
Detbdw
I enjoy that the app is compatible with ATAK & Meshtastic. My only wish is that it came with instructions so that I can fully use the included plugins properly. I will definitely give it five stars.
Developer Response
Here are the instructions for creating plugins for OmniTAK:https://github.com/engindearing-projects/OmniTAK-iOS/blob/main/docs/PLUGIN_AUTHORING.md
Pretty cool
gamingjim
Runs smooth and I like the map driven menus. Latest updated made adding servers super easy.
Drawing and markers
- Edit placed shapes on both the 2D map and 3D globe: drag to reposition, move individual vertices, and resize circle radius.
- Full drawing on the 3D globe, with create, select, edit, and delete plus live feedback as you draw.
- Your own marker now supports tap-to-select, a heading arrow, and a custom icon, and your heading is shared over CoT.
- Lasso select grabs any line or polygon it crosses or overlaps, not only ones centered inside the loop.
Connecting to TAK servers
- Scan a TAK or ATAK enrollment QR code to connect, with no manual server entry.
Drone and UAS
- Live drone video over UDP (H.264) in a picture-in-picture window pinned above the map.
Icons and symbology
- Import custom ATAK icon set packs and use them across your markers.
- Larger bundled TAK icon suite.
Maps and orientation
- North-up lock and a corner compass that rotates with the map. Tap it to snap back to north.
- Keep-screen-on now holds the display awake during an operation.
- Switching between 2D and 3D is smoother, with the 3D camera starting from your current 2D view.
Overlays and coordinates
- KML points now show as labeled yellow pushpins.
- The coordinate readout has a red frame, matching ATAK.
Chat
- Dropped markers no longer clutter your contact list, and stale participants are cleared automatically.
Settings
- Reworked About screen that shows the real app version with links to the site, docs, and source.
Version 2.39.0
The developer, Grant J Wylie, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
Grant J Wylie
Size
80.7 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 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 isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages
English and 6 more
English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian