Plugins under Development

These plugins are in development and not yet considered stable enough to be published on the main OpenCPN website. They may cause your computer to freeze or result in OpenCPN failing to work correctly. They are used entirely at your own risk.

Plugin authors who wish to have a link to their new plugin hosted here should contact one of the following by PM (Private Message): Rick Gleason (rgleason) PM Rick, Mike Rossiter (Rasbats)e PM Mike, preferably, from the Cruisers Forum. They will create an entry in FIXME

Open the individual plugin page for links to the Git Source code and Compiled versions found under Git Releases (Usually Windows). For Linux and other operating systems you may need to compile your own version. Additional information will be available such as OpenCPN version compatibility and comments from the Cruisers Forum.

You can download NMEA files relevant to testing the plugins with VDR Player here. Check to see if your plugin Developer has provided somee or find one that has the necessary data stream. Download NMEA Beta Plugin Test Files

Plugin Submissions explains what happens when plugin authors are ready to move their plugin to a production release that can be hosted on the Downloads page of the main OpenCPN website.