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OpenCPN 5.8.4-0

Chart a course and track your position right from your laptop

Category: Travel
Price: Free
Popularity: Low
Version String: 5.8.4-0
Release Date: 2023-06-15
Architecture: Intel
Minimum OS: macOS 10.10.0
Vendor Name: OpenCPN
Homepage: www.opencpn.org

Version History 5.8.4-0

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Description:

Concise and robust Chart Plotter Navigation software

Designed to be used at the helm station of your boat while underway.
Chart a course and track your position right from your laptop.


Chartplotter and GPS Navigation Software

Chart Plotter and Navigational software program for use underway
or as a planning tool.

Developed by a team of active sailors using real world conditions for program testing and refinement.


► Verified Super Clean Code
► Open Source
► Developed by Boaters
► Real-world Tested
► Updated Regularly
► Loaded with Features
► Its Free Software


Supported Chart Formats

Worldwide standard S57 and encrypted S63 vector chart support.
BSB v3 and earlier raster charts.
MBTiles chartsets.
Up-to-date ENCs for selected worldwide regions, distributed by o-charts.org


AIS

AIS input with full target-tracking and collision alerting.
AIS support for SART with selectable MMSI for automatic MOB handling.
AIS support for DSC and GPSGate buddies.


Routes

Route planning with tidal support.
Built-in great-circle routing.
Integrated weather routing plugin.


Language Support

20+ languages supported.


Performance

OpenGL support for enhanced performance on modern hardware.


GPS Tracking

Route navigation with ship tracking functions.
Waypoint navigation.
Autopilot output support.


Alarms

Anchor watch/alarm functions.
MOB Alarm with tracking.


Weather

GRIB and GRIB2 file input and display for weather forecasting.


Plugins

Over 45 plugins to choose from.
Get Plugins


User Manual

Built-in for offline use.


Display

Single-chart and Quilted display modes.
Single and split-screen display.
North-up Course-up Head-up & Chart-up modes.
Moving-map display mode.
Tide and Current prediction and display by location.
IHO S52 compliant display of S57 and S63 vector charts.
A selection of display themes.
InlandECDIS ver 2.3 support


NMEA Data

Dashboard for configurable on-screen display of ship's NMEA data.
NMEA 0183 GPS interface at selectable baud rate.
Advance NMEA message handling structure with built-in multiplexer.
Signal K network interface.


Data Transfer

GPX waypoints, Track and Route input and output file support.
GPX Layers for annotation of charts.