THE LINUX FOUNDATION PROJECTS
Welcome to the open stack that powers the world's drones. These projects form a complete, interoperable open-source ecosystem for uncrewed systems, spanning flight control, hardware, ground stations, messaging, and developer APIs.
Welcome to the open stack that powers the world's drones!
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Run the sky. PX4 Autopilot is the open source flight control stack providing guidance, navigation, and control for fixed wing, multirotor, and VTOL airframes. It powers production-grade systems across the drone industry.

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Run the sky. PX4 Autopilot is the open source flight control stack providing guidance, navigation, and control for fixed wing, multirotor, and VTOL airframes. It powers production-grade systems across the drone industry.

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The standard for flight: Pixhawk defines the open hardware designs behind the world’s most widely used drone flight controllers, built into commercial, PX4-compatible autopilots by manufacturers everywhere.

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The standard for flight: Pixhawk defines the open hardware designs behind the world’s most widely used drone flight controllers, built into commercial, PX4-compatible autopilots by manufacturers everywhere.

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Command & Control: QGroundControl is the open source ground control station for MAVLink drones, providing intuitive flight control and mission planning for PX4, ArduPilot, and any MAVLink vehicle, on desktop and mobile.

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Command & Control: QGroundControl is the open source ground control station for MAVLink drones, providing intuitive flight control and mission planning for PX4, ArduPilot, and any MAVLink vehicle, on desktop and mobile.

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One Protocol Connecting It All: MAVLink is the lightweight open source messaging protocol that lets drones, ground stations, and onboard components talk to one another, enabling interoperability between hardware from different manufacturers.

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One Protocol Connecting It All: MAVLink is the lightweight open source messaging protocol that lets drones, ground stations, and onboard components talk to one another, enabling interoperability between hardware from different manufacturers.

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Any language. Total control: MAVSDK is a collection of open source libraries giving developers a simple API, in C++, Python, Swift, Java, and more, to control MAVLink drones, cameras, and ground systems, from telemetry and missions to full flight control.

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Any language. Total control: MAVSDK is a collection of open source libraries giving developers a simple API, in C++, Python, Swift, Java, and more, to control MAVLink drones, cameras, and ground systems, from telemetry and missions to full flight control.