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We are setting the standards in the drone industry with open-source.

The Dronecode Foundation fosters communities and innovation through open-standards using open-source. Dronecode is a vendor-neutral foundation for open source drone projects. We are a US-based non-profit under the Linux Foundation and provide open source governance, infrastructure, and services to software & hardware projects. We work with developers, end-users, and adopting vendors from around the world.

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BSD-Licensed flight control software for drones and other unmanned vehicles. The project provides a flexible set of tools and everything drone developers need. Trusted by some of the biggest companies in the industry.

Lightweight communication protocol for UAV systems and components. Widely used for communications between ground-stations, autopilot, and companion computers. Covers the basics needed for safe operations and for 3rd party customization.

The MAVSDK project is a standards-compliant MAVLink Library with APIs for commonly used programming languages such as C++, Swift, and Python. It’s the easiest way to integrate with drones over MAVLink, trusted by leading organizations in the industry in production right now.

Feature complete and fully customizable control station for MAVLink based Drones. The QT based project offers cross-platform support for iOS, Android, and also desktop support for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Trusted by thousands, deployed by multiple organizations in the ecosystem.

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February 17, 2025 in Announcements

Dronecode Welcomes Ascend Engineering as a Silver Member

We are excited to announce that Ascend Engineering has joined the Dronecode Foundation as a Silver member, bringing its expertise in custom drone integration services to the PX4 community. Ascend…
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February 10, 2025 in Events

FOSDEM 2025 Post Event Report

Dronecode and the broader Linux Foundation community were thrilled to participate in FOSDEM 2025, joining thousands of open-source developers in Brussels for a weekend fueled by a shared passion for…
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January 23, 2025 in Announcements, Events

Dronecode at FOSDEM 2025

Are you heading to Brussels for FOSDEM 2025, February 1-2? We hope to see you there to hang out at one of the largest free-to-attend open source events in the…
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January 23, 2025 in Announcements, Releases

Announcing the Pixhawk FMUv6X-RT

In the world of aerial robotics, progress isn't measured by individual breakthroughs but by the collective advancement of an entire ecosystem. The Pixhawk open standards exemplify this philosophy. When hardware…
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Organizations join the Foundation to take an active role in supporting the growth and evolution of the open drone ecosystem.

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