ardupilot Drones & UAV Software
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source
16,059GitHub stars
21,563Forks
C++Main language
GPL-3.0Licence
2026-10-14Last commit
3,283Open issues
What ardupilot does
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source It is a free, open-source project hosted at ArduPilot/ardupilot and released under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Download and install
- Get the files. Use Download releases above if the maintainers publish binaries, otherwise grab the source ZIP or
git clone https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot.git. - Read the README. Build and runtime requirements differ per platform — the repo README is the authoritative guide.
- Check the licence. GPL-3.0 terms apply to redistribution and commercial use.
- Join the community. Issues, discussions and pull requests live in the repository — that is where bugs get fixed.
Project snapshot
- RepositoryArduPilot/ardupilot
- Stars16,059
- Forks21,563
- LanguageC++
- LicenceGPL-3.0
- Last update2026-10-14
- Topicsarducopterardupilotarduplanearduroverardusubautopilot
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