PteraSoftware Aircraft Design & Engineering

Ptera Software is a fast, easy-to-use, and open-source software package for analyzing flapping-wing flight.

What PteraSoftware does

Ptera Software is a fast, easy-to-use, and open-source software package for analyzing flapping-wing flight. It is a free, open-source project hosted at camUrban/PteraSoftware and released under the MIT licence.

Download and install

1. Get the files. Use Download releases above if the maintainers publish binaries, otherwise grab the source ZIP or git clone https://github.com/camUrban/PteraSoftware.git.
2. Read the README. Build and runtime requirements differ per platform — the repo README is the authoritative guide.
3. Check the licence. MIT terms apply to redistribution and commercial use.
4. Join the community. Issues, discussions and pull requests live in the repository — that is where bugs get fixed.

Project snapshot

• RepositorycamUrban/PteraSoftware
• Stars270
• Forks69
• LanguagePython
• LicenceMIT
• Last update2026-10-14
• Topicsaerodynamicsaeronauticsaerospaceaircraft-designbio-inspired-roboticscfd

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