Betaflight
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Firmware
Free, open-source flight control firmware that runs on drone flight controllers, for racing, freestyle, cinematic, long-range, micro and wing craft.
Source on GitHub: github.com/betaflight/betaflight (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 41a5b43 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit 41a5b43 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
Copyleft: Modified source must be published.
What it does
- Runs on flight controllers as the firmware, with a companion Betaflight App for configuration.
- Supports DShot, Multishot, Oneshot and Proshot1000 motor protocols.
- Records flight data via Blackbox to onboard flash or an external microSD card.
- Supports STM32, AT32F435, APM32 and RP2350 processors, with experimental ESP32 and X32 support and SITL simulation.
- Accepts PWM, PPM, SPI and serial receivers with failsafe detection, plus several telemetry protocols.
- Provides on-screen display, OLED display support, in-flight PID and rate tuning, and VTX support for Unify Pro and IRC Tramp.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 41a5b43.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 15 Oct 2026 on master
- Latest release
- 2026.6.2 (16 Sept 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
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