QGroundControl
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Tool
QGroundControl is a ground control station for UAVs, used for flight control and mission planning with any MAVLink-enabled drone, including PX4 and ArduPilot platforms.
Source on GitHub: github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit eec9b88 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab) OR GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE-APACHE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) and LICENSE-GPL (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit eec9b88 (opens in a new tab), on 31 Oct 2026. The files name several licenses: a person at Robotheca set it on 5 Nov 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does: Robotheca's summary
- Plans, edits and flies autonomous waypoint, survey and structure-scan missions.
- Provides a live Fly View with map, instruments and full vehicle telemetry.
- Offers guided wizards for sensor calibration, radio, flight modes and power setup.
- Lets users inspect and edit every vehicle parameter through the Fact System.
- Streams and records video over GStreamer UDP RTP or RTSP in the Flight Display.
- Connects to and monitors multiple vehicles at once, with built-in MAVLink Inspector, console and log tools.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 9568021.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 30 Oct 2026 on master
- Latest release
- QGroundControl V5.1 - Stable (1 Oct 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 31 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.