APRS Software

APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) software is used for tracking, mapping or messaging in amateur radio. Here are some notable open-source applications:

Project Name	Description	Language	License	Platform
Xastir	A comprehensive APRS client with a wide range of features.	C	?	Linux
Pinpoint APRS	is free software that allows you to visually track and communicate with people using Amateur Radio (”Ham Radio”) equipment.	C#	?	Windows
Dire Wolf	A software “soundcard” modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder.	C	GPLv2	Linux
LINBPQ	a Linux version of the BPQ32 Node, BBS and Chat Server component.	C	?	Linux
YACC	“Yet Another APRS Client” is a (mostly) platform-independent Java application written by Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO.	Java	LGPLv3	Linux,Mac, Windows
Aprx Digipeater Software	Aprx is a software package designed to run on any POSIX platform (Linux/BSD/Unix/etc.) and act as an APRS Digipeater and/or Internet Gateway. Aprx is able to support most APRS infrastructure deployments, including single stand-alone digipeaters, receive-only Internet gateways, full RF-gateways for bi-directional routing of traffic, and multi-port digipeaters operating on multiple channels or with multiple directional transceivers.	C	?	Linux/UNIX
APRSdroid	Android APRS client with support for APRS-IS, AFSK audio modem, and Bluetooth/USB serial TNCs	Scala	GPLv2	Android