Tools and Resources: Difference between revisions

Current answers. Practical procedures. Reliable reference.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Browse history interactively
← Older edit

Sythan ✓ (talk | contribs)

4 user groups
7,072 edits
VisualWikitext
Populate with categorised list of established third-party community tools (EDSM, Inara, Spansh, Coriolis, EDSY, EDMC, VoiceAttack, official forums, r/EliteDangerous)
Remove obsolete manual article eyebrow parameter
 
(8 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Article status|status=Needs review|mode=Both}}
{{Article header|deck=Community tools, databases, applications and services commonly used alongside Elite Dangerous.}}


Third-party tools and websites — not developed, hosted, or endorsed by Frontier Developments plc — that Elite Dangerous commanders commonly use alongside the game. The entries below are widely-recognised, long-established community staples, grouped by what they're for. This list is deliberately not exhaustive; see [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Contributing]] once public registration opens if you'd like to propose an addition.
{{Needs review}}


== Star systems, navigation and exploration ==
Third-party tools and websites — not developed, hosted, or endorsed by Frontier Developments plc — that Elite Dangerous commanders commonly use alongside the game. Entries below are widely-recognised, long-established community staples, grouped by what they're for. This list is deliberately not exhaustive; see [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Contributing]] once public registration opens if you'd like to propose an addition.
* {{External tool|name=EDSM (Elite Dangerous Star Map)|url=https://www.edsm.net/|description=Community-maintained database of star systems and bodies, built from commanders' journal uploads. Used for galaxy-map lookups and system/body search, and several other tools on this list build on its data.}}
* {{External tool|name=Spansh|url=https://www.spansh.co.uk/|description=Route-plotting tool built on community-contributed data: neutron-star-boosted exploration routing, "Road to Riches" high-value-body routing, and multi-hop trade route planning.}}


== Trading and general commander reference ==
== {{Section number|01}}Star systems, navigation and exploration ==
* {{External tool|name=Inara|url=https://inara.cz/|description=Large community hub covering commander and squadron profiles, nearest-station and trade lookups, engineering material tracking, fleet carrier listings, and community goal tracking.}}
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
{{Resource card
|name=EDSM
|fullname=Elite Dangerous Star Map
|url=https://www.edsm.net/
|description=Community-maintained database of star systems and bodies, built from commanders' journal uploads. Several other tools below build on its data.
|tag1=Star map|tag2=System data|tag3=Exploration
}}
{{Resource card
|name=Spansh
|url=https://www.spansh.co.uk/
|description=Route plotting: neutron-star-boosted exploration routes, "Road to Riches" high-value-body routing, and multi-hop trade routing.
|tag1=Route planning|tag2=Neutron routing|tag3=Road to Riches|tag4=Trade
}}
</div>


== Ship building ==
== {{Section number|02}}Trading and general commander reference ==
* {{External tool|name=Coriolis|url=https://coriolis.io/|description=Ship loadout planner for comparing modules and engineering choices before committing credits or materials in-game. Builds can be shared as export codes.}}
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
* {{External tool|name=EDSY (Elite Dangerous Shipyard)|url=https://edsy.org/|description=Alternative ship loadout planner, covering the same core build-planning role as Coriolis with a different interface.}}
{{Resource card
|name=Inara
|url=https://inara.cz/
|description=Community hub covering commander/squadron profiles, nearest-station and trade lookups, engineering material tracking, fleet carrier listings, and community goal tracking.
|tag1=Commander|tag2=Squadron|tag3=Engineering|tag4=Markets|tag5=Fleet carriers
}}
</div>


== Companion apps (journal/API sync) ==
== {{Section number|03}}Ship building ==
Several tools on this page draw their data from the game's own journal files and Frontier's companion API, rather than manual entry. The most commonly installed app for this is:
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
* {{External tool|name=EDMC (Elite Dangerous Market Connector)|url=https://github.com/EDCD/EDMarketConnector|description=Background companion app maintained by EDCD (Elite Dangerous Community Developers) that reads your game journal and forwards data to services such as EDSM and Inara, and to EDDN, the shared open data feed several community tools are built on. Supports a plugin ecosystem for further extensions.}}
{{Resource card
|name=Coriolis
|url=https://coriolis.io/
|description=Ship loadout planner for comparing modules and engineering choices before committing credits or materials in-game. Builds can be shared as export codes.
|tag1=Ship building|tag2=Engineering|tag3=Loadouts
}}
{{Resource card
|name=EDSY
|fullname=Elite Dangerous Shipyard
|url=https://edsy.org/
|description=Alternative loadout planner, covering the same core build-planning role as Coriolis with a different interface.
|tag1=Ship building|tag2=Engineering|tag3=Thermals
}}
</div>


== Voice and cockpit immersion ==
== {{Section number|04}}Companion apps (journal/API sync) ==
* {{External tool|name=VoiceAttack|url=https://voiceattack.com/|description=General-purpose voice command software — not specific to Elite Dangerous — but very widely used in the community for hands-free ship control. Commander-made voice command profiles for it are common.}}
Several tools above draw their data from the game's own journal files and Frontier's companion API rather than manual entry. The most commonly installed app for this is:


== Community hubs ==
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
* {{External tool|name=Frontier's official forums|url=https://forums.frontier.co.uk/|description=Frontier Developments' own discussion forums, including official Elite Dangerous sections.}}
{{Resource card
* {{External tool|name=r/EliteDangerous|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/|description=The main Elite Dangerous community on Reddit.}}
|name=EDMC
|fullname=Elite Dangerous Market Connector
|url=https://github.com/EDCD/EDMarketConnector
|description=Background app, maintained by EDCD (Elite Dangerous Community Developers), that reads your journal and forwards data to services such as EDSM and Inara, and to EDDN, the shared open data feed several tools above are built on. Supports plugins.
|tag1=Journal|tag2=API|tag3=Data sync|tag4=Plugins
}}
</div>


{{Related articles|[[Field Procedures]] &bull; [[Operations]]}}
== {{Section number|05}}Voice and cockpit immersion ==
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
{{Resource card
|name=VoiceAttack
|url=https://voiceattack.com/
|description=General-purpose voice command software, not specific to Elite Dangerous, but very widely used in the community for hands-free ship control. Commander-made voice profiles for it are common.
|tag1=Voice control|tag2=Cockpit
}}
</div>
 
== {{Section number|06}}Community hubs ==
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
{{Resource card
|name=Frontier's official forums
|url=https://forums.frontier.co.uk/
|description=Frontier Developments' own discussion forums, including official Elite Dangerous sections.
}}
{{Resource card
|name=r/EliteDangerous
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/
|description=The main Elite Dangerous community on Reddit.
}}
</div>
 
== {{Section number|07}}Colonisation planning and construction ==
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
{{Resource card
|name=EDSC
|fullname=Elite Dangerous System Constructor
|url=https://www.edsc.info/
|description=Tracks system claims and construction projects across colonisation sites, with a shopping-list feature to help locate needed commodities.
|tag1=System claims|tag2=Construction tracking|tag3=Shopping list
}}
{{Resource card
|name=Raven Colonial
|url=https://ravencolonial.com/
|description=Tracks build progress across single or multiple colonisation construction sites, aggregates cargo shopping lists, and includes a visual system-planning tool for previewing economies before construction begins.
|tag1=Progress tracking|tag2=Multi-build|tag3=System planning
}}
{{Resource card
|name=EDCH
|fullname=ED Colonization Helper
|url=https://edtrailblazer.com/
|description=Tracks required and delivered materials for colonisation construction projects, with Fleet Carrier cargo support and saved progress across sessions.
|tag1=Construction|tag2=Materials|tag3=Fleet carrier
}}
</div>
 
== {{Section number|08}}Engineering material tracking ==
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
{{Resource card
|name=EDEngineer
|url=https://github.com/msarilar/EDEngineer
|description=Real-time overlay that reads your journal to track materials, data, and cargo held toward Engineer blueprint requirements, with a shopping list and alerts when a favourited blueprint is ready to craft.
|tag1=Engineering|tag2=Materials|tag3=Journal|tag4=Overlay
}}
</div>
 
{{Related articles|[[Field Procedures]] [[Operations]] [[Colonisation]] [[Engineering]]}}

Latest revision as of 21:24, 24 August 2026

EDFM // Mining

Community tools, databases, applications and services commonly used alongside Elite Dangerous.

Needs review: This article is awaiting review. Some information, formatting, or presentation may still need verification or improvement.

Third-party tools and websites — not developed, hosted, or endorsed by Frontier Developments plc — that Elite Dangerous commanders commonly use alongside the game. Entries below are widely-recognised, long-established community staples, grouped by what they're for. This list is deliberately not exhaustive; see Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Contributing once public registration opens if you'd like to propose an addition.

01 // Star systems, navigation and exploration

EDSMElite Dangerous Star Map

Community-maintained database of star systems and bodies, built from commanders' journal uploads. Several other tools below build on its data.

Star mapSystem dataExploration
Spansh

Route plotting: neutron-star-boosted exploration routes, "Road to Riches" high-value-body routing, and multi-hop trade routing.

Route planningNeutron routingRoad to RichesTrade

02 // Trading and general commander reference

Inara

Community hub covering commander/squadron profiles, nearest-station and trade lookups, engineering material tracking, fleet carrier listings, and community goal tracking.

CommanderSquadronEngineeringMarketsFleet carriers

03 // Ship building

Coriolis

Ship loadout planner for comparing modules and engineering choices before committing credits or materials in-game. Builds can be shared as export codes.

Ship buildingEngineeringLoadouts
EDSYElite Dangerous Shipyard

Alternative loadout planner, covering the same core build-planning role as Coriolis with a different interface.

Ship buildingEngineeringThermals

04 // Companion apps (journal/API sync)

Several tools above draw their data from the game's own journal files and Frontier's companion API rather than manual entry. The most commonly installed app for this is:

EDMCElite Dangerous Market Connector

Background app, maintained by EDCD (Elite Dangerous Community Developers), that reads your journal and forwards data to services such as EDSM and Inara, and to EDDN, the shared open data feed several tools above are built on. Supports plugins.

JournalAPIData syncPlugins

05 // Voice and cockpit immersion

VoiceAttack

General-purpose voice command software, not specific to Elite Dangerous, but very widely used in the community for hands-free ship control. Commander-made voice profiles for it are common.

Voice controlCockpit

06 // Community hubs

Frontier's official forums

Frontier Developments' own discussion forums, including official Elite Dangerous sections.

r/EliteDangerous

The main Elite Dangerous community on Reddit.

07 // Colonisation planning and construction

EDSCElite Dangerous System Constructor

Tracks system claims and construction projects across colonisation sites, with a shopping-list feature to help locate needed commodities.

System claimsConstruction trackingShopping list
Raven Colonial

Tracks build progress across single or multiple colonisation construction sites, aggregates cargo shopping lists, and includes a visual system-planning tool for previewing economies before construction begins.

Progress trackingMulti-buildSystem planning
EDCHED Colonization Helper

Tracks required and delivered materials for colonisation construction projects, with Fleet Carrier cargo support and saved progress across sessions.

ConstructionMaterialsFleet carrier

08 // Engineering material tracking

EDEngineer

Real-time overlay that reads your journal to track materials, data, and cargo held toward Engineer blueprint requirements, with a shopping list and alerts when a favourited blueprint is ready to craft.

EngineeringMaterialsJournalOverlay
Related Field Manual Entries
Field Procedures Operations Colonisation Engineering
Retrieved from "https://edfieldmanual.com/index.php?title=Tools_and_Resources&oldid=2043"