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== {{Section number|01}}Star systems, navigation and exploration ==
== {{Section number|01}}Star systems, navigation and exploration ==
{| class="wikitable"
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
! Tool !! What it's for
{{Resource card
|-
|name=EDSM
| {{External tool|name=EDSM (Elite Dangerous Star Map)|url=https://www.edsm.net/}}
|fullname=Elite Dangerous Star Map
| Community-maintained database of star systems and bodies, built from commanders' journal uploads. Several other tools below build on its data.
|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.
| {{External tool|name=Spansh|url=https://www.spansh.co.uk/}}
|tag1=Star map|tag2=System data|tag3=Exploration
| Route plotting: neutron-star-boosted exploration routes, "Road to Riches" high-value-body routing, and multi-hop trade routing.
}}
|}
{{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>


== {{Section number|02}}Trading and general commander reference ==
== {{Section number|02}}Trading and general commander reference ==
{| class="wikitable"
{{Resource card
! Tool !! What it's for
|name=Inara
|-
|url=https://inara.cz/
| {{External tool|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.
| 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
|}
}}


== {{Section number|03}}Ship building ==
== {{Section number|03}}Ship building ==
{| class="wikitable"
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
! Tool !! What it's for
{{Resource card
|-
|name=Coriolis
| {{External tool|name=Coriolis|url=https://coriolis.io/}}
|url=https://coriolis.io/
| Ship loadout planner for comparing modules and engineering choices before committing credits or materials in-game. Builds can be shared as export codes.
|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
| {{External tool|name=EDSY (Elite Dangerous Shipyard)|url=https://edsy.org/}}
}}
| Alternative loadout planner, covering the same core build-planning role as Coriolis with a different interface.
{{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>


== {{Section number|04}}Companion apps (journal/API sync) ==
== {{Section number|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:
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:
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Tool !! What it's for
{{Resource card
|-
|name=EDMC
| {{External tool|name=EDMC (Elite Dangerous Market Connector)|url=https://github.com/EDCD/EDMarketConnector}}
|fullname=Elite 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.
|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
}}


== {{Section number|05}}Voice and cockpit immersion ==
== {{Section number|05}}Voice and cockpit immersion ==
{| class="wikitable"
{{Resource card
! Tool !! What it's for
|name=VoiceAttack
|-
|url=https://voiceattack.com/
| {{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 profiles for it are common.
| 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
|}
}}


== {{Section number|06}}Community hubs ==
== {{Section number|06}}Community hubs ==
{| class="wikitable"
<div class="edfm-resource-grid">
! Tool !! What it's for
{{Resource card
|-
|name=Frontier's official forums
| {{External tool|name=Frontier's official forums|url=https://forums.frontier.co.uk/}}
|url=https://forums.frontier.co.uk/
| Frontier Developments' own discussion forums, including official Elite Dangerous sections.
|description=Frontier Developments' own discussion forums, including official Elite Dangerous sections.
|-
}}
| {{External tool|name=r/EliteDangerous|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/}}
{{Resource card
| The main Elite Dangerous community on Reddit.
|name=r/EliteDangerous
|}
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/
|description=The main Elite Dangerous community on Reddit.
}}
</div>


{{Related articles|[[Field Procedures]] &bull; [[Operations]]}}
{{Related articles|[[Field Procedures]] &bull; [[Operations]]}}

Revision as of 16:52, 7 August 2026

EDFM // Mining

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

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Status
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Last reviewed
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Reviewer
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Game mode
Both
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Source quality
unassessed
Known uncertainty
none noted

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.

Related Field Manual Entries
Field Procedures • Operations
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