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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.
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.


== Star systems, navigation and exploration ==
== Star systems, navigation and exploration ==
* {{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.}}
{| class="wikitable"
* {{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.}}
! Tool !! What it's for
|-
| {{External tool|name=EDSM (Elite Dangerous Star Map)|url=https://www.edsm.net/}}
| 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/}}
| Route plotting: neutron-star-boosted exploration routes, "Road to Riches" high-value-body routing, and multi-hop trade routing.
|}


== Trading and general commander reference ==
== Trading and general commander reference ==
* {{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.}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Tool !! What it's for
|-
| {{External tool|name=Inara|url=https://inara.cz/}}
| Community hub covering commander/squadron profiles, nearest-station and trade lookups, engineering material tracking, fleet carrier listings, and community goal tracking.
|}


== Ship building ==
== Ship building ==
* {{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.}}
{| class="wikitable"
* {{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.}}
! Tool !! What it's for
|-
| {{External tool|name=Coriolis|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.
|-
| {{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.
|}


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


== Voice and cockpit immersion ==
== Voice and cockpit immersion ==
* {{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.}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Tool !! What it's for
|-
| {{External tool|name=VoiceAttack|url=https://voiceattack.com/}}
| 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.
|}


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


{{Related articles|[[Field Procedures]] • [[Operations]]}}
{{Related articles|[[Field Procedures]] • [[Operations]]}}

Revision as of 16:05, 7 August 2026

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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.

Star systems, navigation and exploration

Tool What it's for
EDSM (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.
Spansh Route plotting: neutron-star-boosted exploration routes, "Road to Riches" high-value-body routing, and multi-hop trade routing.

Trading and general commander reference

Tool What it's for
Inara Community hub covering commander/squadron profiles, nearest-station and trade lookups, engineering material tracking, fleet carrier listings, and community goal tracking.

Ship building

Tool What it's for
Coriolis Ship loadout planner for comparing modules and engineering choices before committing credits or materials in-game. Builds can be shared as export codes.
EDSY (Elite Dangerous Shipyard) Alternative loadout planner, covering the same core build-planning role as Coriolis with a different interface.

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:

Tool What it's for
EDMC (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.

Voice and cockpit immersion

Tool What it's for
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.

Community hubs

Tool What it's for
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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