Route planners, shipyards and companion apps

Other Tools

Plot a route, find a market, engineer a module, test a ship build or record an expedition. Search by task or jump straight to the category you need.

Trading & engineering

1 resource
03Web companion
Trading & engineering

Inara

Markets, outfitting, engineering references, community goals, squadrons and commander services in one established companion site.

Best for
Markets, materials, engineers and community activity
Maintained by
Inara
  • Markets
  • Engineering
  • Community
Open Inara ↗

Ship building

1 resource
04Web shipyard
Ship building

EDSY

A detailed ship builder for modules, engineering, power, heat, handling, damage, jump range and retrofit planning.

Best for
Technical ship builds and performance analysis
Maintained by
EDSY
  • Ship builds
  • Engineering
  • Performance
Open EDSY ↗

Exploration

2 resources
05Community star map
Exploration

EDSM

A community-powered galactic map and exploration record for systems, expeditions, flight logs and discoveries.

Best for
Exploration history, expeditions and galactic mapping
Maintained by
EDSM
  • Star map
  • Expeditions
  • Flight logs
Open EDSM ↗
07Desktop application
Exploration

EDDiscovery

A captain's log and 2D/3D galaxy map with travel history, expedition planning, materials and extensive journal-driven tooling.

Best for
Detailed travel history and exploration operations
Maintained by
EDDiscovery
  • Captain's log
  • 3D map
  • Expeditions
Open EDDiscovery ↗

Companion apps

1 resource
06Desktop application
Companion apps

EDMarketConnector

The lightweight PC companion and plugin platform that reads Elite journal data and shares it with community tools you choose.

Best for
Connecting journal data to plugins and community services
Maintained by
EDCD
  • Journal data
  • Plugin host
  • PC
Open EDMarketConnector ↗

Quick starting points

Pick the tool for the job.

Travelling: use Spansh for specialist routes or EDNeuTron while actively flying a neutron route.

Preparing: use Inara for markets and materials, EDSY for builds, and EDSM or EDDiscovery for exploration records.