Many autopilots, ground stations, integration APIs, projects and other software packages use MAVLink. A non-exhaustive list of some users/contributors of this project is given below.
The following autopilots are known to support MAVLink and are actively being developed (last release less than a year ago).
- QGroundControl (original reference implementation)
- AutoQuad GCS (QGroundControl w/ AutoQuad branding and modifications)
- SmartAP GCS (QGroundControl w/ SmartAP branding and modifications)
- Yuneec Datapilot (QGroundControl w/ Yuneec branding and modifications)
- Sentera Groundstation (QGroundControl w/ Sentera branding and modifications)
- WingtraPilot (QGroundControl w/ Wingtra branding and modifications)
- APM Planner 2 (QGroundControl w/ APM branding and modifications)
- Mission Planner
- MAVProxy
- UgCS (Universal Ground Control Station)
- Side Pilot
A number of higher level APIs have been written to simplify interacting with MAVLink autopilots, cameras, ground stations, etc. (MAVLink is a relatively low-level API). These wrappers typically provide implementations of the main microservices (sub-protocols) and simple/specific interfaces for sending commands and accessing vehicle information. The list here contains actively maintained implementations.
- Dronecode SDK - MAVLink API Library for the Dronecode Platform (cross platform, optimised for PX4).
- Dronecode Camera Manager - Adds Camera Protocol interface for cameras connected to Linux computer
- Rosetta Drone - MAVLink wrapper around DJI SDK (fly a DJI drone with a Mavlink-based GCS, code: https://github.com/diux-dev/rosettadrone)
- pymavlink - MAVLink python bindings
- MAVROS - ROS to MAVLink bridge
- ETH Flying Machine Arena
- ETH SenseSoar Solar Airplane Project
- ETH Skye Blimp Project
- UC Santa Cruz SLUGS (early days contributor)