A Next-Generation Electronic Flight Bag for Flight Simulation Enthusiasts
xPad is a sleek, standalone Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) built to elevate your flight simulation experience. Seamlessly integrating with SimBrief and VATSIM, xPad provides an all-in-one cockpit companion accessible directly from your browser or desktop. Experience unparalleled situational awareness, intuitive flight planning, and seamless dispatch communications in a unified, beautifully designed interface.
- SimBrief Integration: Automatically fetch and review your latest Operational Flight Plan using your Pilot ID. Access block fuel, routing, weights, alternates, and interactive waypoint tables. Features a sleek quick-navigation menu for instantly jumping to specific OFP sections.
- Advanced Dispatch Form: A full-featured native flight planner. Generate your flight directly to SimBrief with complete control over parameters such as Aircraft Type, Registration, SELCAL, ETOPS, and more.
- VATSIM Radar Integration: Real-time visualization of global VATSIM traffic and active ATC controllers with our integrated radar map, bringing true-to-life situational awareness to your cockpit.
- Multi-Provider Charting: Seamlessly access your favorite charting providers right within xPad. Fully supports:
- Navigraph Charts
- Chartfox
- MSFS Flight Planner
- Live METAR & TAF: Real-time weather reporting for departure, arrival, and alternates directly from the Aviation Weather Center.
- Company Dispatch (AOC): Simulate airline dispatch communications. Send and receive standard IATA Delay Codes directly through an interactive AOC feed.
- Hybrid ATC Notepad: Keep track of clearances, frequencies, and scratchpad notes. Features a fully-interactive draw mode for quick annotations, and one-click auto-fill to populate fields directly from your SimBrief OFP!
- PDF Manuals: Upload and seamlessly navigate through your FCOM, QRH, SOPs, and briefing plates with our integrated PDF reader.
Connect your favorite high-fidelity aircraft EFBs natively inside xPad using your local network:
- Fenix A320/A330 EFB Integration
- FSLabs EFB Integration
- GSX Remote Control: Seamlessly control GSX operations (boarding, catering, pushback) right from the EFB with a fully integrated remote control interface.
Quickly access essential simulation resources without leaving xPad:
- FlightSim.to: Browse and download sceneries or liveries natively inside an iframe.
- VATSIM NatTrak: Manage your oceanic clearances natively.
- Flight Sim & Tools Launcher: A dedicated interface to start Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 & 2024, Steam/Xbox versions), vPilot, and BeyondATC directly from the EFB. Features intelligent path auto-detection and customizable path settings.
- vPilot Integration: Native backend integration with the vPilot desktop client to monitor VATSIM network connection status, current callsign, and active COM frequencies directly inside the EFB.
- Aviation Calculators: Calculate Top of Descent (TOD) distances and Required Vertical Speed based on current altitude and ground speed. Includes handy aviation unit converters for weight, pressure, and temperature.
Built with a modern and highly-performant stack:
- Frontend: React 19, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS v4, Zustand, Lucide React
- Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Express, WebSocket
- APIs: SimBrief API, VATSIM Data API v3, Aviation Weather Center
Ready to take flight? Start the development servers locally:
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Backend Server:
cd backend npm install npm run dev -
Frontend App:
cd frontend npm install npm run devxPad will be available at
http://localhost:5173
Contributions, issues, and feature requests are always welcome! Feel free to check out CONTRIBUTING.md.
xPad is an open-source project licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.