Download and Install

The sections below can be used to download the current stable release of QGroundControl for each platform.

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See Troubleshooting QGC Setup if QGroundControl doesn't start and run properly after installation!

System Requirements

QGC should run well on any modern computer or mobile device. Performance will depend on the system environment, 3rd party applications, and available system resources. More capable hardware will provide a better experience. A computer with at least 8Gb RAM, an SSD, Nvidia or AMD graphics and an i5 or better CPU will be suitable for most applications.

For the best experience and compatibility, we recommend you the newest version of your operating system.

Windows

QGroundControl can be installed on 64 bit versions of Windows 10 (1809 or later) or Windows 11:

1. Download QGroundControl-installer.exe.
2. Double click the executable to launch the installer.

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The Windows installer creates 3 shortcuts: QGroundControl, GPU Compatibility Mode, GPU Safe Mode. Use the first shortcut unless you experience startup or video rendering issues. For more information see Troubleshooting QGC Setup > Windows: UI Rendering/Video Driver Issues.

Mac OS X

QGroundControl can be installed on macOS 12 (Monterey) or later:

1. Download QGroundControl.dmg.
2. Double-click the .dmg file to mount it, then drag the QGroundControl application to your Application folder.

INFO

QGroundControl continues to not be signed. You will not to allow permission for it to install based on you macOS version. ::

Ubuntu Linux

QGroundControl can be installed/run on Ubuntu LTS 22.04 (and later):

Ubuntu comes with a serial modem manager that interferes with any robotics related use of a serial port (or USB serial). Before installing QGroundControl you should remove the modem manager and grant yourself permissions to access the serial port. You also need to install GStreamer in order to support video streaming.

Before installing QGroundControl for the first time:

1. On the command prompt enter:

   sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
   sudo apt-get remove modemmanager -y
   sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-gl -y
   sudo apt install libfuse2 -y
   sudo apt install libxcb-xinerama0 libxkbcommon-x11-0 libxcb-cursor-dev -y

2. Logout and login again to enable the change to user permissions.

  To install QGroundControl:

1. Download QGroundControl.AppImage.
2. Install (and run) using the terminal commands:

   chmod +x ./QGroundControl.AppImage
   ./QGroundControl.AppImage  (or double click)

Android

QGroundControl can be installed/run on Android 9 or later:

• Android 32/64 bit APK

Old Stable Releases

Old stable releases can be found on GitHub.

Daily Builds

Daily builds can be downloaded from here.