PlanePlotter receives and decodes live digital position reports from aircraft and plots them on a chart. You can see a radar-like display of all those aircraft around you broadcasting digital messages including ACARS, ADS-B and HFDL.




Virtual Radar Server is described as 'Open-source application that can connect with aircraft ADS-B exchanges as well as locally run tracking systems. It runs a local web server where aircraft can be viewed on a map' and is an app. There are 2 alternatives to Virtual Radar Server for Windows. The best Virtual Radar Server alternative is PlanePlotter. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try adsbScope.
PlanePlotter receives and decodes live digital position reports from aircraft and plots them on a chart. You can see a radar-like display of all those aircraft around you broadcasting digital messages including ACARS, ADS-B and HFDL.




The adsbSCOPE software is another free ADS-B radar program with network sharing options. You can download ADS-B data which is shared by other adsbSCOPE users to augment your own local radar setup. This allows you to have a global air radar.

