ELEVATEX is an innovative tracking platform for flight simulators that recently launched its open beta phase. The project by ELEVATEX Simulations LLC promises to be “the future of flight simulator tracking” and is offered completely free of charge.
The History of the Project
What is now known as ELEVATEX began in 2022 under the name “SimWidget.” What started as a pure hobby project has developed significantly over the last three years. Last summer, the application was completely redesigned, which was very well received by alpha testers.
Status: Open Beta
About 15 hours ago, the official open beta phase was initiated. This marks an important milestone in the development of ELEVATEX. The development team emphasizes:
- The software is not yet in its final state
- Problems and errors may still occur that were not discovered during the alpha testing phase
- Performance is not yet optimal, particularly regarding RAM usage, but is continuously being improved
- Updates will be released regularly and frequently
Future Plans
The ELEVATEX team plans to publish a roadmap within the next week that will outline features for the remainder of 2025 and even 2026. This will also include some “secret” features that have not yet been publicly announced.
Main Features
- Wide Support: Compatible with all major simulators such as X-Plane, Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 and 2024), Prepar3D, DCS, and FSX (SP1)
- Free: The entire platform is provided at no cost
- Operating System: Currently only available for Windows, with planned support for Linux and MacOS
Current Development
ELEVATEX is in the open beta phase, which officially started only about 15 hours ago, as shown by an announcement post in the forum. Previously, on April 15, a development update was published announcing the schedule for the open beta.
Community and Support
The platform is already building an active community:
- Extensive Forum: With areas for announcements, beginner guides, error reports, and feature suggestions
- Discord Server: For direct exchange and support
- Public Map: Allows tracking of flights in real-time
Current Topics in the Forum
The community is already discussing various features and issues:
- VATSIM status updates (VATSIM is a popular virtual air traffic control network)
- Saving the last filter settings
- Display of VATSIM air traffic controllers and sectors
- Note-taking functions within the app
Availability
ELEVATEX can be downloaded directly from the official website. The developers emphasize that they are actively working on improvements, as shown by the numerous error reports (89 posts) and suggestions (117 posts) in the forum.
For flight simulator enthusiasts, ELEVATEX represents a promising new way to track and share their flight experiences, with the free availability and broad simulator support being particularly noteworthy.
