Detailed FlightWire recordings
Review captured timings, cockpit events, fuel, traffic and ATC in one record.
CHOOSING A LOGBOOK
Is Logbook right for you?
A good fit for X-Plane pilots who want detailed local records, operational debriefs and career management.
Reasons to choose Logbook.
A connected debrief
Compare your plan with the flight and open debrief findings in replay.
Trips and aircraft history
Manage trips, practice goals, duty references and aircraft technical logs.
Files you can keep
Keep your career on your PC, with exports and local or cloud backups.
Logbook is free. Its strength is the FlightWire recording and debrief workflow; maps and statistics are also available in other tools.
OTHER OPTIONS
Where another tool may suit you.
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| Tool | Reasons to consider it | Logbook's current trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Volanta | Browser flight history, social profiles and tracking across several simulators. Free core with optional paid features. | No hosted career library, friends system or native MSFS recorder. |
| SimToolkitPro | Free EFB and logbook for Windows, macOS and Linux, with charts, several simulators, VATSIM/IVAO and streaming tools. | Windows and FlightWire/X-Plane recording. VATSIM-focused, with no global chart library or streaming overlays. |
| Little Navmap | Free, open-source planner and automatic logbook, with offline routes, procedures, terrain profiles and broad platform support. | Planning uses SimBrief and local dispatch notes, without native offline route calculation. |
CURRENT LIMITATIONS
What is missing today.
Wider platform and simulator support
No macOS/Linux app or automatic MSFS, Prepar3D or DCS recorder. Manual entries cannot create replay data.
A cloud or mobile career library
No live cloud sync, shared logbooks or browser career view. Backups are snapshots; Companion shows the current flight.
Migration from other logbooks
Automatic imports use FlightWire recordings. No built-in Volanta, SimToolkitPro or MSFS history importer.
Social and streaming features
No friends feed, public multi-user leaderboard, community challenges or built-in streaming overlays.
A complete standalone planning suite
No offline route calculator or worldwide chart library. Attach your own charts. Automatic loading into SimBrief or the aircraft is not available.
Recorded ATC audio
ATC activity can be recorded, but radio and microphone audio cannot be replayed.
Universal detail or certified records
Analysis depends on aircraft support and recorded data. Practice goals and duty references are for simulation only.