Windows Binaries¶
License & Important Disclaimer¶
AIS-catcher is provided for research and educational purposes. It has not been designed, tested, or certified for reliability, accuracy, or safety. Do not rely on AIS-catcher for navigation or any safety-critical applications. Users bear full responsibility for ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations regarding the reception, decoding, and use of AIS signals. AIS-catcher is provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind, and must not be used for illegal or unauthorized activities. Operate AIS-catcher only where such use is permitted by local authorities.
Copyright (C) 2021–2025 jvde.github at gmail.com. Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0
Installation¶
Links to pre-built Windows binaries are available below, with and without SDRPlay support. To run AIS-catcher:
- Unpack the ZIP file to a directory
- Launch via command line or
start.bat(editable with Notepad)
Prerequisites:
- RTL-SDR drivers (install via Zadig)
- Visual Studio runtime libraries
Recent Releases¶
Note: Built with latest Windows MSVC compiler. Update runtime libraries before running. Some issues have been reported with outdated runtime libraries and Windows 10
Recent Releases¶
The AIS-catcher executables are built with the latest Windows MSVC compiler. Please update your libraries before starting the executables below. Issues have been reported on Windows 10.
| Version | Win32 | x64 | Win32 + SDRPlay | x64 + SDRPlay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | ZIP | ZIP | ZIP | ZIP |
| v0.61 | ZIP | ZIP | ZIP | ZIP |
| v0.60 | ZIP | ZIP | ZIP | ZIP |
If you are looking for a Windows version for the latest development version, it is automatically produced by the standard workflow and referenced in the table above as Edge.