ACARS for PC

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Software Features and Description

1. Want to display ACARS transmissions, without using a bulky computer? ACARS lets you view ACARS aircraft transmissions on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

2. You can save decoded ACARS packets to a file to view later, or transfer to your computer via iTunes.

3. Aircraft model information for many planes in a built in database is displayed along with the decoded packets.

4. Buy your copy right now, and start decoding and displaying ACARS transmissions in minutes.

5. Just set it next to the radio's speaker, tune in an ACARS frequency, and watch the decodes.

6. Or, for even better reception, use a pair of earbuds, plugged into the radio’s headphone jack, rather than the internal speaker.

7. A radio/scanner capable of tuning the 118-136 MHz aircraft band is required.

8. You can also add your own plane information to the database.

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Download and install ACARS on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
ACARS	Get App ↲	10 3.00	Black Cat Systems

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install ACARS app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using ACARS on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "ACARS"
The search will reveal the ACARS app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once ACARS is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including ACARS.
Now enjoy ACARS on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Black Cat Systems	3.00	1.4

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native ACARS Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use ACARS,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "ACARS" » then Click "Install".
- ACARS will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get ACARS on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get $2.99 on Mac	Black Cat Systems	10	3.00

Download on Android: Download Android

Top Pcmac Reviews

Requires some audio tweaking

By PDXWX (Pcmac user)

First make sure you can get the RF from the planes as high quality as you can (good antenna, receiver tweaks). Then it will require various experimenting placing the iPhone in good position so the phone mics can hear the transmission. And also experiment with the receiver’s volume. You will see the data scrolling on the phone screen if you get all of the above correct. Now look at your data for quality decodes. If the data looks garbled, play around with the settings and positions again. And....in the app’s configuration, make sure you have a file selected to store the data on the phone. Another thing I really dislike in the app is that if you open another app, all the data displayed in the this app screen goes blank and then if you want to view the data, you have to open the stored data files. It does this everytime you goto another app on your phone. I want to try this app after adding an external microphone to my iPhone 8+ via a splitter cable. I really hope this will help with the decoding of crap data to quality data. Good luck - when all is tweaked correctly, it is a great app. But honestly, use PDW on a PC.
It works.

By KD0 (Pcmac user)

VERY minimum application, it receives this app and that's it. You can put your earbud microphone next to radio speaker, but best bet would be a line-level microphone input. Even if packet doesn't fully decide properly, you get what does decode. Thats a plus. Wish it could run in the background. Only thing I understand is Tail number and type aircraft in packet. It would be nice if the rest of the jibberish is translated to what it actually means. However, it does work. I use in with SDR on the Airband.
Needs support for Apple Watch

By TheGadgetinator (Pcmac user)

Needs support for Apple Watch
Amateur

By Drone hunter (Pcmac user)

I have used top notch ham decoding apps and bad ones. I'm current iOS and this app works beautifully even unsquelched. This is my first time playing with this mode and this app let me confirm some very useful info. Even jumbled garbage tells you something. I had a minor career in comma and I am going to rate this a 5 because it works off the air( no cable), you have virtually unlimited number of folders. An improvement would be to have a bigger buffer per file but hey, it was worth it's weight In gold to ME, others not wanting specific data or range extrapolation might not rate it as high. All in all, if I wanted to follow say a friends aircraft using a minimal outside antenna for about 250 miles with just a used scanner and iOS device can have an easy relatively advanced system incorporating this quick down and cool app. I'm not into iOS, computers or apps and have no idea who or how this was written so take my 5 stars for what it's worth and who wrote it. A forever novice to iOS and apps!

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Software Features and Description

Download and install ACARS on your computer

Download on Windows 11

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