# Install mavsdk with Homebrew API and library for MAVLink compatible systems written in C++17. Version 3.17.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-02. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mavsdk ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mavsdk ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mavsdk - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.17.1 - **Source summary:** API and library for MAVLink compatible systems written in C++17 - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-02T20:34:06Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mavsdk_server (cli) - mavsdk_server (alias) ## Dependencies - abseil - c-ares - curl - grpc - jsoncpp - openssl@3 - protobuf - re2 - tinyxml2 - xz ## Build dependencies - cmake - python@3.14 - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.17.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mavlink/MAVSDK - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage MAVSDK is the MAVLink project's high-level SDK for building applications that communicate with MAVLink vehicles, especially drones and other aircraft. ### Project history The official repository describes MAVSDK as a set of libraries providing a high-level API to MAVLink, implemented around a C++ core, plugin libraries, and `mavsdk_server` for language clients. Earlier documentation releases tied MAVSDK docs to DroneCore releases, showing the project's earlier DroneCore naming before the MAVSDK identity settled. The architecture grew around generated language bindings: the repository lists MAVSDK-Proto as the common interface definition, plus Python, Swift, Java, Go, JavaScript, and Rust client projects at different maturity levels. ### Adoption history Official MAVSDK C++ documentation says the library is used in production environments, while still warning that the API continues to evolve. The project is most closely associated with PX4 and MAVLink workflows, with ArduPilot compatibility added gradually as functionality is tested. ### How it is used Package-manager users typically install MAVSDK to get the C++ library and `mavsdk_server`, then connect code to a MAVLink system or simulator. The C++ quickstart explicitly documents Homebrew installation on macOS and shows the common simulator-driven takeoff-and-land workflow. ### Why package nerds care MAVSDK is package-nerdy because it packages a robotics protocol stack into a conventional SDK shape: native library, generated protocol definitions, language-specific clients, and a server process that bridges MAVLink to gRPC. ### Timeline - 2018: DroneCore-era documentation releases v0.3.0, v0.4.0, and v0.5.0. - 2018: Official repository notes MAVSDK-Swift was first released and used in production. - 2019: Official repository notes MAVSDK-Python and MAVSDK-Java first public package releases. - 2026: MAVSDK repository presents C++ core, proto definitions, server, and multiple language clients under the MAVSDK name. ### Related projects - MAVLink, PX4, ArduPilot, QGroundControl, MAVSDK-Proto, MAVSDK-Python, MAVSDK-Swift, MAVSDK-Java ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mavsdk - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 5 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [c-ares](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c-ares/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [curl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/curl/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [grpc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grpc/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [protobuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protobuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [urdfdom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/urdfdom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, robotics. - [aarch64-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [astyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [bochs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bochs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [brpc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brpc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [build2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/build2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [castxml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/castxml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [cbmc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cbmc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [cppcms](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cppcms/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. 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