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Take NavLiveConnect aboard.

The NavLiveConnect Mac app and the NMEA gateway simulator to test your instruments without any hardware.

App

NavLiveConnect for Mac

All of NavLiveConnect on your Mac: chart, weather, routing, NMEA instruments and logbook, with charts and forecasts stored on the device so you can sail without a network.

  • Marine charts and base maps you can download by area
  • Weather and routing even offline
  • Direct connection to NMEA 0183 and AIS instruments over Wi-Fi
  • Anchor alarm, man overboard, ship-to-shore chat

macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon and Intel

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Test tool

NMEA gateway simulator

Simulates a boat’s Wi-Fi gateway (Digital Yacht, Yacht Devices, MiniPlex, NKE…): realistic NMEA 0183 and AIS over TCP and UDP on your local network.

  • Realistic wind, heading, speed, depth and AIS targets
  • Sailing programmes: beat, reach, run
  • Simulated failures: lost stream, bad checksum, latency
  • Windowless mode for a Mac mini or automated tests

macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel

Download the simulator

Installation

Ready in three steps.

  1. Open the file

    Double-click the downloaded .dmg file.

  2. Drag it to Applications

    Drop the app onto the Applications folder, then eject the disk.

  3. First launch

    These apps are not notarized by Apple yet: right-click the app, choose “Open”, then confirm. You only need to do this once.

Test without a boat

The simulator and the app, side by side.

Start the simulator, pick a gateway model, then press “START SIMULATION”. In NavLiveConnect, open Instruments and run the detection: the gateway shows up with wind, heading, speed, depth and AIS targets. Allow local network access when macOS asks.

Navigation aid: this software does not replace official charts or a proper watch. It is provided as is during the beta.