Free Community Tools · Adeptus Cyber Solutions
Tools Built for the Community.
Free. Open Source. No Strings.
At Adeptus Cyber Solutions, LLC, we believe in giving back to the communities we serve. These are tools we built for our own work — released free for operators, integrators, and the broader TAK ecosystem.
Featured Tool · TAK Ecosystem
TAK Server ADS-B Plugin
Real-time aircraft situational awareness for your TAK environment — civilian and military tracks, injected as CoT messages directly from the airplanes.live ADS-B network.
Install on any TAK Server 5.x. Set your coverage area in one YAML file. Restart. Aircraft icons appear in ATAK, WinTAK, and iTAK within seconds — no additional client configuration required.
Quick Facts
✅ MIT License — free forever
✅ TAK Server 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
✅ Pre-built self-extracting installer
✅ Up to 250nm coverage radius
✅ Civilian & military CoT types
✅ Rich metadata (reg, type, squawk, alt)
✅ YAML config — no code required
✅ HTTP/HTTPS proxy support
✅ Data: airplanes.live API
Non-commercial / research use per airplanes.live ToS. Not for safety-of-life applications.
How It Works
Live air picture in four steps.
Download
Grab the installer for your TAK Server version (5.4, 5.5, or 5.6) from the GitHub Releases page.
Install
Copy to your TAK Server and run the self-extracting installer script. Takes under a minute.
Configure
Edit one YAML file. Set your center coordinates, coverage radius, and polling interval.
Fly
Restart TAK Server. Aircraft appear as CoT icons in ATAK, WinTAK, and iTAK immediately.
Our Philosophy
Why do we give this away?
The TAK ecosystem runs on contributions from its community. We built this plugin because we needed it ourselves — and we saw no reason not to share it. Good tools make better operators. Better operators make safer missions.
Adeptus Cyber Solutions works at the intersection of cybersecurity and the defense and public safety communities. Free tools like this represent who we are — not a lead magnet, not a stripped-down demo. Just useful software, openly shared.
Work With UsADS-B data provided by airplanes.live for non-commercial, research, and demonstration purposes only. Commercial use requires a license from airplanes.live. Not intended for operational, commercial, or safety-of-life applications. MIT License — Copyright © 2026 Adeptus Cyber Solutions, LLC.