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Navtex Display

Free OpenCPN plugin: navigational warnings and MSI areas drawn on your nautical chart, so you see where the notice sits relative to your ship and route.

Free OpenCPN plugin Import Plugin Tarball No license key

Windows OpenCPN: download the plugin tarball, then Options → Plugins → Import Plugin Tarball. No separate setup.exe.

Install via OpenCPN Import Plugin

  1. Install OpenCPN if you do not have it yet.
  2. Download navtex_pi-1.1.0-0_msvc-wx32-10.0.18362-x86_64.tar.gz (Windows plugin package with navtex_pi.dll + data + metadata.xml).
  3. Open OpenCPN → Options → Plugins.
  4. Choose Import Plugin Tarball and select the downloaded .tar.gz.
  5. Enable Navtex Display.
  6. Fetch tab → Fetch now (internet needed for live warnings).

What the package contains

  • metadata.xml — OpenCPN Plugin Manager metadata
  • plugins/navtex_pi.dll — Windows plugin binary
  • plugins/navtex_pi/data/ — offline sample corpus and lexicon

Linux

Linux needs a native libnavtex_pi.so tarball (OpenCPN does not load Windows DLLs). Until a Linux platform tarball is published, use the free source bundle and build against your OpenCPN headers, then Import Plugin Tarball the same way.

Download OpenCPN plugin (.tar.gz)

What it does

Officers already read NAVTEX / NAVAREA-style warnings. Navtex Display helps you see them on the chart while you plan or stand watch in OpenCPN.

Warning map on the chart

Areas and notices appear as colored overlays on the same chart you already navigate with. Hover or select a warning to read the short summary.

Along your route

Focus on warnings near your ship or along the voyage plan you loaded in OpenCPN.

Honest limits

  • Planning / situational aid on OpenCPN — not a certified NAVTEX receiver.
  • Does not replace the ship’s official MSI watch or Admiralty products.
  • Needs OpenCPN installed. Windows plugin tarball is ready; Linux .so package follows separately.