The dataset for download
Research as of 22 Oct 2026, newest source used from 20 Oct 2026. Mainly msfsaddons.com, plus SimFlight, Stormbirds, FSNews, Threshold, flightsim.to, developer sites and the official forum.
The free texts in the dataset are in German. The English version on this website is a translation; the original is authoritative.
Downloads
- aircraft.json748 aircraft with all fields1.1 MB748 aircraft with all fields
- developers.json196 developers with profile and counters146 KB196 developers with profile and counters
- contradictions.json47 contradictions between sources17 KB47 contradictions between sources
- meta.jsonCounters, date and all value lists with German labels3 KBCounters, date and all value lists with German labels
- aircraft.csvFlat version for spreadsheets356 KBFlat version for spreadsheets
- developers.csvFlat version for spreadsheets23 KBFlat version for spreadsheets
- compat_2020_vs_2024.json39 aircraft with statements on 2020, 2024 and upgrades29 KB39 aircraft with statements on 2020, 2024 and upgrades
- studio_lines_2024.jsonHow studios describe their 2024 strategy11 KBHow studios describe their 2024 strategy
- sim_updates.jsonMSFS 2024 sim updates relevant for add-ons9 KBMSFS 2024 sim updates relevant for add-ons
- stores_and_channels.jsonMarketplace, developer stores, flightsim.to5 KBMarketplace, developer stores, flightsim.to
- catalogs.jsonExisting catalogs and their gaps6 KBExisting catalogs and their gaps
- announcement_to_release.jsonTime from announcement to release per studio7 KBTime from announcement to release per studio
- standard_fleet.jsonSize of the default fleet per edition1 KBSize of the default fleet per edition
- i18n/en.jsonEnglish translation of all free texts191 KBEnglish translation of all free texts
- SCHEMA.mdAll fields and values explained (German)7 KBAll fields and values explained (German)
- README.mdContents, data quality and decisions of the dataset (German)5 KBContents, data quality and decisions of the dataset (German)
Facts are free, the texts of the sources are not. That is why the dataset only links articles and copies no article text.
How clean the data is
- 152
- entries with high confidence, plus 396 medium and 200 low. With mixed ratings the lowest level applies.
- 60
- entries only appear in lists, without a dedicated release article. Probably released, but not checked.
- 7
- entries where the sources contradict each other on the status.
- 428
- aircraft without verified information on MSFS 2024. For MSFS 2020 it is 350.
- 375
- aircraft without a verified price.
- 225
- entries without a date. For 127 of them this is normal, as the projects have no date yet.
- 196
- developer names, 20 alternative spellings are merged as aliases. The original spelling is kept on every aircraft; minor merging errors are possible.
Decisions of the dataset
Status: The free text of the sources was simplified to fixed values; the original text is kept on every entry. “Dormant” means more than 12 months without a sign of life and is a label of the dataset.
Sim compatibility: 69 special cases with contradictory or long source texts were decided by hand. Where sources seriously contradict each other, it says “Disputed”.
Dates: Quarters and years are stored as ranges so they sort cleanly. A day date only exists when the source gives one.
MSFS 2024 default fleet
Aircraft already included in the sim per edition.
- Standard
- 70
- Deluxe
- 80 (+10)
- Premium Deluxe
- 95 (+15)
- Aviator
- 125 (+30)
Sim updates that affect add-ons
| Date | Update | Relevant for add-ons | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2025 | SU1 (v1.3.23.0) | Cessna 185F Skywagon as a base aircraft | Medium |
| 15 May 2025 | SU2 (v1.4.20.0) | not collected | Low |
| 20 Aug 2025 | SU3 (v1.5.27.0) | not collected | Low |
| 8 Dec 2025 | SU4 (v1.6.32.0) | Boom XB-1 in the core fleet; H225 according to the pipeline note | Medium |
| 30 Apr 2026 | SU5 (v1.7.27.0) | PSVR2 on PS5; PS5 Marketplace opened to third parties (only after Sony testing); heavy, oversized and VTOL career certifications; new weather radar; toolbar add-ons in career mode. Also brought avionics reboots and console crashes | Medium |
| approx. 2026-05-30 | AAU4 (together with SU5, around May 2026) | native 2024 rebuilds of the ATR 42/72-600, Antonov An-2, Latécoère 631 and Savoia-Marchetti S.55 / S.55X (the Fokker F.VII came earlier with World Update 21). "Free for owners" (K22) | Medium |
| 29 Jun 2026 | SU5.1 (v1.7.35.0) | fixed the avionics reboots and console crashes from SU5 | Medium |
| 13 Aug 2026 | SU6 (v1.8.14.0) | Bush trips in activities, skip walkaround, native DLSS 4.5 (FSR 4 pulled before release), career penalty changes, runway lighting fixes. Beta from 2026-07-06. DC Designs warned that SU6 "introduced a new SDK which could create new opportunities and unexpected hurdles for third parties". Secondary source: PMDG rebuilt its 777 fleet with the latest SDK for SU6 (Aug 2026); according to another source PMDG also rebuilt the 737 and 777 | Medium |
| approx. 2026-08-18 | AAU5 | native 2024: Bell 47J Ranger, Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Curtiss C-46 Commando, Ford 4-AT Trimotor. The Boeing 707 came separately about two weeks earlier; the ATR got minor updates. Free for owners via the content manager. More than 30 aircraft are still waiting in the conversion queue (Jörg Neumann, FSWeekend); goal: all Aviator Edition aircraft native by the end of 2027 | Medium |
| 3 Sep 2026 | SU6.1 (v1.8.16.0) | PS5 storage and rendering fix | Medium |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Update 06 (AAU06, according to the vintage note) | Local Legends Ju 52, F 13, Do X, Do J Wal and Do 31 converted to native 2024 by iniBuilds; free for 2024 owners, USD 14.99 each (K13, K41) | Medium |
| 13 Oct 2026 | SU7 (v1.9.18.0) | free National Championship Air Races, ground services EFB app plus ExternalUnit SDK component, flyover waypoint fix for Garmin / Collins / Avidyne, 10 percent Vne margin before an overspeed crash, memory leak fix. General note that outdated community packages may affect performance; no dedicated section on third-party compatibility | High |
| in beta since 2026-10-16 | SU7.1 (v1.9.20.0) | Drag calculation for native aircraft that were too fast after SU7; no public date | Medium |
| target 2026-10-27 | World Update 23 (Poland and the Baltics) | with the AT Simulations An-28 | Medium |
| 17 Nov 2026 | Sim Update 17 for MSFS 2020 | MSFS 2020 continues to get sim updates; Microsoft says the Marketplace receives daily releases for both sims | Medium |
How long it takes from announcement to release
13 to 24 days
Premier IA (2025-10-28 to 2025-11-10); T-34B (2025-12-17 to 2026-01-08); King Air B200 (2026-03-07 to 2026-03-26); Do 228 (2026-06-20 to 2026-07-14); Turbo 206 (2026-09-20 to 2026-10-06)
approx. 2 to 3.4 months; A380 approx. 33 months
A340 (July 2025 to 2025-10-07); L-1011 (2025-12-20 to 2026-03-31); A380 (Dec 2023 to 2026-09-15)
approx. 11.5 / 16 / 20.5 months from 2024-11-15
Baron / Bonanza (2025-10-28), Caravan (2026-03-17), Commander 114 (2026-07-29)
over 4 years, windows slipped at least twice
757
approx. 23 months until the 2020 version
PC-12 (Jan 2022, target mid 2022; 2020 version Dec 2023; native 2026-10-30)
approx. 45 months
E-Jets (early access Jan 2023 to v1.0 2026-10-05)
5 days
A380 (trailer 2026-06-19, release 2026-06-24)
windows slipped
A340-600 Pro ("2026, not 2025", Dec 2025, to 2026-03-12); A330 NEO (2026-08-31)
months to years
F70 / F100 ("2026", Dec 2025, to 2026-06-25); A300B4 (beta Oct 2026)
approx. 7 months
A380X v0.14.0 with 2024 compatibility (2025-12-03) to native (2026-06-27)
approx. 25 months
Boeing 707 ("postponed until further notice" Jul 2024 to 2026-08-11)
not measurable
777-200ER window 2025-04-12 to 2025-05-01; no other data
How studios approach MSFS 2024
A350 V2 2024 only and free for existing customers; development of the 2020 A350 ends with the V2 launch, the 2020 version remains available; dual support forces compromises. A380 2024 only (2026-09-15) (K43)
737 NG 2024 only (not compatible with 2020), 60 percent discount for 2020 owners; the 777 family is also on the 2024 Marketplace. 2025: no new 2020 titles after the 777-200ER; the 747 comes for 2024 only
the native A380X for 2024 was released on 2026-06-27 (free); the 2020 version continues and gets backported cockpit lighting. Native A32NX in development, no date; until then the A32NX runs via the FBW installer, "not native" (v0.14.0, Dec 2025) (K07)
all native aircraft were made 2024 compatible (announced 2025-09-18, via the installer and Just Flight accounts); the announcement does not say whether this is free. Steam Gauge Overhaul series excluded, replaced by the "Professional" line (K21)
Just Flight (also distributes Black Square, DC Designs and others)
"All of these updates are free for owners of our MSFS 2020 products, no matter which store they were bought from." Page from 2026-04-08; the status table is an image and was not readable. Earlier confirmation Dec 2024; according to Dec 2025 Just Flight has converted ten MSFS products to native
"free for owners, in line with the DC Designs policy for native 2024 conversions". F-16 conversion finished on 2026-07-11, F-14 next (K33)
A319 / A320 / A321 compatible with 2024 since Nov 2024 as a dual-sim package, not described as a separate native build; free "V3" update announced for 2026-10-18 (K06)
CRJ V2 was released on 2025-04-01 for 2020 and 2024 in one package, free for CRJ 550/700 and bundle owners via SimMarket (K14)
According to a guide (Dec 2024) the H145 and H160 run in both sims by copying the 2020 files, with limitations (manual fuel via EFB, no pause in flight, TDS GTNXi blocked). No indication of a native rebuild or upgrade price
no studio-wide announcement found. According to the unofficial list native (Marketplace): B55, C172, C182Q, F33A, PA-28-236 Dakota, CT210N; compatible: C170B, C182RG II, C337H, CT182T, M20R, PA28 Archer II, PA28R Arrow III, PA34T, PA44, PC12, WYMF5 (as of about mid 2025). Newer releases come to 2024 first, 2020 later (King Air B200: 2026-03-26 to 2026-05-15; T-34B: 2026-01-08 to 2026-02-22) (K19, K20)
no 2024 status found; the only data point is a user report from Nov 2024 that the Corsair flies but the instruments are dead
Stores and channels
MSFS Marketplace (in the sim)
Microsoft keeps 30 percent (article from 2023-04-05, changed Jan 2025). Approval and updates take time: Vref "well over a month until anything moves"; //42 mentioned one product that sat for about six months, and eight pending (2023). Regional pricing: H-Jet about USD 19 in Brazil; PMDG 737 in some regions only about USD 2.40 equivalent (2023). PMDG found the Marketplace return "pretty good for the share"
Developers' own stores
iniBuilds Store (several currencies), Just Flight (own shop, British company), //42 store
SimMarket
large retailer; terms (commission, app) not found
Orbx Direct
losing vendors: Parallel 42 ended its seven-year partnership on 2025-11-15 (products no longer on Orbx Direct, previous purchases stay in the Orbx account but are frozen on the last update, updates via the //42 store, Marketplace or Contrail); azrsim stopped Orbx store sales on 2026-01-28 due to "major delays" with the storefront. Further departures (Pyreegue, Turbulent Designs) appear in search results, dates not checked
Contrail
named as a channel by Parallel 42; operator and terms not determined
StrataSim.shop
StrataSim Designs (the StrataWx team), owner / CEO Tyler Johnson (article 2026-10-11): developers keep 85 percent (15 percent of the net sale price; the first five developers pay 10 percent); no listing or monthly fee; sells as seller of record (payment, sales tax, VAT, chargebacks); 14-day hold, then payout via Stripe Connect; supports MSFS and X-Plane add-ons. StrataWx itself is sold in the iniBuilds Store and at SimMarket
flightsim.to
Freeware and mod hub with user collections and a news site (news.flightsim.to); size, API and terms not determined
Other catalogs and their gaps
MSFS Addons, aircraft list
Contents708 aircraft, 217 developers, searchable by model and studio, categories with counters, "Recently added". Visible fields: name (often linked), developer, "New" badge, sometimes variants in the name
Gapsno payware / freeware flag; no sim version per entry (only guessable from article titles); no prices (only their own membership, USD 3.99 per month or USD 39.99 per year); inconsistent developer names (BRSimDesigns, BRSIMDESIGNS, BRsim Designs, once "Unkown"); some rows without a developer (second Zivko Edge 540, Cessna 404 Titan, 408 SkyCourier, Dornier Seastar, MXS-R); one broken row
MSFS Addons, developer pages
Contents/developer/{slug}/ per studio
Gapspure news feeds without country, founding year or stores; no visible developer index
MSFS Addons, list of aircraft in development
Contents122 aircraft, 64 developers, status and expected release, category totals
Gapsonly five with a date; "last update" is the date of the last article; not complete (Global Jet, A350 V2, A330 NEO Pro, Praetor 600 missing); no sim target for most
MSFS Payware Aircraft Database (Google Sheet)
ContentsForum user Stardrifter2232, post from 2022-05-03; tabs Hangar (releases with "all known storefronts and prices" and latest version), Factory (upcoming), Changelog, Cal's Tier List, submission form; updated mostly daily according to the author
Gapspossible price errors, inaccurate factory status, the SimMarket app makes update tracking harder, private project; a reply from 2023 says a Notion link is broken and points to the "MSFS Unofficial Addon Database"; a comment from 2023 considers such lists abandoned. The sheet itself was not opened
FS2024 Third Party Aircraft Compatibility List (unofficial)
Contentsalso by Stardrifter2232: payware released for 2020, split into "Native" and "Compatible"; columns Addon, Source, Compatibility, MP (on the 2024 Marketplace), Career, Rentable, Notes; dated updates 2025; "Fly at your own risk" notice; MScenery alone with about 60 entries
GapsAs of about mid 2025 (last dated entry 2025-06-02); no "not compatible" category; only the first 100k of about 124k characters were read
MSFS Unofficial Addon Database (Notion)
Contentsexists at msfs-database.notion.site, according to the search snippet with a "News and future plans" section
GapsContent requires JavaScript and was not readable
FSElite MSFS 2024 Compatibility List (Airtable)
ContentsCommunity list with a status vocabulary: Unknown; Unofficially Compatible (User); Compatible (Dev); Enhanced Version Available/Coming; Incompatible, Update Coming (Dev); Native Version; Unsupported. Update fee: N/A, No, Yes, Optional for Enhanced, Unknown
GapsThe Airtable embed was not readable, rows unknown
flightsim.to
ContentsFreeware / mod hub with collections ("must haves", "favorite mods", "utilities and tools"), a news site, an "MFS Addon Locator"
GapsSize, API and terms not checked; existence only