# Akashlipi

> Akashlipi (आकाशलिपि, “sky script”; package and command name `adsb-logger`, formerly ADS-B Logger / SkyLogger) is a Linux app by Ajit Nathaniel that keeps an enriched, running log of every aircraft an RTL-SDR dongle receives over ADS-B, and decodes ACARS/VDL2 aircraft messages into plain English. Current version: 2.5.2.

## Pages

- [About Akashlipi](https://akashlipi.com/index.md): what it is and what it logs
- [Download Akashlipi](https://akashlipi.com/download/index.md): Download Akashlipi 2.5.2 for Linux: .deb for Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and Raspberry Pi OS, .rpm for Fedora and RHEL, or an AppImage for any other Linux. Includes the ADS-B and ACARS/VDL2 decoders.
- [Setup and user guide](https://akashlipi.com/guide/index.md): How to set up Akashlipi: the hardware you need, installing it, the six-step first-run setup, dongle jobs, aircraft messages, the handheld layout, every command, where files live, and fixing problems.
- [Questions and answers](https://akashlipi.com/faq/index.md): Answers about Akashlipi: what it is, what hardware it needs, whether it works outside India, what it sends online, Raspberry Pi support and using it alongside other SDR software.
- [What's changed](https://akashlipi.com/changelog/index.md): Release notes for each version of Akashlipi (adsb-logger).

## Optional

- [Everything on this site in one file](https://akashlipi.com/llms-full.txt)