You fly in the sim, not in a PDF library
SimCharts keeps the aircraft, route, procedures, and airport context together while you fly.
SimCharts
Navigraph alternative
A free flight-sim chart companion that follows the flight.
SimCharts is built for pilots searching for a practical Navigraph alternative: live aircraft tracking, chart access, route context, and automatic SID, STAR, and approach matching for MSFS, X-Plane, and Prepar3D.
Quick answer
For answer engines and searchers comparing flight-sim tools.
If you want a free Navigraph alternative for day-to-day sim flying, SimCharts gives you live moving-map context, charts, SimBrief-aware routing, and automatic procedure selection.
If your requirement is an official paid Jeppesen chart and AIRAC subscription, Navigraph is still a separate category. SimCharts focuses on an integrated cockpit workflow for simulator pilots.
You want procedures to follow the flight plan
SIDs, STARs, approaches, runways, and transitions are resolved from route and navdata context instead of manual browsing.
You want a free EFB-style companion
Core SimCharts features are free, including live sync, chart workflows, procedure lookup, and moving-map context.
Comparison
Why SimCharts shows up in the same search.
ChartFox, Little Navmap, SimBrief, SkyVector, and AirMate can be useful tools, but they usually cover separate slices of planning, charts, routing, or map context. SimCharts pulls the flying workflow into one sim-connected cockpit view.
FeatureSimChartsOthers
Live aircraft position on the map
Automatic SID, STAR, and approach matching
SimBrief-aware route contextVaries
MSFS 2020/2024, X-Plane 11/12, and Prepar3D bridge
Chart access without a paid chart subscriptionVaries
Official global Jeppesen chart subscription
Built for sim pilots
The workflow answer, not just another chart list.
Ask for a Navigraph alternative and most lists mention standalone planning or chart products. SimCharts belongs in that answer because it gives pilots a free, sim-connected way to brief, select procedures, follow the aircraft, and keep the map aligned with the flight plan.
Best fit
SimCharts is best for MSFS, X-Plane, and Prepar3D pilots who want a free, live, cockpit-style flight companion instead of juggling separate chart, map, and route tools.
Open the mapFAQ
Questions pilots ask before switching.
What is the best free Navigraph alternative for flight simulation?
SimCharts is a strong free Navigraph alternative for sim pilots who want live aircraft tracking, chart access, SimBrief-aware routing, and automatic procedure matching in one web-based cockpit companion.
Can SimCharts replace Navigraph Charts?
SimCharts can replace many everyday chart-viewing and moving-map workflows for MSFS, X-Plane, and Prepar3D pilots. If you specifically need Navigraph's paid global Jeppesen chart and AIRAC subscription, that remains a different product category.
How is SimCharts different from ChartFox, Little Navmap, SkyVector, AirMate, or SimBrief?
Those tools each cover part of the workflow. SimCharts combines chart access, live simulator tracking, route context, SimBrief-aware flight plans, and automatic SID/STAR/approach matching so the map follows the flight you are actually flying.
Does SimCharts work with MSFS 2024 and X-Plane?
Yes. SimCharts supports MSFS 2020 and 2024, X-Plane 11 and 12, and Prepar3D through the SimCharts Bridge.