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Revision as of 13:24, 10 April 2017

There are a number of useful tools available to the capsuleer. While not exhaustive, this article does cover the major, currently developed, widely used third party tools for EVE players, compiled from original research and other sources[1][2][3].

Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement of a tool by EVE University, nor is omission a condemnation.

All In One Tools

While the tools in this section may not do everything the other tools do, they certainly aim to be comprehensive solutions for players, and cross multiple tool categories.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
EVE HQ Windows EveHQ is an open source application designed to be an all-in-one management tool for use with EVE Online. Pilot information, skill training, market prices, Requisitions (shopping lists), a full suite of asset and market tools, fitting tools, and wormhole tools are included.

Character Monitoring Tools

No matter how hard we try, we can't be logged in to Eve all the time. So for when you have to be away from the game, you can keep an eye on various aspects of your account(s) with these tools.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
Evanova Android Evanova is an Android application for managing Eve Online characters and corporations and viewing Eve Online information.
EveBoard Web A site for viewing and sharing of EVE Online pilot character sheets.
EveDroid Android EVE Droid is a character monitoring and ship fitting tool for EVE Online.
Eve Mail Windows Mobile / Phone In-game mail reader for EVE Online.
EveSP Web A site for viewing and sharing of EVE Online pilot character sheets.
Eve-Tracker Windows Mobile / Phone An app to keep track of characters / corporations in the universe of the MMORPG EVE Online.
Dusk iOS Character and skill tracking for EVE Online.
FlySafe iOS A site for viewing and sharing of EVE Online pilot character sheets.
jEveAsset Windows / Linux / Mac An asset manager for all accounts (incl. all characters and corporations) with one tool. Allows e.g. to search for items across accounts and to get the total value of all assets.
Neocom for EVE Online iOS View EVE Online characters and skills, browse EVE Online items database, analyze market information, test ship fits on an iPhone/iPad or iPod Touch.

Fitting Tools

These tools help players manage, develop, and compare Ship Fittings.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
EFT Windows Eve Fitting Tool - No update since 2016-05 EVE University has a Guide to using EFT
Osmium Web A browser-based fitting tool and loadout sharing platform
Pyfa Mac/Linux/Windows Python fitting assistant, a cross-platform fitting tool for EVE Online EVE University has a Guide to using PYFA

Fleet Tools

These tools assist players in participating in fleets and flying ships that comply with fleet doctrines.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
Fleet-Up Web Designed to help corporations & alliances manage their fittings, doctrines, operations and fleets. EVE University makes extensive use of Fleet-Up

Intel Tools

These tools provide players with additional information not available through the User Interface.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
aD Paste anything Web Parsing d-scan and interpreting local data aDashboard tool
dotlan Web Maps focused on being clean and easily readable with the most important information for fleet roaming and planning.
Erik's EVE Tools Slack This app gives Slack users direct access to in-game information from any Slack channel. Main features include: Display current Jita prices for any item, search for public structures (e.g. Citadels) in any solar system, show current game server status and game time
Eve Gate Camp Check Web A navigation tool specifically aimed at avoiding gates where kills are currently taking place
Eve Incursions Web Provides an overview of the current incursions, active communities and incursion rat information. Interested parties should contact the EVE University Incursion Community
EVE Incursion Warrior Android Mobile based Incursion alerts
EvE Intel Web A CREST/API-based tool that enables automated communication of Local/D-Scan Summaries (like aDashBoard and dscan.me) and a bulk contact manager.
Eve Overmind Web PvP Intel - in-depth analysis of ships and players via Killmails
EveScout Web Local analysing tool. Gives information about killboard records and corporations of the players. Not the same as Eve-Scout
Eve Structures Web Search tool for public accessible structures (e.g. Citadels) across New Eden
Eve-Survival Web Mission runners handbook, give advices on ship fittings and damage dealing types
Eve Who Web List members of a corp or alliance from out of game
Pirate's Little Helper Mac/Linux (Wine)/Windows Provides a toolbox for finding targets, avoiding ganks and other pilot information. No longer developed and likely to be broken in subtle or not so subtle ways in the near future.
Timer Calculator Web Calculates structure timers (such as citadel vulnerability windows or POCO/POS reinforcement) from screenshots

Wormhole Intel

Wormholes have specialized informational needs, and as such, they have their own particular tools.

(Eve University members should be using the WHC Mapper)

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
EVE-Scout Web Thera Wormhole Connections, in both List and map form, constantly updated
Pathfinder Web A wormhole mapping website
Siggy Web A wormhole tool that has been in service since 2010. It is available for use by anyone for a small ISK fee.
Tripwire Web An open source wormhole mapping tool, hosted for free to the public
Wormhol.es Web A wormhole search engine including effects, statics and recent activity.

Market / Industry Tools

Trade and Industry are arguably the lifeblood of Eve. Without the constant market activity created by buyers, sellers, and manufacturers, there would be no spaceships to spin, no structures to bash, and no lazors to pew pew.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
Eve-Central Web EVE-Online Market Aggregator and Toolkit
Eve Marketdata Web Universe wide market data
EVE-Mogul Web A trading tool, to track transactions and see measure trade efficiency. Free, with premium subscription options
Eve Refinery Windows EveRefinery displays market prices and refined prices for the items in a character inventory. EVE University has a Guide to EVE Refinery
EVE Station Trading Assistant Web Made to help locate profitable items for station trading in Trade Hubs.
Eve Traders Handbook Web A multi-purpose web application for traders, importers, and manufacturers This is a self-hosted web app requiring PHP
Eve Trade Master Web Web based profit tracking, sales reporting, trade simulator and inventory management tool.
EVEWalletAware Windows An offline wallet viewer and trading/accounting helper no longer developed/supported! For details, see this EVE forum entry.
Evernus Mac/Linux/Windows Online next generation trade and market helper
Fuzzworks Web Useful industry website with a number of useful calculators, including a blueprint calculator and LP store database.
ISK Per Hour Windows A Windows program that allows players of EVE Online to determine ways to maximize their Isk per Hour through manufacturing, mining, invention, and reverse engineering.
NEAT Eve Accounting Tool Web Tracks investments, calculates profits and displays them graphically.

Planetary Interaction Tools

Planetary Interaction allows pilots to create industrial colonies on just about any planet in the EVE universe. The aim of this is producing goods from raw materials extracted from the planet. There are tools specifically oriented to this type of industrial activity

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
Alysii PI Visualization Web An interesting visual interface to production chains.
EVE PI Android Android based Planetary Interaction App. In active development.
EVE Planetary Planner Windows A standalone tool for creating/testing various extraction/production set ups
P.I.T. Webtools Web A collection of Planetary Interaction tools This is an EVE University Utility
PI Planning Gadget Web A Web based PI setup and testing tool for mocking up your PI chains in advamce

Skill Planning Tools

Skill planning is one of the cornerstones of Eve Online, so it is no surprise that there are multiple robust tools to help players develop and manage their skill training plans.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
EveMon Mac/Linux (Wine)/Windows A lightweight, easy-to-use standalone Windows application designed to assist in keeping track of your EVE Online character progression. EVE University has a Guide to using EVEMon
EVE-Skillplan.net Web Web based and responsive skill planner to create and share training plans.
Vitality Mac Macintosh Eve online skill planner.

Misc Tools

A collection of useful tools that do not fit in one of the above categories.

Tool Name Platform Description Notes
Agent Rangefinder Web The Agent Rangefinder allows for finding mission agents by radius from any given system. Limited API Key interaction allows limiting results to agents are available to a character. This is an EVE University Utility
Eve-Offline Web a status monitor for EVE-Online.
Eve Online POS Builder Web A POS Builder that allows calculation of the space and cost requirements for Player Owned Structures
IGB POS Planner Web Fitting tool for POSes no updates since 2016-05

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