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QGroundControl v5.1 - Release Candidate 2

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@DonLakeFlyer DonLakeFlyer released this 16 Aug 15:54
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This is the second release candidate for QGroundControl v5.1.

What's New

See the What's New page for a summary of user-facing changes since V5.0.

Important

The HUD pitch display direction has been corrected in V5.1: pitching nose-down now moves the pitch indicator down, matching the roll convention. See the HUD documentation for details.

Installation

See the Download and Install page for per-platform installation instructions.

Reporting Issues

Please report any problems you find with this release candidate on GitHub Issues.

Changes since RC1

  • #14751 docs: update download page to stable release links for V5.1
  • #14758 docs: Linux AppImage requires Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or later
  • #14761 docs: combine AppImage dependency install into one apt command
  • #14776 docs: update macOS install instructions for signed universal builds
  • #14778 ci: remove weekly digest workflow
  • #14783 docs: fix typos in release note generation sentence
  • #14779 fix(GPS): correct GPS_RTCM_DATA fragmentation for MAVLink reassembly
  • #14781 fix(Vehicle): use standard PX4 airspeed calibration value
  • #14799 fix(pre-commit): install vale-sync from the cmd/vale package
  • #14800 chore(pre-commit): align vale-sync pin with vale hook version
  • #14801 ci: retry docs deploy push with rebase on concurrent-deploy rejection
  • #14802 build(cmake): fail fast with clear diagnostic when .venv has no pip
  • #14803 fix(build): restore macOS universal binary default
  • #14805 feat(API): add destroyQmlApplicationEngine plugin hook
  • #14804 refactor(build): always compile firmware support; gate at runtime
  • #14809 test(UnitTest): handle early local HTTP requests
  • #14845 docs: call out pitch indicator direction change in V5.1
  • #14843 chore: backport V5.1 milestoned fixes to Stable_V5.1
  • #14861 fix(AnalyzeView): fall back to message transport when vehicle NAKs FTP list-with-time
  • #14870 ci(gstreamer): download SDK exclusively from S3 mirror on stable
  • #14871 fix(FirmwarePlugin): keep enum sentinel values outside param operating range
  • #14873 docs: add troubleshooting guide for missing Actuators tab