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Who Supports What: Betaflight's Hardware Policy

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Betaflight is free, open-source flight control software for every kind of drone, from racing and freestyle to cinematic filming, long range, micros and wings. It runs on flight controllers from a considerable number of manufacturers, and we want to keep it that way. Today we are publishing a Hardware Policy that sets out how we keep that breadth sustainable, in one sentence:

We fix Betaflight. Manufacturers support their hardware. Pilots own their builds.

The Betaflight App Is Adopting TypeScript, Incrementally

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Developer

The Betaflight App is now type-checked. Three TypeScript files had already made their way into the tree over the past fortnight, but nothing was checking them: Vite quietly stripped the types and moved on. With #5503 the repository has a tsconfig.json, vue-tsc runs as part of npm run lint, and ESLint understands .ts files and <script setup lang="ts"> blocks. CI and the pre-commit hook gate on it like they do on lint.

RP2350 Lands in Betaflight!

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Developer

A New Challenger Enters the Ring: RP2350 Lands in Betaflight!​

Get ready for a game-changer! 🚀 The Betaflight 2025.12 release officially introduces support for a powerful new target: the Raspberry Pi RP2350 aka PICO 2. This impressive little chip is set to shake up the FPV world, offering a unique blend of smart features, solid performance, and incredible value.

The Betaflight and Raspberry Pi team worked together to bring the RP2350 to you.

Calendar Versioning & Release Cadence

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Developer
Announcement

New Versioning Scheme & Release Cadence

Introduction​

To create a more predictable release schedule, we're moving to a new versioning system and development cycle, starting with the next release. The versioning scheme we will be moving to is known as CalVer or Calendar Versioning.

New Speed Record for RC quadcopter

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Developer

It's simply a case of "ICYMI". Yes folks Betaflight, albeit an earlier version than current, was the firmware behind the most recent record breaking success story for the “Fastest ground speed by a battery-powered remote-controlled (RC) quadcopter”.

HQProp - Betaflight Development Team Sponsor

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Supafly FPV
Developer

Founded in 2012, HQProp are devoted to supplying the RC community with High Quality props. This brand has been fundamental to the development of the FPV quadcopter hobby by producing cutting edge designs over the whole range of drone size and uses, and they are a popular choice in the Betaflight development team.