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Foxglove Studio is an integrated visualization and diagnosis tool for robotics, available in your browser or as a desktop app on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
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Visit foxglove.dev/download or GitHub Releases to download the latest version.
Foxglove Studio is primarily written in TypeScript – contributions are welcome!
Note: All contributors must agree to our Contributor License Agreement.
Supported development environments: Linux, Windows, macOS
Dependencies:
- Node.js v16.10+
- Git LFS
- Visual Studio Code – Recommended
Getting started:
- Clone repo
- Run
corepack enableandyarn install - Launch the development environment:
# To launch the desktop app (run both scripts concurrently):
$ yarn desktop:serve # start webpack
$ yarn desktop:start # launch electron
# To launch the browser app:
$ yarn web:serve
# To launch the browser app using a local instance of the backend server:
$ yarn web:serve:local
# To launch the storybook:
$ yarn storybook
# Advanced usage: running webpack and electron on different computers (or VMs) on the same network
$ yarn desktop:serve --host 192.168.xxx.yyy # the address where electron can reach the webpack dev server
$ yarn dlx [email protected] .webpack # launch the version of electron for the current computer's platform
# To launch the desktop app using production API endpoints
$ yarn desktop:serve --env FOXGLOVE_BACKEND=production
$ yarn desktop:start
# NOTE: yarn web:serve does not support connecting to the production endpointsA Dockerfile to self-host the browser app is also available.
Other useful commands:
$ yarn run # list available commands
$ yarn lint # lint all files
$ yarn test # run all tests
$ yarn test:watch # run tests on changed filesFoxglove Studio can be run as a standalone desktop application, accessed in your browser at studio.foxglove.dev, or self-hosted on your own domain.
A Docker image is provided to make self-hosting easy. You can run it like so:
docker run --rm -p "8080:8080" ghcr.io/foxglove/studio:latestFoxglove Studio will then be accessible in your browser at localhost:8080.
For all list of available image versions, see the package details.
Foxglove Studio originally began as a fork of Webviz, an open source project developed by Cruise. The codebase has since changed significantly, with a port to TypeScript, more panels, additional data sources, improved layout management, new team features, and an Extension API.