SimBriefing

SimBriefing is a Lua script designed for X-Plane that integrates your SimBrief flight plan directly into the simulator. It enables automatic downloading of your latest flight plan, streamlining your pre-flight preparation. The installation process requires placing the script in the FlyWithLua Scripts folder. Users can easily access the SimBriefing interface by assigning a keybind within the simulator.

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Description

SimBriefing is a plugin that displays your SimBrief flight plan directly inside X-Plane. It also supports automatic downloading of your latest flight plan file, making pre-flight setup faster and easier.

Features

- Displays SimBrief flight plan data, organized into clear sections for easier review.

- Displays real-time METAR, including decoded weather information.

- Allows one-click download of the flight plan file directly from the plugin, compatible with most popular add-ons.

- Interactive map showing the user aircraft position and planned route, with the ability to configure SID and STAR procedures, including procedure waypoint restrictions.

- Resizable window — you can adjust the window size by dragging its borders.


New MAP Section

You can now track your aircraft directly on the map.

By default, the map displays the enroute portion of the flight plan without SID/STAR procedures.

To configure procedures:

1. Select the required flight stage: Departure or Arrival.

2. Filter available procedures by runway (if the procedure is runway-specific).

3. For STAR procedures, use the Approaches dropdown to select the approach type and transition (if applicable).

 

Installation

Windows/macOS

Important! delete previous version from flywithlua\scripts folder

Extract the archive into:
X-Plane 12\Resources\plugins\

Usage

In X-Plane, assign a keybind to open the SimBriefing window:
SimBriefing / Toggle SimBriefing window

Changelog

  • v1.6 (compatibility update) 13. Mar 2026
    - added macOS compatibility
  • v1.6 04. Mar 2026
    v1.6
    - Added new MAP section. Displays an OSM map, as well as the route from the flight plan and a SID/STAR procedure configurator
    - Added METAR decoding for live weather.
  • v1.5.4 23. Feb 2026
    v1.5.4
    - Fixed MD-11 plan download
    - Improved procedures vizualization

Comments

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robwell99 31. Mar 2026
Best Plugin for X-Plane 12 to use Simbrief. Direct Download, View Procedures ... love it. Works on Mac with ARM64-
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cdcastil 17. Mar 2026
Excelent, it is very usefully
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tailgun 16. Mar 2026
Does this work in VR?
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arnunes 15. Feb 2026
Works great!.Flight KOAK-KLAK draw SID perfect, but STAR in KLAX not. Anyway, it make easier flight preparation!. Thank you!
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scarythrash 11. Feb 2026
Dim_032022 Maybe you enter your Pilot ID, instead of username. Or you made typo in username. It is not a plugin issue
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Dim_032022 11. Feb 2026
says an http error when plan downoald
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vladlenamartus 01. Feb 2026
top plugin! works for me. tnx
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domsnet 20. Jan 2026
You should add in the requirements that it's Windows only
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scarythrash 20. Dec 2025
cali624, can you provide log file, if crash happends again?
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cali624 20. Dec 2025
xplane 12.4 beta crash to desktop : error 'l'état de la mémoire ne peut pas être Read'

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Version: 1.6 (compatibility update)
Size: 1.95 MB
Uploaded: 13. Mar 2026

Author

scarythrash

Joined Mar 2021

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Requirements

  • X-Plane 12 or later

Information

Release Date 01. Dec 2025
Downloads 2,441
Rating 4.2