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NOD Desktop

Head tracking for X-Plane 12 with your Mac’s own camera. Your first 10 minutes are free.

Download NOD Desktop

NOD-Desktop-1.0.dmg · macOS 14 or later, with a camera · X-Plane 12

Installing NOD Desktop

Open the .dmg and drag NOD Desktop into Applications.
Run “Install NOD” from the same window. It adds the X-Plane companion, or replaces an older one.
Quit X-Plane 12 completely, then open it again.
Open NOD Desktop, sign in with your email (NOD emails you a 6-digit code) and press Start Tracking. Allow the camera when macOS asks.
Sit the way you fly, look at the screen and press Center View.

NOD Core and NOD Pro

NOD Core — $9.99 once. Unlimited head tracking, and it keeps working offline.
NOD Pro — $4.99 a month, added to Core. Flight History, Replay Approach and Pilot Review. Renews monthly until you cancel. Requires a separate NOD Core purchase.

Buy inside NOD Desktop once you are signed in: open your account and press Buy NOD Core, then Upgrade to Pro if you want it. On a new Mac, sign in and press Restore Purchases. NOD Desktop offers updates in the app and asks before installing. More in NOD Desktop support.

The Mac companion

NOD for X-Plane

One file. The installer puts the X-Plane companion in place for you.

Download the .dmg

NOD for X-Plane.dmg · Requires a Mac running X-Plane 12

NOD is two halves: the iPhone app that watches your head, and this small companion that tells X-Plane what to do with it. You need both.

Installing

Download and open the .dmg on the Mac that runs X-Plane 12.
Run “Install NOD” and follow the prompts. It finds your X-Plane 12 installation by itself; if it cannot, it asks you to pick the X-Plane 12 folder — the one containing X-Plane.app.
Quit X-Plane 12 completely, then open it again. Reloading plugins from inside X-Plane does not pick up a newly installed add-on. It has to be a full restart.
Open NOD on your iPhone. It finds your Mac on its own — there is nothing to type in.
Sit the way you fly, look straight ahead and press CENTER.

You also need the iPhone app

NOD for iPhone is available on the App Store. The first ten minutes of successful tracking are free, so you can confirm the whole chain works on your own equipment before buying anything.

Requirements

A Mac running X-Plane 12
An iPhone that supports face tracking
Both on the same local network

Trouble installing?

The support page covers the common cases — including the one that catches nearly everyone, which is forgetting to fully restart X-Plane after installing.

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