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AFTrack Grib plugin on Windows Pc

Developed By: A. Fischer

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.4
Size 1.1 MB
Release Date December 12, 23
Category Weather Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Android Api 33Moved downloads to ./Android/media/... folder [see more]

Description from Developer:
This is a plugin for the Android app AFTrack to get the wind grib data from NOAA or other available grib locations. It show wind, current or wave on the map or in wind info dialog.... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download AFTrack Grib plugin and install on Windows PC. AFTrack Grib plugin is free Weather app, developed by A. Fischer. Latest version of AFTrack Grib plugin is 1.0.4, was released on 2023-12-12 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of AFTrack Grib plugin is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install AFTrack Grib plugin on Windows?

Instruction on how to install AFTrack Grib plugin on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install AFTrack Grib plugin on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install AFTrack Grib plugin using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "AFTrack Grib plugin" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install AFTrack Grib plugin on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "AFTrack Grib plugin" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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This is a plugin for the Android app AFTrack to get the wind grib data from NOAA or other available grib locations. It show wind, current or wave on the map or in wind info dialog.

First download a grib file for a selected area.

To use the data inside AFTrack please check the 'Use Plugin' option. And select 'show real time' to see a continuously wind info on the map.

When select 'Show Grib' a step wise view of x hours is possible - belongs to the download file parameters.

The plugin is not visible in the app launcher but you will see it in the system settings or inside AFTrack overlays.

Grib files comes with very different parameter settings. If you have problems with some source please let me know.
Android Api 33
Moved downloads to ./Android/media/... folder
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.