Initiative Partners

The following companies support the ASCOM initiative, and either have products or drivers available which are ASCOM compatible or have embraced the ASCOM requirements. This list encompasses drivers, clients which use drivers, as well as programs that offer proprietary scripting capabilities. Note that the ASCOM requirements prohibit vendors from explicitly using the name ASCOM in conjunction with experimental, beta, or other unsupported products, so you may not see ASCOM explicitly mentioned for their products. Products are listed in alphabetic order by product name.

ASCOM Partners (by product)

Product Type Vendor Validated
ACP Observatory Control Software Both DC-3 Dreams, SP  
Apogee Instruments Camera Controller Server Apogee Instruments, Inc.  
ASC & Ricerca 3 - Full Observatory Control Client Omega Lab  
AstroArt 3.0 * 96 Bit Image Processing Client MSB Software  
AstroHub Both Aquest, Inc.  
AstroMC Observatory Integration and Control Both Foster Systems, LLC  
Astro-Optik Research Telescopes Server Astro-Optik (Philipp Keller)  
AstroMB: Computer Aided Astronomy Client MBCAA (Michel Bonnardeau)  
Astro-Stepper Server Chris Mansfield  
AutomaDome Dome Control Software Both Software Bisque  
AutomaDome ASCOM Adapter (DomeAPI) Adapter Software-y-Ddraig  
Boltwood Cloud Sensor Server Diffraction Limited  
Boxdörfer Powerflex MTS-3 Telescope Controller Server Dr.-Ing. Arno Pernozzoli  
CCDAutoPilot Automated Imaging Client CCDWare  
CCD Commander Automated Imaging Client Matt Thomas  
CCDI Convert Server Stellar Image Software  
CCDSoft Astronomy Software Both Software Bisque  
Deepsky Planning, Logging & Charting Client Steven S. Tuma  
DFM Telescope Control System Server DFM Engineering  
Digital Dome Works Dome Control Both Technical Innovations  
Digital Dome Works ASCOM Driver Server Software-y-Ddraig & Technical Innovations  
Digital Setting Circles Driver Driver David Ek  
DSLR Focus Assist Software Client Chris Venter  
DslrStar Image Acquisition Software Client Cercis Astro  
Earth Centered Universe Pro Planetarium/Telescope Control Software Client Nova Astronomics  
EasySky Pro Planetarium and Astrometry Client Matthias Busch  
Eye & Telescope Deep Sky Observation Planner Client Oculum  
EQ-MOD Stepper Controller Project Client Project Leader  
FeatherTouch Focuser Server Starlight Instruments  
FLI CCD Cameras (ASCOM Standard Camera Drivers) Server Finger Lakes Instruments  
FocusAide and PCFocus Both Aquest, Inc.  
FocusMax Auto-Focus Software Both Larry Weber and Steve Brady  
FocusStar Automated Focusing System Client Cercis Astro  
GPUSB Guide Port Interface Adapter Server Shoestring Astronomy  
Guide Planetarium Software Client Project Pluto  
Hallo Northern Sky Planetarium Program Client Han Kleijn  
Kepler Orbit Engine Both Robert B. Denny  
LakesideAstro Motor Focus System Server Lakeside Astro 2010-01-06
Maestro Telescope Control System Both Astrometric Instruments, Inc.  
MaxDome Dome Control System Server Diffraction Limited  
MaxIm DL/CCD Image Processing Both Diffraction Limited  
MaxPoint Telescope Pointing Correction Software Both Diffraction Limited  
Microfocuser MFD_NET Server Microfocuser.COM  
Microtouch Focuser Server Starizona  
Mini-SAC Scriptable Deep Sky Catalog Both Robert B. Denny  
MPCORB Scriptable Orbital Elements Catalog Both Robert B. Denny  
NGC View Catalog Server and Display Both Rainman Software  
NOVAS-COM Vector Astrometry Engine Server USNO and Robert B. Denny  
ObservatoryScope Robotic Telescopes Server ObservatoryScope LLP  
OGS Research Telescopes Server Optical Guidance Systems  
PEMPro Mount Optimizing Software Client Sirius Imaging/CCDWare  
Perseus Astronomy Simulator Client Assistenza Perseus  
PinPoint Astrometric Engine Server DC-3 Dreams, SP  
PC-TCS Telescope Control System Server COMSOFT, Inc.  
PoleAlign Max Telescope Alignment Tool Client Larry Weber and Steve Brady  
Power Age Sky Simulator 4 Client George Dragandjikov  
ProGuider webcam guiding and focusing Client Astronica  
QSI CCD Cameras (ASCOM Camera Standard Drivers) Server Quantum Scientific, Inc.  
Rolling Roof Computer Interface Server Chuck Faranda  
RoboFocus Both Technical Innovations  
Servo Focus Controller Both RC Optical Systems  
Sidereal Technology Telescope Servo-Drive System Server Sidereal Technology  
SkyMap Pro Client SkyMap Software  
SkyTools 2 Client CapellaSoft  
STAR Atlas:PRO Planetarium Client SKYLab Astronomy Software  
SkyObserver Planetarium Client Stefan Kraus  
Starry Night Pro (with Live Sky) Both Imaginova Canada  
Takahashi Temma ASCOM driver Server Software-y-Ddraig (Tim Long)  
Temperature Compensating Focuser Both Optec, Inc.  
TheSky Astronomy Software Both Software Bisque  
Virtual Moon Atlas Client Christian Legrand and Patrick Chevalley  
Vixen Sphinx Driver Server Peter Enzerink  
WeatherWatcher for ACP Server Chuck Faranda  
Worldwide Telescope Client Microsoft Research  

Note: In the table, a "client" is a program which uses the services of one or more ASCOM component object servers. "A "server" is a program or component that provides scriptable objects to clients. A program marked "both" uses objects from one or more other ASCOM servers, and also provides scriptable objects of its own for use by other clients. An 'adapter" is a component that converts a proprietary interface to an ASCOm standard interface, allowing compatibility with ASCOM-compliant programs.