Moving to a new flight simulator has never been so easy!
Main window of Migration Tool
From the early days of flight simulation, each new simulator has meant the need to replace almost all addons with new ones, often at a high cost, and in many cases no upgrades have been available at all.
Migration Tool is a powerful program that helps you to install airplanes, airports and other content made for older flight simulators into the newer ones.
How does it work?
Migration Tool sets up your computer in a way that points old installers towards the simulator of your choice.
You can select Prepar3D as target and launch a scenery installer made for Flight Simulator X. With Migration Tool’s help, the scenery ends up in Prepar3D!
Purchasing options
Migration Tool used to be commercial software. Since 30 December 2024, its latest version is free. Older versions require an existing activation code to install.
Limitations
The usability of your desired content ultimately depends on how it was made. Airplanes, sceneries and other add-ons that follow best practices usually have no trouble with newer simulators, but content with clever workarounds or custom programming might not work. Aircraft with complex systems programming are most affected by differences between simulators, airports and general aviation aircraft are a mixed bunch, terrain sceneries rarely have issues.
Requirements
- Operating system: Windows 10 (64 bit) or newer.
- Lockheed Martin Prepar3D flight simulator must be installed.
- Flight Simulator X is not required, but may be installed.
- Administrator privileges are required to install and use the tool.
Downloads
Current generation
This branch of Migration Tool supports Prepar3D v3 throughout v5.
Previous generation
The previous generation of Migration Tool supports all Prepar3D versions up to v4 (including).
This branch is not developed anymore and requires an existing activation code to run.
If installation or activation fails on obsolete operating systems such as Windows 7:
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