Apps and software

Streamline underwater ROV operations with the Blueye app and automated solutions

Control the ROV with your smart device

We have designed the drone system to be controlled from the Blueye App installed on your smart device. This allows for great flexibility and ensures that you always have access to the latest software features. There is no need for additional programs or equipment that typically requires external power.

We have chosen to use standard iOS and Android devices to control Blueye drones. This provides a familiar user experience that many are already accustomed to. It allows us to leverage the latest innovations in mobile devices, such as increased battery life, bright screens, or 5G connectivity for live image sharing from the drone.

Blueye Explains / Episode 29

Multibeam in-app viewer

Software Engineer Juan Pablo Pino Bravo explains the multibeam in-app viewer

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Blueye App

Operate your underwater drone, download media files and dive logs, or generate inspection reports from any standard iOS or Android device, a Windows PC, or the Blueye Rugged Controller.

Blunux Operating System

The core of our software stack is Blunux - the Blueye Operating System

Blunux is the name for the operating system running on the drone, consisting of a control system, logging and telemetry, embedded firmware, video streaming, and much more.

Observer App

Allows multiple people to connect to the drone and view the video stream at the same time. Having more eyes on the ball can help increase the efficiency and quality of an inspection or underwater operation.

Blunux Web App

The Blunux Web App is a browser-based interface for managing your Blueye drone. No installation is required—simply connect to the drone’s Wi-Fi and open the app.

It provides a clear overview of dives, media, logs, and system status, and lets you transfer files, review data, monitor system health, adjust settings, and install updates.

Virtual Control Center

The Apple Vision Pro headsets can be used as compact, portable virtual control center for our underwater drones.

Large, dedicated screens for sonar, video, maps, and telemetry that can easily fit inside a backpack.

Live Streaming

By combining Microsoft Teams`power with the Blueye App, customers can conduct remote inspections where internal and external parties can collaborate in real-time.

Blueye SDK

Develop custom software that integrates with the drone.

The Blueye App & Blueye Cloud - A complete inspection workflow

Seamless connectivity and integration

The Blueye app seamlessly connects the ROV, surface unit, and controller. As part of a larger app ecosystem, it enables easy integration with third-party apps and ensures smooth data flow.

Blueye Cloud - displayed on three devices

Full control of assets and data

From ROV fleet tracking to dive analytics, Blueye Cloud gives your team the tools to manage, analyze, and share underwater data. Plan missions with interactive maps, sort your media files, and build reports to share with stakeholders.

The Blueye App and the Blueye Smart Connector illustration

Effortless payload integrations

The Blueye Smart Connector simplifies underwater operations by allowing seamless plug-and-play connection of third-party payloads—no manual setup needed. Powered by the Blueye App and Blunux OS, the system intelligently recognizes connected devices and alerts users if depth limits are approached or if plugs are missing.

A person watching a Blueye underwater drone live stream on his computer screen remotely behind his desk

Remote control with full command

Control the ROV remotely via the app, whether you’re onshore or observing from a great distance. Our technology ensures a stable and secure connection over long ranges, giving you full real-time control. The solutions are scalable and flexible, suitable for everything from small inspections to large, complex industrial projects.

3D mapping with SLAM

A live 3D map, even in zero visibility

With the WaterLinked Sonar 3D-15, Blueye builds a 3D map of its surroundings as you dive, and keeps track of where the drone is within that map. The sonar sees with sound, not light, so the map builds just as well in murky water and in the dark, with no GPS or other underwater positioning.

The sonar sits on one of the drone's guest ports in a tilting mount: aim it down at the seabed or ahead at a structure as you dive
SLAM runs on the drone itself, matching every sonar scan against the map with help from the drone's motion and depth sensors, and a DVL if you have one
Follow the live 3D map and the drone's track in the Blunux Web App, right in your browser, while you dive
The map is fully integrated in Blueye Cloud: replay the entire dive afterwards, 3D map included

This is a real recording, not a simulation: a Blueye X3 with the Sonar 3D-15 mapping the Dora bunker in Trondheim on 6 November 2026. It plays back sped up, and is simplified for the web to one point per 10 cm.

3D models

Turn dive video into a 3D model

Pick the videos of a propeller, a wreck or a pier footing and press Build. Blueye Cloud picks keyframes using the dive log, reconstructs the scene and adds a textured, true-to-scale 3D model to the project.

Built from the drone videos and dive logs you already upload — no photogrammetry experience needed
Point cloud, textured mesh, wireframe and camera path, viewed right in the browser
Measure distances on the model and save named views of the details that matter
Add more video later, and only the new footage is processed
Place it on the project map, show it on share links, or export it as .glb, .stl or .ply

Turn sonar sweeps into a map of the seabed

Stitch the multibeam recordings in a project into one top-down acoustic map. Every ping is placed from the drone’s position and heading in the dive log, overlapping fans are aligned automatically, and the finished mosaic sits georeferenced on the map — for your team and everyone you share the project with.

Built from the .mbez recordings and dive logs you already upload
Overlapping fans aligned by image matching, with the transits between survey stations left out
Adjust palette, contrast, and resolution live — processing runs on your own GPU, right in the browser
Shown on the project map, on dives opened from the project, and on share links
Download a georeferenced image, or export it as a custom map layer for the project or organisation