Simulation Panel Advanced Drivers

Take full control of your simulation hardware

SPAD.neXt provides almost unlimited options to configure your panels and devices — not only for flight simulation. Connect FSX, Prepar3d, X-Plane and MSFS alongside Euro Truck Simulator 2, American Truck Simulator and iRacing, and take your setup to the neXt level.

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Built for serious simulation setups

From ready-made profiles to a full in-app gauge market, SPAD.neXt closes the gaps left by stock hardware drivers.

Ready-to-Fly Profiles

Dozens of ready-to-fly, community-provided profiles for the most common aircraft — including A2A Simulations, PMDG, Majestic Dash-8 Q400 and Aerosoft Airbus.

Easy to Customize

Customize the behavior of your equipment in just a few clicks — no scripting required to suit your exact setup.

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SPAD.neXt supports flight simulation — FSX, FSX: Steam Edition, Prepar3d, X-Plane — plus SCS Simulations (Euro Truck Simulator 2, American Truck Simulator) and iRacing. More to come.

Online Gauges

Download gauges from the in-app gauge market — no more searching. With Virtual FIP, use gauges without extra hardware on a monitor or mobile device.

About Us

Simulation Panel Advanced Drivers: neXt Generation

SPAD.neXt was started as a replacement for Saitek Flight Simulation Panel drivers. While Saitek's own drivers work, they fall short on configurability and flexibility. SPAD.neXt closes that gap with almost unlimited options to configure your panels — not only for flight simulation.

Today, many more devices are supported, and that flexibility lets you take your whole simulation experience to the neXt level.

Latest News

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24 Jul 2026 by Ulrich Strauss

Online Profile Services Are Being Retired

After 10 years, SPAD.neXt is retiring the old Online Profile publishing service. This only affects online profiles — local profiles and online snippets are not affected.

Publishing complete profiles is no longer possible as of July 23rd, 2026 (Profiles → Publish Profile).
Existing online profiles from other users remain available until December 31st, 2026 under Profiles → Online Profiles.
After December 31st, 2026, online profiles are removed from the SPAD.neXt service database.

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0.9.23 Release

2025-09-14

0.9.23 Public Beta

2025-07-31

What others say about us

“I notably like (i) SPAD.neXt’s reliability and (ii) responsiveness of the author in case of questions/proposals.”

— Michael Basler

“I started using the program when it first arrived and been impressed with the ease of use and the support from day one! Run, don’t walk to download and try it.”

— Dave Lourie

“SPAD.neXt is a "must have" software to any sim builder.”

— Dmitry "Nemmo" — B738 Sim Pilot

Ready to take your hardware to the neXt level?

Start your free trial of SPAD.neXt, or pick up a license to unlock the full feature set.

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