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Local data

Foxglove can load local data files for visualization.

Supported formats

File extension
ROS 1.bag
ROS 2.mcap, .db3
MCAP.mcap
PX4 ULog.ulg
tip

Since legacy ROS 2 .db3 files do not contain their message definitions, we recommend first converting those into self-contained MCAP files before loading into Foxglove.

Getting started

Open your recording(s) directly from your computer by:

  • Dragging and dropping them into Foxglove
  • Using Cmd/Ctrl + o
  • Clicking Open local file(s) in the app

Local file dialog

note

When opening multiple files, Foxglove will display the data as a single merged timeline. The files must be of the same format.