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+== 3rd party tools ==
+ED has a steep learning curve and does not hold your hand, save for a few in-game tutorials. You can learn to use 3rd party tools and websites to make the gaming experience more enjoyable and easier.
+The [https://edcodex.info Elite: Dangerous Codex] has a complete list of third-party tools. You can bookmark it, and use tools that you find useful. There are dozens of websites about ED worth bookmarking.
+The game utilizes an API that allows all in-game data to flow to multiple websites, tools, and utilities so all real time in-game data can be presented in many different ways. For example, the [https://inara.cz/elite Inara website] helps players to search nearest, stations, minor factions, bodies, profitable trade routes, commodity prices, engineer component trading, the nearest ships, modules and personal equipment vendors. By registering at these sites and tools with your personal game API they can track your entire history and game data.
+ED also creates log files every time you play. These tools can pull that data in various ways to give you a detailed log of everywhere you go, buy and sell, and other player actions.
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