Fast, readable local intel for EVE Online.
Pitmaster's Grill, or PMG, is a free Windows desktop intel companion for EVE Online.
PMG turns copied EVE local lists into a readable board of public pilot context. It is built for quick, practical use during live play: copy local, scan the Grill, review Analysis when time allows, refresh public intel when needed, and open zKill for deeper manual review.
PMG is now in General Release.
Current release: Pitmasters Grill v1.4.0 Full release history: GitHub Releases
Repository status on main: 1.4.0 general release MainWindow cleanup, supportability, shell/layout extraction, and release-hardening improvements are present. This release completes the staged MainWindow responsibility extraction, brings MainWindow.xaml.cs under the 2,000-line gate, and improves maintainability without changing PMG into a different tool. It does not add new EVE intel sources, private data access, gameplay automation, or automatic self-install behavior.
- Download the latest release from the Releases page.
- Extract PMG to a folder you control.
- Launch
PitmastersGrill.exe. - Copy an EVE local list.
- Review the Grill board.
- Right-click a pilot for PMG details, or double-click to open zKill.
PMG uses public data and local caching. On first use, it may build or refresh local public killmail-derived intel.
PMG helps answer the local-spike question:
Who is here, and what matters right now?
PMG can:
- parse copied EVE local-style pilot lists
- resolve pilots, corporations, and alliances where available
- show public kill/loss context
- show recent public ship observations
- surface cyno, tackle, bait, and watchlist context
- summarize visible-pilot composition in Analysis
- repair recent public intel with Today's Freshness and Historical Freshness
- optionally use R2Z2 for live zKill-known killmail ingestion
- cache public intel locally to reduce repeated lookup cost
- export diagnostics for troubleshooting
- check for newer stable PMG releases without downloading, installing, replacing files, or restarting
- open zKill for deeper manual review
PMG does not read EVE client memory, inspect network traffic, automate gameplay, use private ESI character data, or claim live grid/location/cloak certainty.
PMG is organized around a few top-level tabs:
- Analysis summary view for the current visible board.
- Grill the main pilot board.
- Intel killmail intel status, freshness tools, R2Z2, diagnostics, and cache controls.
- Ignore List manage ignored pilots, corporations, and alliances.
- Settings app behavior, PMG themes, visibility, layout options, and manual version/update checks.
- Help shortcut and workflow reference.
PMG uses layered public-data freshness:
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Archive Backfill
Builds the historical baseline from completed public zKill archive days. -
R2Z2 Live Feed
Optional live zKill-known killmail ingestion. Disabled by default. -
Today's Freshness
Manual visible-pilot same-day/recent repair. -
Historical Freshness
Manual visible-pilot recent completed-day repair. -
Background Historical Repair
Bounded startup enrichment over known/recent pilots with cooldown protection.
These features improve PMG's local view of public evidence. They do not make public data complete, and they do not expose private data.
New here? Start with:
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How to Navigate This Repo
A top-level guide to the repo structure and where different types of information live. -
Latest Release
Download the current release build. -
Patch Notes
Full release history and version notes. -
1.4.0 General Release Notes Summary of the 1.4.0 MainWindow cleanup, shell/layout extraction, dependency hardening, and release validation work.
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Current Feature Snapshot
A deeper overview of PMG's current feature set and limitations. -
How It Works
Technical overview of PMG's data flow and evidence model. -
First-Time Use
Setup and first-run guidance. -
EVE ToS Compliance
PMG's safety framing around EVE client boundaries. -
Developer Notes
Implementation notes for maintainers and contributors. -
Application Source
Main WPF application source. -
Automated Tests
Deterministic test coverage for non-UI services and extracted controllers. -
Issues
Bug reports, enhancement requests, and community feedback.
Useful bug reports include:
- PMG version
- what you were trying to do
- what you expected
- what happened instead
- whether the issue affected Grill, Analysis, Intel, freshness, diagnostics, settings, or startup
- diagnostics bundle if requested by a maintainer
Please do not post private credentials, launcher data, browser data, raw logs with secrets, or unrelated local files.
PMG is intended to remain a free community tool.
No paywall.
No required donation.
No nonsense.
If PMG is useful and you want to give something back, the preferred gesture is to do something useful for someone else: help feed someone, cook for someone, donate to a local food pantry, or otherwise pass something practical forward.