---
id: buddy-list
title: Buddy List
category: AIS & Vessels
---

Keep track of boats you know — friends, other boats in your flotilla — by
marking them as **buddies**, then filter the vessel list down to just them
when you want to find one quickly.

This requires the [signalk-buddylist-plugin](https://www.npmjs.com/package/signalk-buddylist-plugin)
installed on your Signal K server. Without it, Freeboard behaves as before —
there's no buddy marking or filtering available.

**To mark a vessel as a buddy**, tap it on the chart to open its popover and
tap the **Is Buddy** button. Tap it again to remove the mark.

**To see just your buddies**, open **Vessels** from the main menu and switch
on the **Buddies Only** toggle in the filter row. The list narrows to the
vessels you've marked. Buddies Only can be combined with the list's other
filters — Ship Type and IMO Only — to narrow things down further.
