Starfighter/Legends

"Blast! This is why I hate flying!"

- Obi-Wan Kenobi when chased by Jango's Slave I

A starfighter was a small yet maneuverable spacecraft designed for military combat.

Characteristics
The majority of starfighters were piloted directly by living beings, although some were either controlled remotely or by artificial intelligence. These light craft were designed to carry out attacks on sensitive installations and targets that required immense precision.

In fleet battle, starfighters worked in concert with capital ships, harassing warships and striking once their shields weakened, failed or were re-aligned  due to enemy capital ship-fire. Alone, fighters had little to no chance of penetrating the shields of capital ships, but most starfighters worked in squadrons and carried weapons like proton torpedos, and concussion missiles. These squadrons could take out a large capital ship with precision fire.

Galactic Republic

 * Koros Spaceworks Interceptor
 * Koros Spaceworks Starfighter
 * Koros Spaceworks Starbomber
 * Light tactical fighter
 * Jedi Speed Fighter
 * Oss Wilum's starfighter
 * S-100 Stinger-class Starfighter
 * Star Saber XC-01
 * S-250 Chela-class starfighter
 * A-wing military fighter
 * CloakShape fighter
 * C-73 Tracker Starfighter
 * Lancet
 * Tikiar starfighter
 * Z-95 Headhunter starfighter
 * Delta-6 starfighter
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Delta-12 Skysprite
 * Sharp Spiral
 * Cord-class starfighter
 * H-60 Tempest Bomber
 * Whitecloak fighter
 * Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor
 * NTB-630 naval bomber
 * PTB-625 planetary bomber
 * V-19 Torrent starfighter
 * ARC 170 starfighter (Aggressive ReConnaissance)
 * Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter
 * BTL-B Y-wing starfighter

First Sith Empire

 * Sith Starfighter

Krath

 * Chaos Fighter

Mandalorians

 * Davaab-type starfighter
 * Bes'uliik

Sith Empire (Jedi Civil War)

 * Sith Fighter

Naboo

 * N-1 Starfighter
 * N-1L Light Starfighter
 * N-1T Advanced Starfighter
 * N-X Police Cruiser
 * NB-1 Royal Bomber
 * NB-1S Royal Bomber
 * NB-1T Royal Bomber

Confederacy of Independent Systems

 * Vulture-class Droid Starfighter
 * Advanced Droid Starfighter
 * Light Droid Starfighter
 * Scarab droid starfighter
 * Geonosian Fighter (original)
 * Nantex-class Territorial Defense Starfighter
 * Advanced Geonosian Fighter
 * Cavik Toth's starfighter
 * Sabaoth defender
 * Sabaoth starfighter
 * Commerce Guild Advanced Bomber
 * Commerce Guild Bomber
 * Commerce Guild Enhanced Bomber
 * E-STAP droid starbomber
 * E-STAP Advanced Droid Starbomber
 * E-STAP Shielded Droid Starbomber
 * Ginivex-class starfighter
 * Droid tri-fighter
 * Belbullab-22 starfighter
 * Mankvim-814 Light Interceptor
 * Special Prototype Starfighter

Imperial

 * T.I.E. starfighter
 * TIE Advanced x1
 * TIE Advanced x2
 * TIE Advanced x3
 * TIE Advanced x7
 * TIE Aggressor
 * TIE/ad Avenger
 * TIE/sa bomber
 * TIE/D Defender
 * TIE Fighter
 * TIE/D automated starfighter
 * TIE/fc Fighter
 * TIE/gt Fighter
 * TIE Experimental M1
 * TIE Experimental M2
 * TIE Experimental M3
 * TIE Experimental M4
 * TIE Experimental M5
 * TIE Hunter
 * TIE/In interceptor
 * Emperor's Royal Guard TIE/In starfighter
 * TIE Interdictor
 * TIE/ln fighter
 * TIE Light Duty
 * TIE Oppressor
 * TIE Phantom
 * TIE Raptor
 * TIE/rc Fighter
 * TIE Vanguard
 * Missile Boat
 * Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing
 * Skipray Blastboat
 * Scimitar Assault Bomber
 * Shadow Droid
 * A-9 Vigilance starfighter
 * I-7 Howlrunner starfighter
 * CCIR Needle
 * Preybird-class starfighter
 * TIE/gs Ground Support Fighter
 * Toscan 8-Q starfighter

Fel Empire/Darth Krayt's Sith Empire/Empire-in-exile

 * Predator-class fighter

Rebel Alliance / New Republic / Galactic Alliance

 * BTL Y-wing starfighter/bomber
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * T-65BR X-wing reconnaissance starfighter
 * XJ3 X-wing starfighter
 * XJ5 X-wing starfighter
 * XJ6 X-wing
 * XJ7 X-wing
 * StealthX
 * B-wing assault fighter
 * R-22 Spearhead interceptor
 * RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
 * Defender starfighter
 * General Purpose Attack Fighter
 * E-wing escort starfighter
 * BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter
 * Toscan 8-Q starfighter
 * H-60 Tempest bomber
 * Aleph-class starfighter
 * Eta-5 interceptor
 * Incom A-24 Sleuth

Ssi-ruuvi Imperium

 * Swarm-class Battle Droid
 * V'sett-class Fighter

Corporate Sector Authority

 * Authority IRD
 * Authority IRD-A

Yuuzhan Vong

 * Yorik Et
 * Grutchin
 * Yorik-Akaga

Killiks

 * Dartship

Chiss Ascendancy

 * Nssis-class Clawcraft
 * Chiss Heavy Fighter

Others

 * Agr
 * Advanced Agr
 * Fast Agr
 * Blade
 * Advanced Blade
 * Heavy Blade
 * Blade-32 Superiority Fighter
 * Chir'daki
 * Clutch
 * D'Astan starfighter
 * Dianoga Starfighter
 * G-59 Cannibalizer
 * Galan starfighter
 * Havoc
 * I-BEAM Star Fighter
 * IG-2000
 * Manta-class starfighters
 * Miy'til starfighter
 * Morningstar
 * Planetary Fighter
 * Pinook Fighter
 * R-41 Starchaser
 * Supa Fighter
 * Tenloss Hornet Interceptor
 * T-wing interceptor
 * Tof starfighter
 * Utapaun Porax-38 starfighter
 * Vagaari fighter
 * Virago
 * X-TIE Fighter
 * Yinchorri Fighter
 * Zebra starfighter
 * Zonama Sekotan Fighter
 * YT-5100 Shriek bomber

Behind the scenes
Star Wars 1 refers to the Tantive IV as a starfighter. This is inconsistent with how the term has come to be used in subsequent literature.