It has a useful modular plugin type architecture, and many plugins have already been developed by third party developers.

SDR# is a simple to use program that also has some advanced features. We have a full overview of the installation procedure on our Quick Start Page. It is relatively simple to use compared to other SDR software and has a simple set up procedure. SDR# (pronounced “SDR Sharp”) is the most popular free RTL-SDR compatible software in use at the moment. We define general purpose SDR software as programs that allow the RTL-SDR to work like a normal wideband radio receiver. – Added ADSBox, YouSDR, FlightAware Flight Feeder, Frequensea, Track your flight EUROPE, QSpectrumAnalyzer, Doppler & Demod, Redsea, rtl_heatmap, gr-gsm, driveby, SDRecord. – Added rtl_tool_kit, CubicSDR, OregonWeather, FreqWatch. – Added Touchstone, RFAnalyzer, RTL1090 XHSI Interface, Parus Decoder, PlotRTL1090, LRPT Decoder. – Added PiAware, OOK-Decoder, rtl_fm_python, rtl_power heatmap viewer, RTL Bridge, threejs-spectrum, CANFI Software, PNAIS, FLARM Decoder, Xastir, RTLSDR-Airband, SDRTrunk. – Added RTL Panorama, RTL SDR Panoramic Spectrum Analyzer, Chrome Radio Receiver, SeeDeR, DAB Player, RTL SDR Installer, PD/Max Wrapper, SDRWeather, LTR Analyzer, softEOT/softDPU and ScanEyes. – Added Sodira, gr-wmbus, rtlsdr-waterfall, QTRadio, multimon, sdrangelove, lte-scanner, rtl_tcp, rtl_sdr_FS20_decoder.

If you know of a program that is missing please leave a comment in the comments section at the bottom of the page. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap RTL-SDR.

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