SDR Software Applications

All the previous pages dealt with the hardware side of SDR. This page covers the software side - the software needed to interface the radio and PC, or to add additional functions, such as digital decoding

Please add all links, reviews and mailing lists here

Downloads pages for SDRs

• AirSpy Software and Plugins
• FunCube Dongle Downloads and Documentation
• See this page for a huge list of related applications known to support the RTL-SDR (and many other SDRs too)
• SDRPlay Downloads and Documentation
  • SDRuno Cookbook (PDF)
• WinRadio Software Downloads

SDR General Applications

• CSVUserlist Browser
• Frequency Manager Suite
• GNU Radio (Linux)
• Gqrx
• ham2mon
• HDSDR
• Linrad (Linux and Windows versions available}
• Omnirig
• RX Log and Tuner Note: uses Excel
• SDR Console
• SDRadio
• SDR# / SDR Sharp Wiki
• SdrDX
• SDRSpace
• SDR Touch (Android)
• ShinySDR
• SpectraVue
• Studio1

SDR Specific Applications

• Bonito RadioJet Developer Page
• CuteSDR Open Source Application (supports RFSPACE NetSDR and SDR-IP radios or the SDR-IQ/14)
• iSDR (for Apple iPhone and iPad)
• KG-SDR (supports ALINCO DX-R8A and DJ-X11)
• PowerSDR for Flex Radios
• Quisk (supports SDR-IQ or Softrock)
• Rocky (for the Softrock)
• SDRMAX V (for the QS1R)
• SmartSDR (iOS) For Flex Radios
• SmartSDR (Windows) For Flex Radios
• Station List For WinRadios and Perseus
• Win4K3suite for SDRPlay plus Elecraft Radios
• Win4IcomSuite for SDRPlay and high end Icom Radios
• WinRadio Wavebase 3
• Win4yaesusuite for SDRPlay, Yaesu FTDX and FT-991

Other Applications

• Commander
  • eHam comments on Commander
• DXTreme Monitor Log 12
• Ham Radio Deluxe
  • Comments on EHam about Ham Radio Deluxe can be found here
• See the HF_Software_Decoders page for a list of HF decoding software known to be compatible with SDRs
• Shoc
• For scanning trunked radio systems, see our Trunked Radio Decoders article

Virtual Audio Devices

• See the Virtual Audio Devices section of the HF Appendix for Windows, Linux and Mac applications

Mailing Lists

• AirSpy and SDR#
• eHam SDR Forum
• HDSDR
• PowerSDR
• SDR-Radio (SDR Console} Unofficial Support
• SDR-Radio (SDR Console) Official Forums
• Win4K3Suite
• Win4IcomSuite

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