HDSDR Alternatives for Linux

HDSDR is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Gqrx, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to HDSDR and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to HDSDR are GNU Radio, SDR++, CubicSDR and inspectrum.

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HDSDR is a freeware Software Defined Radio (SDR) program for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10. Typical...

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HDSDR alternatives page was last updated Jun 18, 2022
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  1. Gqrx icon

    Gqrx

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    Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by the GNU Radio SDR framework and the Qt graphical toolkit. It supports many of the SDR hardware available, including Funcube Dongles, rtl-sdr, HackRF and USRP devices.

    14 Gqrx alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Gqrx screenshot 1

    Gqrx Features

    1.  Radio Player
    2.  Dvb-t

    Gqrx VS HDSDR

     

    • Almost everyone thinks Gqrx is a great HDSDR alternative.

    • Gqrx is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to HDSDR.

    • Gqrx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HDSDR.

    • Gqrx is Free and Open SourceHDSDR is Free and Proprietary
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    GNU Radio

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    GNU Radio is a free & open-source software development toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to implement software radios. It can be used with readily-available low-cost external RF hardware to create software-defined radios, or without hardware in a simulation-like...

    17 GNU Radio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Flowgraph for narrowband FM demodulator.

    GNU Radio VS HDSDR

     

    • GNU Radio is the most popular Windows alternative to HDSDR.

    • GNU Radio is Free and Open SourceHDSDR is Free and Proprietary
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    SDR++

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    SDR++ is an open source, cross platform, C++ based GUI general receiver program for various SDRs including the RTL-SDR. Since it's alpha release in mid 2020, it has undergone huge amount of development, and is quickly becoming the main program of choice for many users due to...

    15 SDR++ alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SDR++ screenshot 1

    SDR++ VS HDSDR

     
  5. CubicSDR icon

    CubicSDR

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    CubicSDR is a cross-platform Software-Defined Radio application which allows you to navigate the radio spectrum and demodulate any signals you might discover.

    15 CubicSDR alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    CubicSDR v1.2.0-alpha showing 20 MHz bandwidth of HackRF One

    CubicSDR Features

    1.  RTL support

    CubicSDR VS HDSDR

     

  6. inspectrum

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    inspectrum is a tool for analysing captured signals, primarily from software-defined radio receivers.

    14 inspectrum alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    inspectrum screenshot 1

    inspectrum Features

    1.  Waveform
    2.  Measurement-Tools
    3.  Symbols

    inspectrum VS HDSDR

     
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    SDRangel

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    SDR Rx/Tx software for Airspy, Airspy HF+, BladeRF, HackRF, LimeSDR, PlutoSDR, RTL-SDR, SDRplay RSP1 and FunCube

    12 SDRangel alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    SDRangel screenshot 1

    SDRangel VS HDSDR

     
    Comments about SDRangel as an Alternative to HDSDR
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    SDRAngel is the most complete and signal-processing-correct SDR digital processor I have found for running the LimeUSB SDR boards.

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    • SDRangel is Free and Open SourceHDSDR is Free and Proprietary
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    sdrangelove

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    A graphical application for showing the Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) as graph and waterfall diagram of the radio spectrum retrieved by Software Defined Radio (SDR) devices supported by GrOsmoSDR. Plugins enable demodulating a selected signal.

    14 sdrangelove alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Spectrum showing GSM signals

    sdrangelove VS HDSDR

     

  10. Linrad

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    A program for software defined radio (SDR).

    11 Linrad alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Linrad screenshot 1

    Linrad VS HDSDR

     
  11. QRadioLink icon

    QRadioLink

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    QRadioLink is a multimode SDR transceiver application using VOIP communication (radio over IP), built on top of GNU radio, which allows experimenting with software defined radio hardware using different digital and analog radio signals and a Qt5 UI.

    7 QRadioLink alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    QRadioLink screenshot 1

    QRadioLink VS HDSDR

     
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