SDR++ Alternatives

SDR++ is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to SDR++ for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best SDR++ alternative is SigDigger, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SDR++ are GNU Radio, CubicSDR, inspectrum and Gqrx.

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SDR++ is an open source, cross platform, C++ based GUI general receiver program for various SDRs including the RTL-SDR....

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SDR++ alternatives page was last updated Jan 21, 2024
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  1. SigDigger icon

    SigDigger

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    SigDigger is a Qt5 digital signal analyzer written in C/C++ that runs in GNU/Linux, macOS and Windows. SigDigger uses its own DSP library (sigutils) and a realtime signal analysis library (Suscan) to distribute load, and supports most SDR devices in the market thanks to SoapySDR.

    8 SigDigger alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Debian
    SigDigger screenshot 1

    SigDigger Features

    1.  KDE

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    • SigDigger is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SDR++.

    • SigDigger is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SDR++.

    • SigDigger is Free and Open SourceSDR++ is also Free and Open Source
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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.

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  4. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

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

    CubicSDR Features

    1.  RTL support

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  5. 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

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    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

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    SDR#

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    SDR# (SDRSharp) is a popular, simple, fast and extensible Software Defined Radio program written from scratch in C# to experiment new Digital Signal Processing techniques and push the Microsoft .NET Framework to its limits.

    14 SDR# alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    SDR# Features

    1.  Digital Signage

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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

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Spectrum showing GSM signals

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    SDR Touch

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    Turn any mobile phone or tablet into an affordable and portable software defined radio scanner with spectrum analyser. Listen and record live on air FM stereo radio stations with RDS, weather reports, emergency stations, taxi traffic, airplane communications, audio of analogue...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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    SDR Touch VS SDR++

     

    • SDR Touch is the most popular Android alternative to SDR++.

    • SDR Touch is Free and ProprietarySDR++ is Free and Open Source
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    MagicSDR

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    MagicSDR makes it possible to interactively explore RF spectrum using panadapter and waterfall visualization, demodulate and play AM, SSB, CW, NFM, WFM signals, collect frequencies. Built on the principle of plug-in architecture, MagicSDR - powerful and flexible next-generation...

    3 MagicSDR alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    MagicSDR screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required

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    • MagicSDR is the most popular iPhone alternative to SDR++.

    • MagicSDR is Freemium and ProprietarySDR++ is Free and Open Source
    • MagicSDR is Privacy focused and LightweightSDR++ is not according to our users

  13. SodiraSDR

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    Software Defined Radio (SDR) for analog and digital modulation modes.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. HDSDR

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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 applications are Radio listening, Ham Radio, SWL, Radio Astronomy, NDB-hunting and Spectrum analysis.

    12 HDSDR alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Receiving the whole 15m band with HDSDR and Perseus under Windows8 64bit.

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