Command-line tool

librtlsdr

brew/librtlsdr

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Use Realtek DVB-T dongles as a cheap SDR

Website

At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install librtlsdr

Linux

brew install librtlsdr

Save RAW data from a frequency (specified in Hz) to a file

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 path/to/file

Pipe data to another program

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 - | aplay

Read a specified number of samples

rtl_sdr -f 100000000 -n 20 -

Related command-line tools

• unsafe-review
  Cheap unsafe Rust review: find missing safety contracts, guards, tests, and witnesses

Listing text is written by the maker; AptLynx lists tools and does not vouch for them. Find another tool · Browse by topic · For agents