librtlsdr

Install command:
brew install librtlsdr

Also known as: rtl-sdr

Use Realtek DVB-T dongles as a cheap SDR

https://osmocom.org/projects/rtl-sdr/wiki

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/librtlsdr.json

Formula code: librtlsdr.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
macOS on
Intel
sonoma ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 2.0.3
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

libusb 1.0.30 Library for USB device access

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.4.3 Cross-platform make
pkgconf 3.0.7 Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit

Binaries: rtl_adsb, rtl_biast, rtl_eeprom, rtl_fm, rtl_power, rtl_sdr, rtl_tcp, rtl_test

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