soapyremote ☆

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Description:
Use any Soapy SDR remotely

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: sdr networking radio hardware remote-access

Install: brew install soapyremote

About:
SoapyRemote enables network-based access to Software Defined Radio (SDR) hardware connected to a remote machine. It allows SDR applications to stream samples and control devices transparently over TCP/IP, effectively turning any computer into a networked SDR server. This decouples the radio hardware from the processing software, enabling distributed and flexible SDR deployments.

Key Features:

Transparent network transport for SoapySDR devices
Supports both server and client roles
Low-latency streaming of I/Q samples
Cross-platform compatibility
Encrypted connection support

Use Cases:

Accessing an SDR attached to a Raspberry Pi from a desktop computer
Building distributed SDR processing pipelines
Remotely operating radio hardware in difficult-to-reach locations

Alternatives:

sdrangel – SDRangel is a full SDR application suite with built-in remote features, whereas SoapyRemote is a hardware abstraction layer for any SoapySDR-based application.
rtl_tcp – rtl_tcp is specific to RTL-SDR devices, while SoapyRemote supports any SDR hardware compatible with the SoapySDR API.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2025 4:03am		0	VERSION_BUMP	765431ff
Sep 13, 2024 10:27pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f32be4d9