macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install soapysdrlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install SoapySDRMacPorts ports tree · science/SoapySDR/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install soapysdr with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Vendor and platform neutral SDR support library. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libsoapysdr-devDebian stable package indexes · libsoapysdr-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install SoapySDRFedora Rawhide package metadata · SoapySDR · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#soapysdrnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/so/soapysdr/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S soapysdrArch Linux sync databases · soapysdr · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Vendor and platform neutral SDR support library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- SoapySDRUtil
history
Project history and usage
SoapySDR is a vendor-neutral, platform-independent runtime and API for software-defined radio hardware. It gives applications, drivers, and package managers a shared abstraction so SDR tools do not need to hard-code every device vendor's native library.
Project history
The SoapySDR changelog identifies January 31, 2015 as the first public release. The project quickly added module paths, streaming APIs, Python bindings, utility probing, logging, ABI-aware module installation, and C/Python/C++ API refinements through the 0.2 to 0.5 series.
The official wiki explains the core design: SoapySDR is a generalized API and runtime library for interfacing with SDR devices, with runtime-loadable modules for vendor hardware, bindings for environments such as GNU Radio and Pothos, and a command-line utility for device probing.
Adoption history
The official wiki states that most off-the-shelf SDR hardware platforms are supported by SoapySDR and that many open source applications rely on it for hardware integration. The supplied package-manager facts show packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch, matching its role as shared SDR infrastructure.
How it is used
Users encounter SoapySDR both as a library and through SoapySDRUtil, which the changelog and wiki describe for probing devices, listing modules, and exercising streaming/rate tests. Application developers use the client API, while hardware support is delivered through installable modules.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about SoapySDR because it is an ABI and plugin packaging problem as much as a library. Distributions need the core library, versioned module directories, optional language bindings, and separate hardware-driver modules to agree so applications can discover radios at runtime.
Timeline
- 2015: First public release 0.1.0.
- 2015: 0.2.0 added SOAPY_SDR_PLUGIN_PATH and direct buffer streaming APIs.
- 2015: 0.4.0 added SoapySDRUtil --probe and more query APIs.
- 2016: 0.5.1 added ABI-specific modules directories.
- 2018: 0.7.0 added parallel device factory support and converter registry APIs.
- 2021: 0.8.0 modernized CMake config generation and added more API helpers.
Related projects
- The official wiki links SoapySDR to Pothos, GNU Radio, GrOsmoSDR, SoapyUHD, SoapyRemote, and command-line SDR tools such as Rx Tools, showing its role as a hub in the open SDR stack.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
SoapySDRUtil | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.8.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDRnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:soapysdr |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/soapysdr |
| Homepage | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki |
| Repository | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR#readme |
| License | BSL-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/archive/refs/tags/soapy-sdr-0.8.1.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | cmake, swig |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | soapysdr |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libsoapysdr-dev 0.8.1-5+b2
SoapySDR library development files
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install libsoapysdr-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Debian apt95%
libsoapysdr-doc 0.8.1-5
SoapySDR library development documentation
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install libsoapysdr-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: soapysdr
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Debian apt95%
libsoapysdr0.8 0.8.1-5+b2
software defined radio interface library
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install libsoapysdr0.8- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 3 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Debian apt95%
python3-soapysdr 0.8.1-5+b2
SoapySDR Python 3 bindings
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install python3-soapysdr- Section: python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Debian apt95%
soapysdr-module-all 0.8.1-5+b2
All device support for default version of SoapySDR (metapackage)
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install soapysdr-module-all- Section: hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Debian apt95%
soapysdr-tools 0.8.1-5+b2
software defined radio interface library tools
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install soapysdr-tools- Section: hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Debian apt95%
soapysdr0.8-module-all 0.8.1-5+b2
All device support for SoapySDR (metapackage)
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install soapysdr0.8-module-all- Section: hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Nix95%
soapysdr
nix profile install nixpkgs#soapysdr- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Ubuntu apt95%
libsoapysdr-dev 0.8.1-4build1
SoapySDR library development files
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install libsoapysdr-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Ubuntu apt95%
libsoapysdr-doc 0.8.1-4build1
SoapySDR library development documentation
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install libsoapysdr-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: soapysdr
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Ubuntu apt95%
libsoapysdr0.8 0.8.1-4build1
software defined radio interface library
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install libsoapysdr0.8- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 3 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-soapysdr 0.8.1-4build1
SoapySDR Python 3 bindings
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install python3-soapysdr- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Ubuntu apt95%
soapysdr-module-all 0.8.1-4build1
All device support for default version of SoapySDR (metapackage)
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install soapysdr-module-all- Section: universe/hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Ubuntu apt95%
soapysdr-tools 0.8.1-4build1
software defined radio interface library tools
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install soapysdr-tools- Section: universe/hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
Ubuntu apt95%
soapysdr0.8-module-all 0.8.1-4build1
All device support for SoapySDR (metapackage)
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
sudo apt install soapysdr0.8-module-all- Section: universe/hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: soapysdr
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
dnf95%
SoapySDR 0.8.1-23.fc45
A Vendor Neutral and Platform Independent SDR Support Library
https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR
sudo dnf install SoapySDR- License: BSL-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: SoapySDR
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Soapysdr
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