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Install cubicsdr with Homebrew Cask

Cross-platform software-defined radio application. Version 0.2.5 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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brew install --cask cubicsdr

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overview

Package summary

Cross-platform software-defined radio application

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history

Project history and usage

CubicSDR is a cross-platform graphical software-defined radio receiver built around SoapySDR and related open-source DSP and audio libraries.

Project history

CubicSDR was developed as a GPL-licensed, cross-platform software-defined radio application. The project established a separate Sphinx manual on Read the Docs and maintains platform-specific build repositories alongside its main C++ codebase.

The 0.2.7 source release added CW mode and refreshed important radio and audio dependencies, including Hamlib, liquid-dsp, and RtAudio.

Adoption history

CubicSDR is distributed across macOS, Windows, and Linux, with separate official build projects for those platforms. Its use of SoapySDR lets one interface work with hardware families including RTL-SDR, HackRF, Airspy, bladeRF, LimeSDR, SDRplay, and USRP.

How it is used

Users select a compatible SDR device, inspect signals in spectrum and waterfall views, tune a frequency, and choose a demodulation mode such as FM, AM, sideband, I/Q, or CW.

The official manual includes hardware support, building guidance, interface documentation, and a practical walkthrough for receiving NOAA stations.

Why package nerds care

CubicSDR is notable as an open-source, cross-platform desktop front end for the modular SoapySDR hardware ecosystem. It combines spectrum and waterfall visualization with multiple demodulation modes without tying users to one receiver vendor.

Timeline

  • 2016: The official manual effort moved to a Sphinx/Read the Docs workflow.
  • 2022: CubicSDR 0.2.7 was released as a source release with CW mode and dependency updates.

Related projects

  • SoapySDR provides CubicSDR's cross-vendor SDR device layer.
  • liquid-dsp supplies digital signal-processing components; RtAudio provides audio I/O; Hamlib integration supports radio control.

security posture

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page generated2026-11-04
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https://github.com/cjcliffe/CubicSDR

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:cubicsdr
Version0.2.5
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/cubicsdr
Homepagehttps://cubicsdr.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/cjcliffe/CubicSDR
Upstream docshttps://cubicsdr.com/
Source archivehttps://github.com/cjcliffe/CubicSDR/releases/download/0.2.5/CubicSDR-0.2.5-Darwin.dmg
SHA-2569180e56e84a1d78935fb13ce362e3b8636a96b38d0695748078b43f9f6c3cb2c
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Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokencubicsdr
Names
  • CubicSDR
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

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