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SDR driver on Windows Pc

Developed By: Martin Marinov

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 2.458 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.151
Size 10 MB
Release Date September 11, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (2)]

What's New:
Support for RTL-SDR Blog V4 [see more]

Description from Developer:
An Android port of rtl-sdr's rtl_tcp and libhackrf

This app is released under GPL2+ as a derivative work of rtl_tcp and libhackrf. The source code can be found at https://gith... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download SDR driver and install on Windows PC. SDR driver is free Tools app, developed by Martin Marinov. Latest version of SDR driver is 3.151, was released on 2024-09-11 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of SDR driver is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,458 users, 364 users had rated it 5*, 1,547 users had rated it 1*.

How to install SDR driver on Windows?

Instruction on how to install SDR driver on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install SDR driver on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install SDR driver using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "SDR driver" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install SDR driver on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "SDR driver" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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An Android port of rtl-sdr's rtl_tcp and libhackrf

This app is released under GPL2+ as a derivative work of rtl_tcp and libhackrf. The source code can be found at https://github.com/martinmarinov/rtl_tcp_andro-

This driver could be used by third party applications to implement Software Defined Radio (like SDR Touch)

Keep in mind that this application on its own may not be very useful as it is just a driver. It is able to stream rtl_tcp over the network.

Supported rtl-sdr dongles:

- Any Generic RTL2832U
- DigitalNow Quad DVB-T PCI-E card
- Leadtek WinFast DTV Dongle mini D
- Genius TVGo DVB-T03 USB dongle (Ver. B)
- Terratec Cinergy T Stick Black (rev 1)
- Terratec NOXON DAB/DAB+ USB dongle (rev 1)
- Terratec Deutschlandradio DAB Stick
- Terratec NOXON DAB Stick - Radio Energy
- Terratec Media Broadcast DAB Stick
- Terratec BR DAB Stick
- Terratec WDR DAB Stick
- Terratec MuellerVerlag DAB Stick
- Terratec Fraunhofer DAB Stick
- Terratec Cinergy T Stick RC (Rev.3)
- Terratec T Stick PLUS
- Terratec NOXON DAB/DAB+ USB dongle (rev 2)
- PixelView PV-DT235U(RN)
- Astrometa DVB-T/DVB-T2
- Compro Videomate U620F
- Compro Videomate U650F
- Compro Videomate U680F
- GIGABYTE GT-U7300
- DIKOM USB-DVBT HD
- Peak 102569AGPK
- KWorld KW-UB450-T USB DVB-T Pico TV
- Zaapa ZT-MINDVBZP
- SVEON STV20 DVB-T USB & FM
- Twintech UT-40
- ASUS U3100MINI_PLUS_V2
- SVEON STV27 DVB-T USB & FM
- SVEON STV21 DVB-T USB & FM
- Dexatek DK DVB-T Dongle (Logilink VG0002A)
- Dexatek DK DVB-T Dongle (MSI DigiVox mini II V3.0)
- Dexatek Technology Ltd. DK 5217 DVB-T Dongle
- MSI DigiVox Micro HD
- Sweex DVB-T USB
- GTek T803
- Lifeview LV5TDeluxe
- MyGica TD312
- PROlectrix DV107669

Supported HackRF devices:

- HackRF One
- Rad1o
- HackRF Jawbreaker
Support for RTL-SDR Blog V4
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.