OpenWebRX is a multi-user SDR receiver software with a web interface.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- csdr based demodulators (AM/FM/SSB/CW/BPSK31/BPSK63).
- filter passband can be set from GUI.
- Extensively uses HTML5 features like WebSocket, Web Audio API, and Canvas.
- Works in Google Chrome, Chromium and Mozilla Firefox.
- Supports a wide range of SDR hardware.
- Multiple SDR devices can be used simultaneously.
- digiham based demodularors (DMR, YSF, Pocsag, D-Star, NXDN).
- wsjt-x based demodulators (FT8, FT4, WSPR, JT65, JT9, FST4, FST4W).
- direwolf based demodulation of APRS packets.
- JS8Call support.
- DRM support.
- FreeDV support.
- M17 support based on m17-cxx-demod.
Website: github.com/jketterl/openwebrx
Support:
Developer: Jakob Ketterl
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

OpenWebRX is written in Python and JavaScript. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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