greatscottgadgets/hackrf
low cost software radio platform observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 68
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 12.0
- age_days: 5289
- days_rel: 215
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
8057 stars · 1720 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
HackRF is an open source, low-cost software-defined radio (SDR) hardware platform from Great Scott Gadgets, with this repository containing its hardware designs, firmware, and host software written in C. It can transmit and receive radio signals across a wide frequency range for research, education, and wireless experimentation.
Use cases
- capture and replay RF signals with a software-defined radio
- reverse engineer wireless protocols
- learn software-defined radio and RF fundamentals
- transmit and receive radio signals across a wide frequency range
- build custom SDR tooling against the HackRF host libraries
- security research on wireless devices
When to choose
- you need an affordable, fully open source SDR with open hardware designs
- you want transmit and receive capability in one device for RF experimentation
- you are doing wireless security research or protocol reverse engineering
- you want community-documented hardware and software you can modify
When to avoid
- you only need receive-only SDR on a tighter budget (e.g., RTL-SDR)
- you need high-bandwidth, wideband or coherent multi-channel capture
- you need a turnkey commercial product with vendor support and warranties
- you need licensed, type-approved radio transmission for production deployments
Facets
application · maturity stable
sdk developer-tools cli hardware security developer-tools embedded-systems windows cross-platform embedded sdr software-defined-radio rf open-source-hardware hackrf radio signal-processing wireless-security linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/hackrf · fetched 2026-08-28 · dd72fde6951b
- homepage: https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6233926e931f
- site_page: https://greatscottgadgets.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · ecbb3daf826d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| greatscottgadgets/hackrf | main | 88 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="greatscottgadgets/hackrf")
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