This project is here to simplify installation of GNURadio for Mac OS X.

We only have two requirements that you need to install first

Please download the Python 2.7 release.

Following Apple conventions, installation is easy.

Simply download a release, open the DMG file, and then drag & drop GNURadio into your Applications directory.

Some users just do not want to install MacPorts only to use GNURadio. We get it. To each their own.

After you have installed GNURadio, check out the Tutorials.

Once you are confident with using some basic blocks, and if you don't already have an SDR you might want to consider purchasing one. RTL-SDR has a good roundup of SDR devices.

There are only a few extra steps to use before following Out of Tree Module Guide.

TODO: write #exactsteps Issue #9

For those who desperately want to build GNURadio for Mac from scratch using our method, you will only need two requirements listed above and to run build.sh.

Keep in mind, that building most dependencies from scratch will take some amount of time, but it should work without any errors.

If you encounter any errors, or if there is a particular runtime bug or feature that you would like to see, please create a new Issue.

Pull Requests are welcome!

Our shell script is released under the same LICENSE that GNURadio is released under, namely the GPLv3.

GNURadio graphics are freely available under the CC BY-ND 2.0 license¹

Hey guys - apologies, but Apple seems to have abandoned me on the last few OS updates. Can't seem to get my macOS running well on my aging MacbookPro8,2, although the hardware is fine and Ubuntu doesn't seem to mind. Likely going to go 100% Linux again. As such, it's getting a bit difficult for me to maintain this project. If anyone would like to take over maintainership, please message me!