Over on GitHub a new open-source program called 'PySpecSDR' by [xqtr] has recently been released. This is a full multipurpose SDR receiver program like SDR# or SDR++, but with the difference that it runs entirely with a text user interface.

PySpecSDR displays a real-time spectrum and waterfall via text user interface and has the ability to demodulate and play audio for FM, AM, and SSB signals. The software also includes features like a scanner, automatic signal classification (between digital, FM, AM), frequency bookmarks, AGC, recording capabilities, band presets, and a configurable display. It is completely controlled via keyboard shortcuts.

Currently, the first version supports RTL-SDR only, but there is another version being worked on in the repo called pyspecsdr-soapy.py. This version uses SoapySDR, and that should support almost every SDR. It appears that most SDRs should already be working, but there are still some quirks to be fixed.

Some PySpecSDR Screenshots
Some PySpecSDR Screenshots