CHIRP-next: A free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio version 20241227 released.

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CHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your radio. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats.

To get started:

  1. Download CHIRP for your platform.
  2. Check out the “How to get help” page, and the rest of the Documentation.
  3. Join the mailing list!
  4. Be sure to review the FAQ.

Supported Radio Models

  • Abbree
  • AR-518
  • AR-63
  • AR-730
  • AR-869
  • AR-F3 (use Baofeng UV-82III)
  • AR-F5
  • AR-F8 (use Wouxun KG-UV8D)
  • Alinco
  • DJ-G7EG
  • DJ-G7T
  • DJ175
  • DJ596
  • DR03T
  • DR06T
  • DR135T
  • DR235T
  • DR435T
  • DR735T
  • Ansoko
  • A-5R
  • A-8S
  • AnyTone
  • 5888UV
  • 5888UVIII
  • 778UV
  • 778UV VOX
  • OBLTR-8R
  • TERMN-8R
  • Anysecu
  • AC-580
  • UV-A37
  • UV-K5 (use Quansheng UV-K5)
  • WP-9900
  • Arcshell
  • AR-5
  • AR-6
  • AR-7 (use Radtel T18)
  • AR-8
  • BTECH
  • BF-F8HP-PRO (use Baofeng BF-F8HP-PRO)
  • FRS-A1
  • FRS-B1
  • GMRS-20V2
  • GMRS-50V2
  • GMRS-50X1
  • GMRS-V1
  • GMRS-V2
  • MURS-V1
  • MURS-V2
  • UV-2501
  • UV-2501+220
  • UV-25X2
  • UV-25X2_G2
  • UV-25X4
  • UV-25X4_G2
  • UV-5001
  • UV-50X2
  • UV-50X2_G2
  • UV-50X3
  • UV-5X3
  • Baiston
  • BST-2100 (use Baofeng BF-888)
  • Baofeng
  • 5RM
  • 5RX
  • BF-1901
  • BF-1904
  • BF-1909
  • BF-888
  • BF-A58
  • BF-A58S
  • BF-F8HP
  • BF-F8HP-PRO
  • BF-M4
  • BF-T1
  • BF-T20
  • BF-T20FRS
  • BF-T8
  • BF-U9
  • BF-V8A
  • F-11
  • GM-5RH
  • GT-3WP
  • GT-5R
  • K5-Plus*
  • UV-13Pro
  • UV-17
  • UV-17Pro
  • UV-17ProGPS
  • UV-17R-Plus
  • UV-25
  • UV-3R
  • UV-5R
  • UV-5RH
  • UV-5X
  • UV-5XP
  • UV-6
  • UV-6R
  • UV-82
  • UV-82HP
  • UV-82III
  • UV-82WP
  • UV-9G
  • UV-9R
  • UV-9R Pro
  • UV-B5
  • UV-S9X3
  • W31D
  • W31E
  • Baofeng/Pofung
  • 997-S (Foscam Digital Technologies) (use UV-5R)
  • AR-152 (use UV-5R)
  • B-580T (use UV-5R)
  • BF-18H (use UV-25)
  • BF-18L (use UV-25)
  • BF-88E (use BF-888)
  • BF-C2/C5 (use BF-888)
  • BF-E500S (use UV-5R)
  • BF-F11 (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-F8+III (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • BF-F8, F8+ (use UV-5R)
  • BF-F8X3 (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-F9 (use UV-5R)
  • BF-F9V2+ (use BF-F8HP)
  • BF-H6 (use TIDRADIO TD-H6)
  • BF-R3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • BF-R5 Mini (use BF-888)
  • BF-S5 Plus (use UV-82III)
  • BF-UV10R (use BF-F8HP)
  • BF-UV9R+HP (use UV-82WP)
  • BF-UVB2+ (use UV-5R)
  • BF-UVF10 (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-V85 (use UV-B5)
  • BF-V9 (use BF-888)
  • BF-X3 Plus (use BF-A58S)
  • BF-X9 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • Baofeng AR-5RM (use 5RM)
  • Baofeng BF-1902 (use BF-1901)
  • Baofeng BF-1903 (use BF-1901)
  • Baofeng BF-777S (use Baofeng BF-888)
  • FF-12P (use UV-5R)
  • G11S (use Retevis RB27)
  • GT-1 (use BF-888)
  • GT-3, GT-3 MK II (use UV-5R)
  • GT-3TP (use BF-F8HP)
  • GT-5 (use UV-82)
  • GT-5TP (use UV-82HP)
  • M-5R (use 5RX)
  • P10UV (use Radioddity GA-510)
  • P11UV (use Retevis RB27)
  • P8UV (use Radioddity UV-5G)
  • UV-10R (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-17M (use UV-17R-Plus)
  • UV-17R (use UV-17Pro)
  • UV-59T (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-5G (use Radioddity UV-5G)
  • UV-5G Plus (use Baofeng GM-5RH)
  • UV-5R HTQ (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5R MK4, MK5 (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5R V2+, UV-5R2 (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5R+ (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5R++ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5R7W (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RA, UV-5RA+, UV-5RAX, UV-5RAX+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RA3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-5RB (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RC, UV-5RC, UV-5RCX+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RD (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RE, UV-5RE+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RG, RK, RQ, RS, RT, RU (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5RH Pro Max (use Baofeng 5RM)
  • UV-5RHP (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RIII (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-5RM HP (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RTP (use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-5RWP (use UV-82WP)
  • UV-5RX3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-5S (use UV-5R)
  • UV-5X (GMRS version) (use Radioddity UV-5G)
  • UV-5X (original 2014 model) (use UV-5R)
  • UV-82III (2 x PTT) (use Radioddity UV-82X3)
  • UV-82T (use Radioddity UV-82X3)
  • UV-82X3 (use Radioddity UV-82X3)
  • UV-860 (use UV-5R)
  • UV-8R (use UV-82HP)
  • UV-920 (use UV-5R)
  • UV-9S (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • UV-9X+ (use UV-82HP)
  • UV-B2 (use UV-82)
  • UV-B2+, B3+ (use UV-5R)
  • UV-S9 (tri-power: use BF-F8HP)
  • UV-S9/S9T (tri-band: use UV-S9X3)
  • UV-X9 (use UV-82HP)
  • Baojie
  • BJ-218
  • BJ-318
  • BJ-9900*
  • BJ-UV55*
  • Boblov
  • X3Plus*
  • Boristone
  • 8RS
  • CRT
  • CRT 279 UV (use QYT KT8900D)
  • Micron UV
  • Micron UV V2
  • Cignus
  • UV-85 (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • UV-87 (use TYT TH-UV88)
  • XTR-5
  • Explorer
  • QRZ-1
  • Feidaxin
  • FD-150A*
  • FD-160A*
  • FD-268A*
  • FD-268B*
  • FD-288A*
  • FD-288B*
  • FD-450A*
  • FD-460A*
  • FD-460UH*
  • Greaval
  • GV-8S
  • GV-9S
  • HamGeek
  • HG-590
  • Hesenate
  • BJ-218
  • HT-5RX3 (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • HT-U222 (use Retevis RT22)
  • Hiroyasu
  • HI-8811
  • UV-5118 (use Abbree AR-518)
  • HobbyPCB
  • RS-UV3
  • Icom
  • IC-208H
  • IC-2100H
  • IC-2200H
  • IC-2300H
  • IC-2720H
  • IC-2730A
  • IC-2820H
  • IC-7000
  • IC-7100
  • IC-7200
  • IC-7300
  • IC-7400
  • IC-746
  • IC-7610
  • IC-91/92AD
  • IC-910
  • IC-9700
  • IC-E90
  • IC-M710
  • IC-P7
  • IC-Q7A
  • IC-T70
  • IC-T7H
  • IC-T8A
  • IC-T90
  • IC-U82
  • IC-V80
  • IC-V82
  • IC-V86
  • IC-W32A
  • IC-W32E
  • ID-31A
  • ID-4100
  • ID-51
  • ID-51 Plus
  • ID-51 Plus2
  • ID-5100
  • ID-800H
  • ID-80H
  • ID-880H
  • Intek
  • HR-2040
  • KT-980HP
  • Iradio
  • UV-5118 (use Abbree AR-518)
  • JJCC
  • JC-8629
  • Jetstream
  • JT220M
  • JT2705M
  • JT270M
  • JT270MH
  • Jianpai
  • 8800_Plus
  • FT-UV78 (use Abbree AR-518)
  • G63 (use Abbree AR-63)
  • Juentai
  • JT-6188 Mini
  • JT-6188 Plus
  • KSUN
  • M6*
  • UV60D (use Quansheng UV-K5)
  • KYD
  • IP-620*
  • NC-630A*
  • Kenwood
  • TH-D7
  • TH-D72 (clone mode)
  • TH-D72 (live mode)
  • TH-D74 (clone mode)
  • TH-D74 (live mode)
  • TH-D75
  • TH-D7G
  • TH-F6
  • TH-F7
  • TH-G71
  • TH-K2
  • TK-2140K
  • TK-2180
  • TK-260*
  • TK-260G
  • TK-270*
  • TK-270G
  • TK-272*
  • TK-272G
  • TK-278*
  • TK-278G
  • TK-3140K
  • TK-3140K2
  • TK-3140K3
  • TK-3180K
  • TK-3180K2
  • TK-360*
  • TK-360G
  • TK-370*
  • TK-370G
  • TK-372*
  • TK-372G
  • TK-378*
  • TK-378G
  • TK-388G
  • TK-690
  • TK-7102
  • TK-7108
  • TK-7160K
  • TK-7160M
  • TK-7180
  • TK-7180E
  • TK-760
  • TK-760G
  • TK-762
  • TK-762G
  • TK-768
  • TK-768G
  • TK-790
  • TK-8102
  • TK-8108
  • TK-8160K
  • TK-8160M
  • TK-8180
  • TK-8180E
  • TK-860
  • TK-860G
  • TK-862
  • TK-862G
  • TK-868
  • TK-868G
  • TK-890
  • TM-271
  • TM-281
  • TM-471
  • TM-D700
  • TM-D710
  • TM-D710G
  • TM-D710G_CloneMode
  • TM-D710_CloneMode*
  • TM-G707
  • TM-V7
  • TM-V71
  • TS-2000
  • TS-480_CloneMode*
  • TS-480_LiveMode*
  • TS-590S/SG_LiveMode*
  • TS-590SG_CloneMode*
  • TS-590S_CloneMode*
  • TS-850*
  • LUITON
  • LT-316
  • LT-580_UHF
  • LT-580_VHF
  • LT-588UV
  • LT-725UV
  • Lanchonlh
  • HG-UV98
  • Leixen
  • VV-898
  • VV-898E
  • VV-898S
  • MMLradio
  • JC-8629
  • MTC
  • UV-5R-3
  • Marui
  • MR-UV1 (use TYT TH-UV88)
  • Maverick
  • RA-100
  • RA-425
  • MaxTalker
  • MT-8S
  • P15
  • TK-6
  • Midland
  • CT-210 (use Puxing PX-777)
  • DBR2500
  • My Emergency Radio
  • MYEMR1 (use TYT TH-UV88)
  • NKTech
  • UV-7RX (use Retevis RT6)
  • OTGSTUFF
  • OTG Radio v1
  • Plant-Tours
  • MT-700*
  • Polmar
  • DB-50M
  • Powerful
  • UV-S5 (use Quansheng UV-K5)
  • Powerwerx
  • DB-750X
  • Puxing
  • PX-2R*
  • PX-777
  • PX-888K
  • Q-MAC
  • HF-90
  • QYT
  • KT-8R
  • KT-9900 (use KT-WP12)
  • KT-UV980
  • KT-WP12
  • KT5800
  • KT7900D
  • KT8900
  • KT8900D
  • KT8900R
  • KT980PLUS
  • Quansheng
  • TG-UV2 (use TG-UV2+)
  • TG-UV2+
  • UV-5R Plus (use UV-K5)
  • UV-K5
  • UV-K5(8) (use UV-K5)
  • UV-K5(99) (use UV-K5)
  • UV-K6 (use UV-K5)
  • R&L Electronics
  • UV-5R 3 band (use Radioddity UV-5RX3)
  • Radioddity
  • DB25-G
  • DB50 (use AnyTone 5888UV)
  • GA-2S
  • GA-510
  • GA-5S
  • GS-5B
  • QB25
  • R2
  • UV-5G
  • UV-5G Plus
  • UV-5R EX
  • UV-5RX3
  • UV-5X (use Radioddity UV-5G)
  • UV-82X3
  • Radtel
  • RT-10 (use Retevis RT22)
  • RT-420 (use Abbree AR-730)
  • RT-470
  • RT-470L
  • RT-470X
  • RT-470X_BT
  • RT-490
  • RT-495
  • RT-590 (use Quansheng UV-K5)
  • RT-600 (use Quansheng UV-K5)
  • RT-610 (use Abbree AR-F5)
  • RT-620
  • RT-630
  • RT-730
  • RT-850 (use Abbree AR-518)
  • RT-890 (use Ruyage UV58Plus)
  • T18
  • Retevis
  • H777
  • H777 (FRS) (use Retevis H777 Plus)
  • H777 Plus
  • H777S
  • P2
  • P62
  • RA685
  • RA79
  • RA85
  • RA87
  • RA89
  • RB15
  • RB17
  • RB17A
  • RB17P
  • RB17V
  • RB18
  • RB19
  • RB19P
  • RB23
  • RB26
  • RB27
  • RB27B
  • RB27B (full band support) (use Retevis RB27)
  • RB27V
  • RB27V (full band support) (use Retevis RB27)
  • RB28
  • RB28B
  • RB29
  • RB615
  • RB617
  • RB618
  • RB619
  • RB626
  • RB627B
  • RB627B (full band support) (use Retevis RB27)
  • RB628
  • RB628B
  • RB629
  • RB75
  • RB85
  • RB87
  • RB89
  • RT-B6 (use Baofeng UV-B5)
  • RT1
  • RT15
  • RT16
  • RT19
  • RT20
  • RT21
  • RT21V
  • RT22
  • RT22FRS
  • RT22S
  • RT23
  • RT24
  • RT24V
  • RT26
  • RT29_UHF
  • RT29_VHF
  • RT40B
  • RT47
  • RT47V
  • RT5
  • RT5 with 2 power levels (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • RT5(tri-power)
  • RT5R
  • RT5RV
  • RT6
  • RT619
  • RT622
  • RT647
  • RT668
  • RT68
  • RT76
  • RT76P
  • RT85
  • RT86
  • RT87
  • RT9000D_136-174
  • RT9000D_220-260
  • RT9000D_400-490
  • RT9000D_66-88
  • RT95
  • RT95 VOX
  • RT98
  • Rugged
  • RH5R
  • RH5R-V2*
  • RH5X
  • Ruyage
  • UV58 (use Abbree AR-518)
  • UV58Plus
  • Sainsonic
  • AP510*
  • GT-3TP (use Baofeng BF-F8HP)
  • GT-890
  • SenhaiX
  • 8800
  • Socotran
  • FB-8629
  • JC-8629
  • UV-5118 (use Abbree AR-518)
  • Surecom
  • S-KT8900D
  • TDXone
  • TD-Q8A
  • TID
  • TD-M8
  • TD-UV68
  • TIDRADIO
  • BF-F8TD (use TIDRADIO TD-UV5R TriPower)
  • TD-H3
  • TD-H3-GMRS
  • TD-H3-HAM
  • TD-H6
  • TD-H8
  • TD-H8-GMRS
  • TD-H8-HAM
  • TD-UV5R TriPower
  • TD-V2 (use Baofeng BF-888)
  • UV-82 (use Baofeng UV-82HP)
  • TXQ
  • G63 (use Abbree AR-63)
  • TYT
  • QRZ-1 (use Explorer QRZ-1)
  • TH-350*
  • TH-7800
  • TH-7800 File*
  • TH-7900 (use TH-7800)
  • TH-9800
  • TH-9800 File*
  • TH-UV3R-25*
  • TH-UV3R*
  • TH-UV8000
  • TH-UV88
  • TH-UV98
  • TH-UVF1
  • TH-UVF8D
  • TH9000_144
  • TH9000_220
  • TH9000_440
  • Tacklife
  • MTR01 (use Radioddity R2)
  • Talinfone
  • G63 (use Abbree AR-63)
  • Talkpod
  • A36plus
  • A36plus_8w
  • TechSide
  • TI-F8+
  • TS-T1 (use Retevis RB26)
  • TS-T9+
  • Tenway
  • TW-325
  • UV-5R Pro
  • UV-82 Pro
  • Tonfa
  • UV-985 (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • Vero
  • UV-E5, UV-E5 MK II (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • Vertex Standard
  • FTL-1011*
  • FTL-2011*
  • FTL-7011*
  • FTL-8011*
  • VXA-700*
  • WACCOM
  • MINI-8900
  • WLN
  • KD-C1
  • Wouxun
  • KG-1000G
  • KG-1000G Plus
  • KG-816
  • KG-818
  • KG-935G
  • KG-935G Plus
  • KG-UV2D (use KG-UVD1P)
  • KG-UV3D (use KG-UVD1P)
  • KG-UV5D (use KG-UVD1P)
  • KG-UV6
  • KG-UV7D (use KG-UV6)
  • KG-UV8D
  • KG-UV8D Plus
  • KG-UV8E
  • KG-UV8H
  • KG-UV920P-A
  • KG-UV980P
  • KG-UV9D Mate (use Wouxun KG-UV9D Plus)
  • KG-UV9D Plus
  • KG-UV9G Pro
  • KG-UV9GX
  • KG-UV9K
  • KG-UV9P (use Wouxun KG-UV9D Plus)
  • KG-UV9PX
  • KG-UVD1P
  • Wurui
  • G63 (use Abbree AR-63)
  • Yaesu
  • FT-1500M
  • FT-1802M*
  • FT-1D
  • FT-25R
  • FT-270 (use VX-170)
  • FT-2800M
  • FT-2900R/1900R
  • FT-2900R/1900R(TXMod)
  • FT-450
  • FT-450D
  • FT-4VR
  • FT-4XE
  • FT-4XR
  • FT-50
  • FT-60
  • FT-65E
  • FT-65R
  • FT-70D
  • FT-7100M*
  • FT-7800/7900
  • FT-8100
  • FT-817
  • FT-817ND
  • FT-817ND (US)
  • FT-818
  • FT-818ND (US)
  • FT-857/897
  • FT-857/897 (US)
  • FT-8800
  • FT-8900
  • FT-90
  • FT2D
  • FT3D
  • FTM-3100 (use FTM-3200DR)
  • FTM-3200D*
  • FTM-350
  • FTM-7250D*
  • VX-170
  • VX-177
  • VX-2
  • VX-3
  • VX-5
  • VX-6
  • VX-7
  • VX-8DR
  • VX-8GE
  • VX-8R
  • Yedro
  • YC-M04VUS
  • Zastone
  • BJ-218
  • MP-300
  • MP-380 (use QYT KT8900D)
  • MP-800 (use TYT TH-9800)
  • V8A (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • V8A+ (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • ZT-V8 (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • ZT-X6
  • youRUSH
  • UV-5RUSH (use Baofeng UV-5R)
  • UV-82RUSH (use Baofeng UV-82)
  • UV-9RUSH PLUS (use Baofeng BF-A58)
  • UV-9RUSH PRO (use Radioddity GA-510)

NOTE 1: Radios marked with an asterisk (*) were supported in the legacy builds of CHIRP, but have not yet been validated in CHIRP-next. See ChirpNextBuild for details. Please open a bug to report whether or not these work for you. 

NOTE 2: Not all functionality is supported on all radio models. Not all models and variants are listed here. For a more complete view of everything supported, as well as which features are supported for which model, take a look at the overview of supported features in the model_support.html file in the latest build directory. 

Other Data Sources

File Formats

  • Generic CSV (csv)
  • Commander KG-UV (csv)
  • RT Systems CSV (csv)
  • ARRL Travel Plus (tpe)
  • Kenwood HMK (hmk)
  • Kenwood ITM (itm)
  • ARRL TPE (.tpe)
  • EVE for Yaesu VX-5 (.eve)
  • FT-70D ADMS-10 (.ft70d)
  • FT1D ADMS-6 (.ft1d)
  • FT2D ADMS-8 (.ft2d)
  • FT3D ADMS-11 (.ft3d)
  • Icom Data Files (.icf)
  • Icom ICF (.icf)
  • Kenwood KPG-44D (.dat)
  • Kenwood KPG-74D (.dat)
  • Kenwood KPG-89D (.dat)
  • Kenwood KPG-99D (.dat)
  • Kenwood MCP-D74 (.d74)
  • Kenwood MCP4A (.mc4)
  • VX5 Commander (.vx5)
  • VX7 Commander (.vx7)

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