CHIRP Software LLC

CHIRP Software LLC maintains the open-source CHIRP project, a cross-platform application that has become the de-facto standard for programming memories, frequencies and settings into handheld, mobile and base-station amateur radios. The publisher distributes two parallel branches: CHIRP-legacy, which retains older driver code needed for many legacy and obscure transceivers whose protocols have not yet been refactored, and CHIRP-next, the actively developed rewrite that modernizes the codebase, adds support for the newest radio models, and introduces features such as CSV import/export, repeater directory integration, live-clone mode and enhanced safety checks to prevent accidental overwrites. Typical use cases include pre-loading channel plans for emergency communications, importing local repeater lists for field operations, cloning configurations across entire fleets of radios for event organizers, and backing up personalized settings before firmware updates. The software accommodates everything from entry-level Baofeng handhelds to complex multi-band Yaesu, Icom and Kenwood rigs, presenting a unified grid interface where users can edit channel names, set CTCSS/DCS tones, configure offsets, and assign memory banks. Both builds run identically on Windows, macOS and Linux, require only a simple USB-to-serial cable or manufacturer-specific cloning lead, and save configurations in a portable CSV-based format that can be archived or shared online. CHIRP Software LLC’s applications are available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always installing the latest upstream release and allowing multiple programs to be installed in a single batch operation.