IC-7610 remote control software for Mac, Linux, and Windows.

What you get on the IC-7610

The IC-7610 is one of RigPlane's production-grade backends — it ships with a dedicated icom7610 driver, a CI-V command parity matrix tested against real hardware, and full coverage of the controls you actually reach for during a session.

• Panadapter and waterfall. The radio's spectrum scope is rendered directly in the RigPlane UI. Click-tune, span and reference-level controls, and a waterfall that keeps up with band activity.
• RX and TX audio. SSB, CW, and digital-mode audio routed through the IC-7610's USB audio interface. WSJT-X, fldigi, and JS8Call see a normal soundcard — no virtual-cable installer on macOS or Linux.
• CW keyer. Native CW console with sending and a decoder pane. Memory keying and speed control without leaving the app.
• CAT and PTT passthrough. RigPlane speaks the rigctld wire protocol on localhost:4532, so logging software and digital-mode tools stay unchanged.
• macOS, Linux, and Windows. The open-core Python package runs anywhere Python does. The native Pro desktop app ships on macOS today, with Linux and Windows builds in the pipeline.

Capabilities reflect what is shipping today against the IC-7610. Pro audio bundling on macOS uses BlackHole; Linux uses PipeWire or PulseAudio sinks; Windows packaging is on the roadmap.

Setup in 5 minutes

High-level path for a fresh install on a known-good IC-7610:

1. Connect the IC-7610 to the operator machine over USB (or LAN, if you've configured the built-in IP control on the radio).
2. Install RigPlane Pro from Downloads, or pip install rigplane for the open core.
3. Pick the IC-7610 from the radio list. RigPlane probes the CI-V address and audio device.
4. Confirm panadapter, RX audio, and PTT in the in-app diagnostics panel.
5. Point WSJT-X or your logger at Hamlib NET rigctl on localhost:4532.

For the radio-side USB configuration — driver, baud rate, CI-V address, USB audio routing — follow the IC-7610 USB setup guide on the docs site. It's the canonical reference; this page won't duplicate it.

Why operators choose RigPlane for the IC-7610

• Truly cross-platform. Most IC-7610 control software is Windows-only or runs through a Qt port from a different era. RigPlane is native on macOS, native on Linux, and native on the open-core Python stack everywhere.
• Direct to the radio. No third-party daemon, no hamlib bridge, no vendor app proxying control. The icom7610 backend talks CI-V to the radio and serves the UI itself.
• Audio that works out of the box. RigPlane Pro ships with the audio bridge configured for the IC-7610's USB CODEC on macOS. No JACK rituals, no virtual-cable hunt.
• Honest licensing. The open core is MIT-licensed and free on PyPI. RigPlane Pro is a one-time desktop purchase at the launch price, with one year of updates included — see Pricing.

If you're comparing IC-7610 options today: wfview is the strongest open alternative and Icom-only; Icom RS-BA1 is Windows-only and bound to its own UI; RemoteTx is a hosted service with a different operating model. RigPlane sits in the cross-platform, direct-control, packaged-app slot — the same engine for the IC-7610 today, with Icom IC-7300, Icom IC-705, Yaesu, Xiegu, and Lab599 backends in the same runtime.

Ready to operate?

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Last reviewed 2026-05-19. Icom and IC-7610 are trademarks of Icom Inc. RigPlane is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Icom Inc.