There are numerous SDR applications that let you easily interface to and control your SDR hardware. With these you can build and run your own SDR lab or listening station.
The available applications differ in their capabilities, software support, availability on user operating systems and ease of installation. Those listed below are pretty easy to install and use offering pretty polished interfaces.

Some of the most popular free and open-source SDR applications:

• GQRX
• SDR++
• Cubic SDR
• Linrad
• SDR#

Additional details on these and other SDR Applications can be found here  ⓘ SDR Application Software

SDR applications offer capabilities from general band listening and signal analysis, special-purpose such as ADS-B decoding, balloon tracking and radio design and development. The great thing about them is the huge variety that are freely available.

One of the best places to get both technical and general information about software defined radio and what hardware and software is available is the RTL-SDR Blog website. In particular it has for many years published multiple lists of SDR hardware and software and excellent reviews and articles on their capabilities and use.

• RTL-SDR Blog  🔗 RTL-SDR Blog Home Page