ZeroTrace Desktop
Connecting devices
Plug a ZeroTrace device into your computer with a USB cable and let Desktop recognize it and open the right workspace.
Connecting devices
Desktop talks to your hardware over a USB cable. This is the main difference from the mobile app, which connects wirelessly over Bluetooth. A cable connection is steady, needs no pairing, and keeps up with a full, live stream of what the device sees.
- Plug in the device
Connect your ZeroTrace device to a USB port on your computer with a data cable. Make sure the device is powered on.
- Let Desktop recognize it
Desktop detects the device automatically and identifies which ZeroTrace model it is. You do not choose the device type by hand.
- The workspace adapts
Once the device is recognized, Desktop rebuilds its navigation for that model, an AirLeak Pro or Core shows the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capture views; an Echo shows the sub-GHz views. Only the tools that device supports appear.
Some USB cables carry power only and no data. If Desktop does not recognize a device that is plugged in and powered on, try a different cable, this is the most common cause. See Troubleshooting.
What Desktop shows per device
The workspace changes with the device, so you always see the right tools:
- AirLeak Pro / AirLeak Core — the capture workspace: Scanner, Live and Capture, Fox Hunt direction finding, device controls, and a terminal view. AirLeak Core additionally exposes TraceNet, its device-to-device link.
- Echo — the Sub-GHz workspace: live signal view, capture, decode, and its counter-surveillance and defense views.
The App Builder, Store & Hub, and AI Assistant work with whatever supported device you have connected.