macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ubertoothlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ubertoothMacPorts ports tree · devel/ubertooth/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ubertooth with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Host tools for Project Ubertooth. Version 2020-12-R1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libubertooth-devDebian stable package indexes · libubertooth-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libubertoothFedora Rawhide package metadata · libubertooth · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ubertoothnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ub/ubertooth/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Host tools for Project Ubertooth
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ubertooth-afh
- ubertooth-btle
- ubertooth-debug
- ubertooth-dfu
- ubertooth-ducky
- ubertooth-dump
- ubertooth-ego
- ubertooth-rx
- ubertooth-specan
- ubertooth-tx
- ubertooth-util
history
Project history and usage
Ubertooth is an open source Bluetooth experimentation platform from Great Scott Gadgets. The Homebrew package provides the host tools used with Ubertooth hardware for spectrum analysis, Bluetooth packet capture, BLE capture, firmware work, and wireless-security research.
Project history
The official Ubertooth documentation records the first hardware revision, Ubertooth Zero, as demonstrated at ToorCon 12 on October 24, 2010. Ubertooth One followed at ShmooCon 7 on January 29, 2011 and became the current hardware revision documented by the project.
Great Scott Gadgets describes Ubertooth One as an open source 2.4 GHz wireless development platform suitable for Bluetooth experimentation. The GitHub repository collects software, firmware, and hardware designs, and its README describes Project Ubertooth as suitable for Bluetooth experimentation with a BLE sniffer and some Bluetooth Classic Basic Rate sniffing ability.
By 2026, Great Scott Gadgets marks Ubertooth One as a retired product with no current manufacturing plan, but the repository, release artifacts, documentation, support channels, and host tools remain available for existing hardware and research workflows.
Adoption history
Ubertooth became a standard named tool in open hardware and Bluetooth security circles because it offered an affordable, source-available way to experiment below the normal Bluetooth stack. The project documentation assumes users combine hardware, firmware, and host code, and it explicitly encourages writing custom software once the board is understood.
Package-manager adoption centers on the host utilities. The batch input lists Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora-family packages, making the command-line toolchain easier to install on the same laptops used for Wireshark, Kismet, and RF-analysis work.
How it is used
The official getting-started guide introduces three parts: hardware, firmware running on the Ubertooth One ARM processor, and host code running on a general-purpose computer over USB. It walks through real-time spectrum analysis, LAP sniffing with ubertooth-rx, and Kismet integration.
The BLE capture documentation shows ubertooth-btle feeding Wireshark through a named pipe and documents target-following options for BLE connection data. This is the package-nerd surface: small Unix commands that glue open hardware to packet-analysis tools.
Why package nerds care
Ubertooth is significant because the package is not just an app; it is the host half of an open hardware instrument. Installing it gives a workstation the command set needed to talk to a USB RF board, update firmware, capture packets, and feed standard analysis tools.
For security and RF hobbyists, the package sits beside tools like Wireshark, Kismet, libbtbb, and HackRF-era Great Scott Gadgets projects. It packages a once-specialized hardware lab workflow into normal Homebrew-style commands.
Timeline
- 2010: Ubertooth Zero is demonstrated at ToorCon 12.
- 2011: Ubertooth One is demonstrated at ShmooCon 7.
- 2015: The official docs list a 2015-10-R1 release.
- 2018: The official docs list 2018-08-R1 as the DEFCON release and 2018-12-R1.
- 2020: The GitHub README lists 2020-12-R1 as the latest release.
- 2026: Great Scott Gadgets marks Ubertooth One as retired but still documents source, releases, and support paths.
Related projects
- libbtbb is paired with Ubertooth releases and provides Bluetooth baseband support used by the host tools.
- Wireshark and Kismet are documented analysis integrations.
- Great Scott Gadgets' wider open hardware ecosystem includes HackRF and other RF/security tools.
Sources
- https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth describes the repository as software, firmware, and hardware designs and identifies the BLE and Bluetooth Classic sniffing capabilities.
- https://greatscottgadgets.com/ubertoothone/ describes the hardware, retired-product status, documentation, source, releases, and support paths.
- https://ubertooth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/capturing_BLE_Wireshark.html documents ubertooth-btle capture workflows.
- https://ubertooth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started.html documents host-code usage, ubertooth-rx, Kismet integration, and the hardware/firmware/host split.
- https://ubertooth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/history.html records the ToorCon 12 and ShmooCon 7 hardware history.
- source_facts.executables and source_facts.package-manager identify the packaged host commands and package-manager availability.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ubertooth-afh | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-btle | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-debug | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-dfu | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-ducky | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-dump | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-ego | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-rx | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-specan | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-tx | cli | global executable | |
ubertooth-util | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2020-12-R1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertoothnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ubertooth |
|---|---|
| Version | 2020-12-R1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ubertooth |
| Homepage | https://greatscottgadgets.com/ubertoothone/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth/wiki |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth/releases/download/2020-12-R1/ubertooth-2020-12-R1.tar.xz |
| Dependencies | libbtbb, libusb |
| Build dependencies | cmake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ubertooth |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libubertooth-dev 2018.12.R1-5.3
Shared library for Bluetooth experimentation - development files
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libubertooth-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Debian apt95%
libubertooth1 2018.12.R1-5.3
Shared library for Bluetooth experimentation
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libubertooth1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Debian apt95%
ubertooth 2018.12.R1-5.3
2.4 GHz wireless development platform for Bluetooth experimentation
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install ubertooth- Section: science
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Debian apt95%
ubertooth-firmware 2018.12.R1-5.3
Firmware for Ubertooth
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install ubertooth-firmware- Section: science
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Debian apt95%
ubertooth-firmware-source 2018.12.R1-5.3
Source code for the Ubertooth firmware
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install ubertooth-firmware-source- Section: science
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 2 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Nix95%
ubertooth
nix profile install nixpkgs#ubertooth- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Ubuntu apt95%
libubertooth-dev 2018.12.R1-5.1
Shared library for Bluetooth experimentation - development files
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libubertooth-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Ubuntu apt95%
libubertooth1 2018.12.R1-5.1
Shared library for Bluetooth experimentation
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install libubertooth1- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Ubuntu apt95%
ubertooth 2018.12.R1-5.1
2.4 GHz wireless development platform for Bluetooth experimentation
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install ubertooth- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Ubuntu apt95%
ubertooth-firmware 2018.12.R1-5.1
Firmware for Ubertooth
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install ubertooth-firmware- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
Ubuntu apt95%
ubertooth-firmware-source 2018.12.R1-5.1
Source code for the Ubertooth firmware
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install ubertooth-firmware-source- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 2 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
dnf95%
libubertooth 2020.12.R1-25.fc44
Shared library for Bluetooth experimentation
https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth
sudo dnf install libubertooth- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
dnf95%
ubertooth 2020.12.R1-25.fc44
Bluetooth wireless development platform for experimentation
https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth
sudo dnf install ubertooth- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
dnf95%
ubertooth-devel 2020.12.R1-25.fc44
Development files for libubertooth
https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth
sudo dnf install ubertooth-devel- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
dnf95%
ubertooth-specan-ui 2020.12.R1-25.fc44
Graphical spectrum analyzer for ubertooth
https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth
sudo dnf install ubertooth-specan-ui- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ubertooth
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
MacPorts95%
ubertooth
sudo port install ubertooth- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ubertooth
source trail
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