macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install blueutillocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install blueutilMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/blueutil/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#blueutilnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bl/blueutil/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
Get/set bluetooth power and discoverable state
历史
项目历史与用法
blueutil is a long-running macOS command-line utility for reading and changing Bluetooth state: power, discoverability, paired and connected devices, device info, pairing, connection, and output formats for scripts.
项目历史
blueutil was originally written by Frederik Seiffert and later maintained by Ivan Kuchin, as recorded in the README copyright section. The GitHub repository dates back to 2011, with v1.0.0 tagged in 2012 and a continuing v2.x release line.
The tool grew from simple power and discoverability controls into a broader Bluetooth scripting interface. The README documents private IOBluetooth framework use, root-user safeguards, JSON output formats, device connection operations, wait commands, and an experimental system_profiler fallback for some paired-device queries.
采用历史
blueutil became the standard package-manager answer for 'control Bluetooth from a shell on macOS.' Its README documents Homebrew and MacPorts installs, and the input metadata also records a Nix package, reflecting adoption by both casual Mac users and reproducible-environment users.
Its role persisted because macOS does not expose all of these Bluetooth controls through a stable, script-friendly built-in CLI, so package managers filled the gap with a small native utility.
使用方式
Users run blueutil with flags such as --power, --discoverable, --paired, --connected, --info, --connect, --disconnect, --pair, and --unpair. Output can be human-readable or JSON, making it useful in shell scripts, status bars, automation tools, and troubleshooting flows.
The README warns that it uses private IOBluetooth preference APIs and documents macOS-version quirks such as favorite/recent-device behavior starting with macOS 12 Monterey.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
blueutil is the classic tiny Mac systems package: one binary that unlocks automation around a GUI-controlled OS feature. Package nerds care because it has survived macOS Bluetooth API changes, packaging across Homebrew/MacPorts/Nix, architecture transitions, and years of shell-script dependence.
It also illustrates the maintenance burden of packaging native Mac utilities: private frameworks, root behavior, TCC/API access failures, output formats for scripts, and compatibility notes all live in a very small command-line surface.
时间线
- 2011: GitHub repository created for blueutil.
- 2012: v1.0.0 tag published.
- 2018: v2.0.0 tag published.
- 2021: README documents macOS 12 Monterey behavior changes for favorite and recent devices.
- 2025: v2.13.0 tag and README copyright show continued maintenance.
Related projects
- blueutil-tui is documented by the README as a text user interface built on top of blueutil.
- Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix are package-manager channels recorded for installation.
- macOS IOBluetooth and system_profiler are the platform interfaces used or offered as alternatives.
来源
- https://github.com/toy/blueutil#readme
- https://github.com/toy/blueutil/releases
- source_facts.package-manager
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
blueutil | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-07-07
管理器版本2.13.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本v2.13.0
https://github.com/toy/blueutil
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:blueutil |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.13.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/blueutil |
| 主页 | https://github.com/toy/blueutil |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/toy/blueutil |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/toy/blueutil#readme |
| 许可证 | MIT |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/toy/blueutil/archive/refs/tags/v2.13.0.tar.gz |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | blueutil |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
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Nix95%
blueutil
nix profile install nixpkgs#blueutil- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Blueutil
MacPorts95%
blueutil
sudo port install blueutil- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Blueutil
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment