lgaches/BeaconEmitter
Turn your Mac as an iBeacon observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4733
- days_rel: 682
- days_push: 682
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
997 stars · 101 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.95
BeaconEmitter is a macOS application that turns a Mac into an iBeacon emitter, broadcasting its presence to nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. It allows users to easily create and configure beacons, available both as open source and on the Mac App Store.
Use cases
- turn my Mac into an iBeacon
- broadcast an iBeacon signal from macOS
- test BLE beacon detection on nearby devices
- set up a beacon for indoor proximity testing
- configure a custom UUID beacon on Mac
- simulate an iBeacon without dedicated hardware
When to choose
- you need a quick iBeacon emitter without buying dedicated BLE hardware
- you want to test or develop apps that detect iBeacons on iOS or other BLE devices
- you prefer a simple GUI app for configuring beacon parameters on macOS
When to avoid
- you need to emit beacons from Linux, Windows, or mobile devices
- you require production-grade, long-term beacon deployments with dedicated hardware
- you need other BLE profiles beyond iBeacon advertising
Facets
application · maturity active
iot developer-tools developer-tools iot operating-systems ibeacon ble swiftui mac-app beacon-emitter bluetooth macos swift
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lgaches/BeaconEmitter · fetched 2026-10-21 · 53569d6832a1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lgaches/BeaconEmitter | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="lgaches/BeaconEmitter")
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