# rhummelmose/BluetoothKit

Easily communicate between iOS/OSX devices using BLE

Repository: https://github.com/rhummelmose/BluetoothKit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bluetoothkit
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: bluetooth, bluetooth-low-energy, carthage, cocoapods, swift
Last push: 2023-10-06T13:26:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4025, "days_push": 1062, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2303, forks 270 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:35.565772+00:00)

## What it is
BluetoothKit is a Swift library that simplifies Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication between iOS and macOS devices. It wraps Apple's CoreBluetooth API with a modern, closure-based interface, handling scanning, connections, broadcasting, and automatic data chunking.

## Use cases
- send data between two iOS devices over bluetooth
- communicate between iPhone and Mac using BLE
- build a peer-to-peer app without a server
- simplify CoreBluetooth central and peripheral code
- transfer large files between Apple devices via bluetooth
- scan for and connect to nearby BLE peripherals in Swift

## When to choose
- you need simple device-to-device BLE communication on iOS/macOS
- you want to avoid dealing with CoreBluetooth's low-level API and data chunking
- you prefer a closure-based Swift API over delegate-based patterns

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform BLE support beyond Apple devices
- you need fine-grained control over GATT services and characteristics
- you need a library with frequent updates and active community support
- your project targets platforms or Swift versions not supported by the library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: sdk, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: bluetooth, bluetooth-low-energy, ble, corebluetooth, swift, cocoapods, carthage, peer-to-peer, ios, macos

## Member repositories
- rhummelmose/BluetoothKit (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.565772+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:40:08.607800+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rhummelmose/BluetoothKit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.565772+00:00, sha 34187a33b8fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.