# OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware

Intel Bluetooth Kernel Extensions for macOS

Repository: https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/intelbluetoothfirmware
Homepage: https://OpenIntelWireless.github.io/IntelBluetoothFirmware
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: intel-bluetooth, kernel-extension, intelbluetoothfirmware, macos, kext
Last push: 2026-01-15T13:09:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 51/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 62, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2481, "days_push": 230, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2515, forks 314 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:57.633284+00:00)

## What it is
A macOS kernel extension (kext) that uploads Intel wireless Bluetooth firmware to enable native Bluetooth support on Intel hardware. Firmware binaries are sourced from the Linux linux-firmware project.

## Use cases
- enable intel bluetooth on hackintosh
- get bluetooth working in macos with intel wifi card
- upload intel bluetooth firmware kext
- fix bluetooth not detected on macos intel card
- native bluetooth support for intel 8265 ax200 on macos

## When to choose
- you run macOS on a Hackintosh with an Intel wireless card and need Bluetooth
- you want native Bluetooth functionality without USB dongles
- you are configuring OpenCore or Clover with Intel Bluetooth kexts

## When to avoid
- you use a Broadcom or other non-Intel Bluetooth chipset
- you run Linux or Windows where drivers already exist
- you need Wi-Fi support as well - this only covers Bluetooth

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: sdk, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, hardware, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cpp
- tags: kernel-extension, kext, bluetooth, intel, hackintosh, firmware-upload, driver, macos

## Member repositories
- OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware (main) score 51

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.633284+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 2026-08-30T02:26:10.065236+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.633284+00:00, sha 3b642865d20f)
  - homepage: https://OpenIntelWireless.github.io/IntelBluetoothFirmware (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:20.990162+00:00, sha a31102c19e13)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.