# EHfive/pulseaudio-modules-bt

[Deprecated, see https://github.com/EHfive/pulseaudio-modules-bt/issues/154] Adds Sony LDAC, aptX, aptX HD, AAC codecs (A2DP Audio) support to PulseAudio on Linux

Repository: https://github.com/EHfive/pulseaudio-modules-bt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pulseaudio-modules-bt
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: bluetooth, a2dp, audio, aptx, linux, aac
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-12-15T16:56:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3014, "days_push": 2087, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1762, forks 91 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.807847+00:00)

## What it is
A fork of PulseAudio's Bluetooth modules that adds LDAC, aptX, aptX HD, and AAC codec support for A2DP audio on Linux, plus extended SBC configuration. It is deprecated and no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- enable LDAC high-quality audio over bluetooth on Linux
- add aptX HD support to PulseAudio
- play AAC over bluetooth A2DP headphones
- configure SBC XQ bitrate on Linux bluetooth audio

## When to choose
- you run an older Linux system with PulseAudio and need LDAC or aptX codecs

## When to avoid
- you use PipeWire, which has built-in support for these codecs
- you need maintained software with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: audio-processing, plugin-system
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: c
- tags: bluetooth, a2dp, ldac, aptx, aac, pulseaudio, deprecated, audio, linux

## Member repositories
- EHfive/pulseaudio-modules-bt (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.807847+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 2026-08-30T03:26:47.832636+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EHfive/pulseaudio-modules-bt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.807847+00:00, sha cb6cd32b294b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.