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24 alternatives to Proxmox -> Share your host's Bluetooth with a VM over the network

Bluetooth in your Proxmox Linux VMs, finally. Pair controllers inside ChimeraOS/Bazzite/any Linux guest, even with Intel chips that can't be passed through. - lucid-fabrics/proxmox-bluetooth

Proxmox enables virtual machines to access a host computer's Bluetooth device over a network connection. This tool is designed for users running virtualized environments who need Bluetooth connectivity without physical… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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   Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetooth Devices to USB▲233

   Hi HN! I built Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay, a tool that lets Bluetooth devices (like keyboards and mice) connect to USB-only hosts using a Raspberry Pi Zero W. Why? My friend needed a way to use his Bluetooth mouse and keyboard on a PC with Bluetooth disabled due to policy restrictions. This tool acts as a bridge, relaying Bluetooth input over USB. It also lets you use Bluetooth peripherals with older devices that only support USB input. Tech: Written in Go, optimized for Raspberry Pi Zero W. I love HN’s community and often lurk here—I’m hoping this project is useful or at least sparks…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Proxmox VE Helper Scripts▲238

   Community-driven scripts that simplify the setup of Proxmox Virtual Environment. Over 400+ scripts to help you manage your homelab.

   2024 · community-scripts.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Perfect Bluetooth MIDI for Windows▲105

   Hi HN, I'm Erwin. I built a small free open-source utility that bridges Bluetooth LE MIDI keyboards into the new Windows MIDI Services stack so any DAW or Web MIDI app can use them as if they were wired. I bought a Roland FP-90X piano partly because it had Bluetooth MIDI. On my Windows 11 PC, pairing succeeded, but my DAW couldn't see the keyboard, and notes I sent from the PC never made the piano sing. After a regrettable number of evenings, I'd separated this into three independent bugs stacked on top of each other. The first one is the famous one: Windows only natively exposes BLE-MIDI…

   May 2026 · its alternatives →

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   Proxmox VE Helper Scripts: Make managing your homelab a breeze▲22

   2024 · proxmoxve-scripts.com · its alternatives →

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   Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Bluetooth MIDI Device▲26

   Turn a raspberry pi into a Bluetooth Midi device . Contribute to Mylab6/PiBluetoothMidSetup development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Linux driver for the Xbox One wireless dongle▲158

   Linux driver for the Xbox One wireless dongle. Contribute to medusalix/xow development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Proxmox VE Helper Scripts: Make managing your homelab a breeze▲21

   2024 · proxmox-helper-scripts.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   Bitchat▲280

   Anonymous messaging via Bluetooth mesh networks by Dorsey

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   PJDL an open alternative to 1-wire with a range of 2000m▲337

   PJON (Padded Jittering Operative Network) is an experimental, arduino-compatible, multi-master, multi-media network protocol. - PJON/src/strategies/SoftwareBitBang at master · gioblu/PJON

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    uvx ptn, scan a QR, get a terminal in your phone▲101

    Scan QR → web terminal → vibe coding in bed. Mobile-first terminal via Cloudflare Quick Tunnel. No port forwarding. Feedback welcome.

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    P2P microblogging over Bluetooth to avoid government censorship▲153

    A serverless, unblockable messaging system for Android. - megamattron/SplinterNet

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Open source hardware platform for Bluetooth hacking▲46

    2014 · nordicsemiconductor.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Hexgears X-1▲117

    Low profile wireless mechanical keyboard

    2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacking Bluetooth to brew coffee in GitHub actions▲168

    This is my adventure reverse engineering a De'Longhi coffeemaker's Bluetooth-Low-Energy-based protocol, writing a rust CLI for it, and hooking it up to GitHub actions to let us brew from either the browser or the GitHub app by filing issues (all the coffee are defined in issue templates).

    2022 · grack.com · its alternatives →

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    Route Your Bluetooth Low Energy Hardware out to the Internet▲26

    2015 · nodule.io · its alternatives →

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    SessionCast▲75

    CLI control to monitor and work with Claude Code remotely

    Feb 2026 · sessioncast.io · its alternatives →

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    Decentralized robots (and things) orchestration system▲69

    Hi HN, we build an open-source operating system extension for orchestrating robot swarms fully decentralized. This first beta version allows you to create fully decentralized robot swarms. The system will set up a wireless mesh network and run a p2p networking stack on top of it, such that nodes can interact with each other through various abstractions using our SDKs (Rust, Python, TypeScript) or a CLI. We hope this is a step toward better inter-robot communication (and a fun project if you have a few Raspberry Pis lying around). Our mesh network is created by B.A.T.M.A.N.-adv and we’ve…

    2025 · docs.p2p.industries · its alternatives →

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    A modern Music Player Daemon based on Rockbox firmware▲123

    A modern, network-enabled music player platform built on Rockbox technology https://www.rockbox.org - tsirysndr/rockboxd

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    LinkShell▲74

    Control your AI terminal sessions from your phone.

    Apr 2026 · liutianjie.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Bluetooth 5 and Bluetooth Low Energy – A Developer's Guide▲97

    Bluetooth LE consulting, training, and tools for engineering teams, plus in-depth guides on how Bluetooth LE actually works.

    2018 · novelbits.io · its alternatives →

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    Web Bluetooth▲92

    2016 · webbluetoothcg.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Jamstik+▲93

    The Portable Smart Guitar

    2015 · jamstik.com · its alternatives →

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    We built a terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran▲145

    Yes, that Fortran.

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Claudraband – Claude Code for the Power Userfree▲120

    Hello everyone. Claudraband wraps a Claude Code TUI in a controlled terminal to enable extended workflows. It uses tmux for visible controlled sessions or xterm.js for headless sessions (a little slower), but everything is mediated by an actual Claude Code TUI. One example of a workflow I use now is having my current Claude Code interrogate older sessions for certain decisions it made: https://github.com/halfwhey/claudraband?tab=readme-ov-file#s... This project provides: - Resumable non-interactive workflows. Essentially `claude -p` with session support: `cband continue…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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