Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetooth Devices to USB

In plain words

Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay is a tool built in Go that bridges Bluetooth devices like keyboards and mice to computers with USB-only ports using a Raspberry Pi Zero W. It serves users whose systems have Bluetooth disabled by policy or lack Bluetooth support entirely, allowing them to connect wireless peripherals through a USB relay instead. The software relays Bluetooth input signals over USB, enabling compatibility between modern wireless devices and older machines.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Bluetooth to USB HID relay using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (or any OTG enabled single board computer) - GitHub - bahaaador/bluetooth-usb-peripheral-relay: Bluetooth to USB HID relay using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (or any OTG enabled single board computer)

Use Bluetooth peripherals with Bluetooth-disabled computers. This project creates a Bluetooth USB HID relay using a Raspberry Pi Zero (or similar OTG-enabled single-board computer). It allows you to use Bluetooth keyboards and mice with computers that have Bluetooth disabled, by presenting the board as a composite USB HID device. This project was born out of a desire to help a friend who couldn't use his favorite Bluetooth mouse and keyboard due to Bluetooth being disabled on his work laptop. As someone who enjoys tinkering and problem-solving, I saw this as an opportunity to create something useful while learning more about Linux internals, USB gadgets, and Go programming. The Raspberry Pi…from github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

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…

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