BluePods

A user-friendly CLI tool to manage Bluetooth devices on macOS.

Prerequisites

• macOS
• blueutil installed (brew install blueutil)
• Rust and Cargo installed

Installation

1. Install the bluepods binary using Cargo:

cargo install bluepods

This will install the bluepods binary in your system, making it available globally.

Manual install

1. Clone this repository
2. Build and install the binary:

cargo install --path .

This will install the bluepods binary in your system, making it available globally.

Usage

Show Bluetooth Status

bluepods status

This will display a comprehensive overview of your Bluetooth system:

• Bluetooth power state
• Default audio output device
• List of paired devices with connection status
• System discoverable state

List all paired devices

bluepods list

This will show all paired Bluetooth devices with their connection status.

Connect to a device

bluepods connect "AirPods Pro"

Disconnect from a device

bluepods disconnect "AirPods Pro"

You can use partial names for both connect and disconnect commands, and the search is case-insensitive:

bluepods connect airpods
bluepods disconnect airpods

If multiple devices match your search, you'll be shown a list to choose from.

Features

• 🔍 Fuzzy search for device names
• 📱 Easy connection/disconnection to devices by name
• 🎨 Colored output for better visibility
• ✨ Case-insensitive matching
• 📊 Comprehensive system status view