Blueman is a lightweight GTK+ Bluetooth Manager.
Blueman is designed to provide a simple yet effective means for controlling the BlueZ API and simplifying Bluetooth tasks.
This is free and open source software.
Tasks supported include:
- Connecting to dial-up networks.
- Connecting to / Creating Bluetooth networks.
- Connecting to input devices.
- Connecting to audio devices.
- Sending / Receiving files via OBEX.
- Pairing.
Website: github.com/blueman-project/blueman
Support:
Developer: Sander Sweers, Christopher Schramm, and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Blueman is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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