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hidapi

Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

About hidapi

Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

This project links 29 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 3 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 3 package records; Fedora 43: 4 package records; Fedora 44: 4 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 3 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 3 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 3 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.hidapi: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)3 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)3 recordsFedora 434 recordsFedora 444 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.63 records
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Project identity

Project
hidapi
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
29
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-3.0-only OR BSD-3-Clause
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

HIDAPI is a multi-platform library which allows an application to interface with USB and Bluetooth HID-class devices on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X. On Linux, either the hidraw or the libusb back-end can be used. There are trade-offs and the functionality supported is slightly different.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. hidapi

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source hidapi

    0.14.0-r0

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. hidapi-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source hidapi

    0.14.0-r0

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. hidapi

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source hidapi

    0.14.0-r0

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. hidapi-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source hidapi

    0.14.0-r0

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. hidapi

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source hidapi

    0.15.0-r0

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. hidapi-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source hidapi

    0.15.0-r0

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. libhidapi-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libdevel / source hidapi

    0.13.1-1

    Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (development files)

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. libhidapi-hidraw0

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source hidapi

    0.13.1-1

    Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (hidraw backend)

    amd64arm64bookworm
  3. libhidapi-libusb0

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source hidapi

    0.13.1-1

    Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (libusb backend)

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. libhidapi-dev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libdevel / source hidapi

    0.14.0-1+b2

    Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (development files)

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. libhidapi-hidraw0

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source hidapi

    0.14.0-1+b2

    Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (hidraw backend)

    amd64arm64trixie
  3. libhidapi-libusb0

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source hidapi

    0.14.0-1+b2

    Multi-Platform library for communication with HID devices (libusb backend)

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. hidapi

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-2.fc43

    Library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64i686x86_6443
  2. hidapi-devel

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-2.fc43

    Development files for hidapi

    aarch64i686x86_6443
  3. mingw32-hidapi

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-2.fc43

    Development files for hidapi

    aarch64x86_6443
  4. mingw64-hidapi

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-2.fc43

    Development files for hidapi

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. hidapi

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-3.fc44

    Library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64i686x86_6444
  2. hidapi-devel

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-3.fc44

    Development files for hidapi

    aarch64i686x86_6444
  3. mingw32-hidapi

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-3.fc44

    Development files for hidapi

    aarch64x86_6444
  4. mingw64-hidapi

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source hidapi

    0.15.0-3.fc44

    Development files for hidapi

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. libhidapi-devel

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source hidapi

    0.10.1-150300.3.2.1

    Development libraries and header files for hidapi

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  2. libhidapi-hidraw0

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Libraries / source hidapi

    0.10.1-150300.3.2.1

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  3. libhidapi-libusb0

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Libraries / source hidapi

    0.10.1-150300.3.2.1

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. libhidapi-devel

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source hidapi

    0.14.0-160000.3.2

    Development libraries and header files for hidapi

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. libhidapi-hidraw0

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Libraries / source hidapi

    0.14.0-160000.3.2

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  3. libhidapi-libusb0

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Libraries / source hidapi

    0.14.0-160000.3.2

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. libhidapi-devel

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Libraries/C and C++ / source hidapi

    0.14.0-1.9

    Development libraries and header files for hidapi

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. libhidapi-hidraw0

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source hidapi

    0.14.0-1.9

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    x86_64tumbleweed
  3. libhidapi-libusb0

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source hidapi

    0.14.0-1.9

    Simple library for communicating with USB and Bluetooth HID devices

    x86_64tumbleweed

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