Software · Self-hosting

OpenFreebuds

Companion app for HUAWEI earphones.

Completely free
Windows and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Excerpt from mmk.pw, read on 9 November 2026
linux, a dozen models of headphones lot of features tray applet, global hotkeys, automations, network control free forever source code available under gplv3 license device compatability see list at github . if you want to get full support of your headphones, you can create a bluetooth-traffi Open the page
License: GPL-3.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub · Windows: Winget
Publisher: MelianMiko
Latest version: 0.18.1 (14 September 2026)
Latest activity: 14 September 2026
Source code: github.com/melianmiko/OpenFreebuds

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: noise reduction, equaliser and keyboard shortcuts.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Check exact battery level, toggle noise cancellation, control built-in equalizer, change gestures, and all other in-device settings and features are now available without official mobile application.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“Check exact battery level, toggle noise cancellation, control built-in equalizer, change gestures, and all other in-device settings and features are now available without official mobile application.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“Built-in global hotkeys support (Xorg only, for Wayland see FAQ);” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of OpenFreebuds is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

This application allows to control HUAWEI FreeBuds earphone settings from PC. Check exact battery level, toggle noise cancellation, control built-in equalizer, change gestures, and all other in-device settings and features are now available without official mobile application. Features: Dynamic system tray icon that shows current active noise cancellation mode and battery level; Tray menu with battery levels and active noise cancellation settings; Ability to change voice language (not all devices supported); Device settings dialog, eg. change equalizer preset, gesture actions, etc; Built-in HTTP-server for remote control & scripting; Built-in global hotkeys support (Xorg only, for Wayland see FAQ);

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 8 November 2026
Last technical check: 8 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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