README.md

September 6, 2026 · View on GitHub

AirPodsDesktop

Enhance your AirPods experience on Windows

🔍 Preview

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✨ Features

🔋 Battery information in the notification area.
👂 Automatic ear detection and media playback control.
🚀 Low audio latency mode.
🌈 Animated device popups and light, dark, or system themes.

Official builds support Windows 10 1809 or newer and Windows 11 on x64. 32-bit Windows and ARM64 are not supported. Existing Qt 5/Win32 users can migrate through the in-app updater while keeping their user settings.

🛠️ Build and test

See the Build Instructions for Windows prerequisites, build commands, and tests.

🤝 Contribute

AirPodsDesktop is an open source project, here are some ways you can contribute:

Open an issue to report bugs or suggest new features.
Submit a PR to fix bugs, improve documentation, or add features.
Translate to other languages or improve existing translations.

Keep README.md, README-CN.md, and README-TW.md aligned in section order, features, commands, links, and credits when updating project documentation.

💎 Third-party dependencies

Qt 6.8.3 (LGPLv3 License)
spdlog (MIT License)
cxxopts (MIT License)
cpr (MIT License)
json (MIT License)
SingleApplication (MIT License)
pfr (BSL-1.0 License)
magic_enum (MIT License)
stacktrace (BSL-1.0 License)
Inter (SIL Open Font License 1.1)
Noto Sans TC (SIL Open Font License 1.1)