# Bluetui

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/bluetui/

15 people recommended Bluetui in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

15 of the 15 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Bluetui – A TUI for managing Bluetooth on Linux”.

**Verdict:** Simple terminal app for managing Bluetooth on Linux, with easy connect and disconnect and a single binary. Common caveat: installing and running the release can fail.

Summary written by Claude from 18 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple and easy to use (3 comments in the sample): "a tool so simple makes such a huge difference" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45820274)) "Very nice and easy to use." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45819489)) "such a useful little tool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825478))
- Positive overall experience and praise (3 comments in the sample): "This is great, thank you for making great TUI tools!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825047)) "my experience with bluetui has been amazing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45824329)) "just wanted to say it is great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45821681))
- Standalone binary, easy to get (2 comments in the sample): "Just grab the latest build https://github.com/pythops/bluetui/releases" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45821158)) "it seems so neat to be able to compile to a binary" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45821513))

## What people warn about

- Hard to install or run (2 comments in the sample): "Downloaded the release because I'm not touching any Rust tools, but it doesn't run." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45823659)) "I have tried to install it and got absolutely nowhere." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45820522))

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bluetui", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bluetui/ (15 recommend, 1 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.