LibrePods
Hacker ApprovedCompanion app in Audio
Open source app that lets AirPods use features outside Apple's ecosystem, useful for people moving between iOS and Android.
Open source app that lets AirPods use features outside Apple's ecosystem, useful for people moving between iOS and Android.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 84%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Eases iOS and Android migration
“Still a useful project for those of us with a foot in both the iOS and Android camps”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “GitHub – librepods-org/librepods: AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem” “projects like this make the migration path easier before fully committing”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “GitHub – librepods-org/librepods: AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem” Works well for some users
“I tried it out, it seems to work well.”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “GitHub – librepods-org/librepods: AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem” “This mod is useful to me.”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “GitHub – librepods-org/librepods: AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem” Open source project worth supporting
“I gladly paid the $5 so I can support the original dev for all the work that they have already done”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “GitHub – librepods-org/librepods: AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem” “I found the link interesting like anything else open source.”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “GitHub – librepods-org/librepods: AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibrePodsThis page | 16 | 3 | 84% | 4 | — | Approved |
| AirPods libreated | 5 | 3 | 63% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“And, hooray for LibrePods ;)”
“installing it takes a set of APP3 that has been already setup and basically wipes them”
“So this project is perfect for me”
“This mod is useful to me.”
“projects like this make the migration path easier before fully committing”
“I tried it out, it seems to work well.”
“I found the link interesting like anything else open source.”
“I gladly paid the $5 so I can support the original dev for all the work that they have already done”
“Still a useful project for those of us with a foot in both the iOS and Android camps”
“this app still charges $5 for using features your air pods have”
“maybe they could just hire this guy to do it”
“Damn, tool requires root because of a bug :/”
“Kind of misses the point in being cross platform the way librepod is aiming to be.”
“A cool project, when you want to use AirPods outside of Apples ecosystem.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.