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Install bluos-controller with Homebrew Cask
Manage audio systems. Version 4.18.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Manage audio systems
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Commands and aliases
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Project history and usage
BluOS Controller is the desktop and mobile control application for BluOS-enabled network audio systems. It discovers and manages players, playback queues, music services, network libraries, grouping, settings, upgrades, and diagnostics.
Project history
BluOS Controller was developed as the client application for the BluOS wireless multi-room audio platform. Bluesound states that BluOS is developed in-house and supports products and integrations across the wider BluOS ecosystem.
Adoption history
BluOS Controller is distributed across macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android as the common control surface for BluOS-enabled audio products. Its role spans consumer listening setups and professionally installed multi-room systems.
How it is used
Users run the controller on the same network as their BluOS players to discover rooms, select music, manage playback and grouping, configure services and shares, inspect diagnostics, and install updates.
Why package nerds care
The macOS cask is useful for reproducibly installing the desktop controller used with networked Bluesound and other BluOS-enabled hardware, without relying on a mobile app.
Timeline
- 2023: Official installation guidance documented desktop support for macOS and Windows.
- 2024: Official help documentation described the consolidated Help, diagnostics, upgrade, and support-request features in BluOS Controller.
Related projects
- BluOS is the underlying networked-audio platform.
- Bluesound players are a primary family of hardware managed by the controller.
- AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Roon, and smart-home control systems are supported by various BluOS products.
Sources
- Official Bluesound BluOS overview: https://www.bluesound.com/pages/ci
- Official installation guide: https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/articles/205605968-How-do-I-install-and-update-the-BluOS-Controller-App
- Official support center: https://support.bluesound.com/hc/en-us
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for bluos-controller. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version4.18.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.bluesound.com/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:bluos-controller |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.18.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/bluos-controller |
| Homepage | https://www.bluesound.com/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.bluesound.com/ |
| Source archive | https://content-bluesound-com.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/BluOS-Controller-4.18.0-MacOS.zip |
| SHA-256 | d48f1831babc481e04c121dd076df4a39ee0a3b459760fa566a9b57916b77878 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | bluos-controller |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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