AirPodsWindows

AirPods desktop user experience enhancement program - Full ANC control on Windows

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✨ Features

Basic Features

• 🔋 Battery information display - Real-time battery level for left/right earbuds and case
• 👂 Automatic ear detection - Auto pause when removed, auto resume when put back
• 🚀 Low audio latency mode - Fixes short audio playback issues
• 🌈 Beautiful animation - Elegant user interface experience

Advanced ANC Features (requires MagicAAP driver)

• 🎧 Noise Control - Switch between Off/Noise Cancellation/Transparency/Adaptive modes
• 🗣️ Conversational Awareness - Automatically lower media volume when speaking (AirPods Pro/Max)
• 🔊 Personalized Volume - Adjust volume based on environment and listening habits
• 👂 Ear Detection Status - Real-time detection of left/right earbud wearing status
• 🔇 Loud Sound Reduction - Protect hearing by reducing loud sounds
• 📊 Adaptive Transparency Level - Fine control of environmental sound pass-through (0-50)

⚙️ System Requirements

• OS: Windows 10/11
• Bluetooth: Requires Bluetooth 4.0+ adapter
• AirPods: All AirPods models supported
• ANC Features: Requires MagicAAP driver (AirPods Pro/Max/AirPods 4 ANC only)

📦 Installation

1. Download the latest version from Releases
2. Run the installer or extract the portable version
3. (Optional) Install MagicAAP driver to enable ANC control features

🛠️ Build

See the Build Instructions.

🤝 Contribute

AirPodsWindows 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 a known bug or try something from the TODO list.
• Translate to other languages or improve existing translations.

💎 Third-Party Libraries

• Qt 5.15.2 (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)

🍺 Credits & References

Core References

• librepods - AAP protocol reverse engineering & documentation, MagicAAP driver (core reference for ANC implementation)
• OpenPods - AirPods BLE broadcast protocol parsing

Protocol Documentation

• AAP Definitions - Apple Accessory Protocol detailed definitions
• Discontinued Privacy: Personal Data Leaks in Apple Bluetooth-Low-Energy Continuity Protocols - Apple BLE protocol research paper

Related Projects

• MagicPods - Commercial AirPods Windows application
• AirPodsDesktop - Original project (this project is forked from)

📜 License

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 License.

👤 Authors

• YimingZhanshen - Fork maintainer, Windows ANC feature development
• SpriteOvO - Original project author

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