FreeBT is a project to encourage development of Bluetooth solutions for the Windows platform.
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Mission

This page is designed to give you an idea of what FreeBT is about. The primary aim of this site is to promote Bluetooth innovation on the Windows platform.
Of course there are already a number of Bluetooth implementations for the Windows platform (see the Links section for a full list), however the currently available kit is not exactly conducive to creating an innovative environment for Bluetooth.

The Status quo
Currently, Bluetooth on Windows is in a sorry state. Microsoft has not yet fully released their Bluetooth stack implementation (strictly it's only available together with supported hardware). The MS stack only works on XP and only supports RFCOMM. The stack is not extensible.

The lack of support or possibly the price of the MS stack has forced pretty much every vendor with a Bluetooth device to ship with the Widcomm stack. The Widcomm stack is looking pretty good, with a great deal of functionality and quite intuitive user experience. Unfortunately, the Widcomm stack does not ship with a user-accessible SDK. If you want to make your own BT solution, you have to purchase the SDK - and it's not cheap.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem...
Bluetooth has the potential to be a technology which really changes the way humans use computers - it can take us a long way to the seamless computing goal that we should be driving at.

So, instead of complacently moaning about what's not right, let's solve the problem. In order to help us on our way to seamless computing via Bluetooth, we need to enable innovation on the computing platforms that are most widespread for today's users. Windows is certainly one of the most prolific of those platforms. So let's make it easy for innovators (be they commercial or community) to make the killer apps we're all waiting for.

Part of the solution
By implementing a Bluetooth stack from the ground up and imposing appropriate and flexible licensing terms, it is possible to create an environment that welcomes and encourages innovation.

See the Roadmap for more details of what this entails.