Case study

dualsense-bridge: reconstructing DualSense Bluetooth microphone access

dualsense-bridge recovers microphone audio carried inside DualSense Bluetooth HID reports and exposes it as a macOS audio input. Its research note documents the extended-report switch and microphone-enable output report; the application also maps controller input to desktop controls.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 3
Last commit: 2026-09-12
Language: Python
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A Bluetooth-paired DualSense and macOS; the author tested Apple Silicon on Tahoe 26.x.
Prerequisites: hidapi and the documented Python dependencies; Accessibility permission for desktop input.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{dualsense-bridge-case,
  title = {{dualsense-bridge: reconstructing DualSense Bluetooth microphone access}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/tomarai85/dualsense-bridge}},
  url = {https://github.com/tomarai85/dualsense-bridge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dualsense-bridge-case/}}
}

Plain text

dualsense-bridge: reconstructing DualSense Bluetooth microphone access. https://github.com/tomarai85/dualsense-bridge (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dualsense-bridge-case/

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docs/MIC-RESEARCH.md GitHub · tomarai85/dualsense-bridge · Revision 9472c8a
README.md GitHub · tomarai85/dualsense-bridge · Revision 9472c8a