led-ble
Control a wide range of LED BLE devices
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you control generic unbranded BLE LED devices matching the Triones/LEDBLE/LEDBlue/QHM/Dream family. Active maintenance, low install friction, permissive license, and no known vulnerabilities support adoption. Pre-alpha status means the API may shift, so pin the version in production. Not suitable for brand-specific ecosystems like Govee.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; Bluetooth hardware and proximity to a compatible BLE LED device.
- Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel.
- Actively maintained with a release 19 days ago; requires Python 3.10 or later.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-07-26 (19 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 15 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 75,314 downloads/mo, #14,729 on PyPI
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pip install led-ble
from led_ble import Device
# Discover and control a BLE LED device
device = Device(address='XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX')
await device.connect()
await device.turn_on()- Which specific LED device models are confirmed compatible beyond the advertised name patterns.
- Whether the library supports all color modes and brightness control methods for the target device family.
- Performance characteristics when controlling multiple devices simultaneously.
What it is and what it does
led-ble is a Python library for controlling generic, unbranded Bluetooth LE LED controllers and bulbs that share a common protocol family. These devices are widely sold under various names like Triones, LEDBLE, LEDBlue, QHM, and Dream, and the library abstracts their protocol to provide a unified interface. It is explicitly not a universal driver for all Bluetooth LE lights—brand-specific ecosystems like Govee maintain their own protocols and should use dedicated libraries instead.
The library wraps bleak and bleak-retry-connector to handle the Bluetooth communication layer, async-timeout for connection management, and flux-led for protocol handling. It targets developers building home automation, IoT, or smart lighting applications that need to control these common, low-cost LED devices. The package is in pre-alpha status, actively maintained, and requires Python 3.10 or later.
Use it for
- Home automation systems that control generic BLE LED strips and bulbs in multiple rooms.
- IoT projects integrating cheap, unbranded Bluetooth LED controllers into custom lighting setups.
- Automation scripts that synchronize color and brightness across multiple compatible LED devices.
- Smart home integrations where Govee and other brand-specific ecosystems are out of scope.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you control generic unbranded BLE LED devices matching the Triones/LEDBLE/LEDBlue/QHM/Dream family.
Active maintenance, low install friction, permissive license, and no known vulnerabilities support adoption. Pre-alpha status means the API may shift, so pin the version in production. Not suitable for brand-specific ecosystems like Govee.
Install
led-ble on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with a release 19 days ago; requires Python 3.10 or later. Depends on bleak and bleak-retry-connector for Bluetooth communication, plus async-timeout and flux-led.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; Bluetooth hardware and proximity to a compatible BLE LED device.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install led-ble
from led_ble import Device
# Discover and control a BLE LED device
device = Device(address='XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX')
await device.connect()
await device.turn_on()Verify before relying
- Which specific LED device models are confirmed compatible beyond the advertised name patterns.
- Whether the library supports all color modes and brightness control methods for the target device family.
- Performance characteristics when controlling multiple devices simultaneously.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesasync-timeoutbleakbleak-retry-connectorflux-led |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 19 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 75,314 / month, #14,729 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 2 - Pre-AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: led_ble-1.1.12-py3-none-any.whl
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