# Node Hid (open-source desktop app)

> Node Hid is a free, open-source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Access USB & Bluetooth HID devices through Node.js. It has 1,579 GitHub stars and is released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Its source code is on GitHub at node-hid/node-hid.

node-hid currently supports Node.js v10 and upwards. For versions before that, you will need to use an older version. The platforms, architectures and node versions node-hid supports are the following. In general we try to provide pre-built native library binaries for the most common platforms, Node and Electron versions.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/node-hid/node-hid |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,579 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v3.4.0 (Jul 18, 2026) |
| Last commit | Jul 18, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/node-hid/node-hid/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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