| Initial release | 2007 (2007)[1] |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C |
| Type | |
| License | LGPL 2.1 |
| Website | libusb |
libusb is alibrary that provides applications with access for controllingdata transfer to and fromUSB devices onUnix and non-Unix systems, without the need forkernel-mode drivers.
libusb is currently available forLinux, theBSDs,Solaris,OS X,Windows,Android, andHaiku.[5] It is written inC.
Amongst other applications, the library is used bySANE, the Linux scanner project, in preference to the kernelscanner module, which is restricted toLinux kernel 2.4.
