Quick answer
Configure MIDI Captain pedals from your phone
Bosun is the Android companion for the PaintAudio MIDI Captain (10-switch, and experimentally the 6-switch Mini 6) running the open-source Bosun firmware. Configure the pedal from your phone and use Stage at a gig.
Features: - Configure footswitches, banks, rigs, LEDs and expression pedals, then save them to the pedal - Profiles for Kemper Player, Head, Rack and Stage, plus Generic MIDI - Stage shows the current rig, bank, effect states, a tuner and Morph controls - Connect directly over USB-OTG, or through a Raspberry Pi hub on the local network or its Wi-Fi hotspot - Android can route MIDI between the Captain and a USB Kemper - No account required; the pedal connection works without internet access
Requires a MIDI Captain running Bosun firmware, installed with Bosun Desktop. Kemper support is experimental: Head, Rack and Stage have not yet been validated on hardware.
How to install
- Download the APK from the button at the top of this page.
- Allow “Install unknown apps” for your browser or file manager only, not for every app.
- Open the downloaded file and confirm the installation.
- If installation fails with “App not installed,” remove an earlier build of the same app first. A signature conflict is the usual cause.
Data safety
- Every file is checked against its published SHA-256 before it is listed.
- Files are scanned for malware on every update.
- The permissions each app requests are listed on its own page.
- Read the full safety policy for how we test, flag, and delist files.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bosun?
Configure MIDI Captain pedals from your phone
Who develops Bosun?
Bosun is developed by Danilo Migliarino.
Which Android version does Bosun require?
Bosun requires Android API 29 or later.
What is the current version of Bosun?
The synchronized F-Droid version is 0.8.4.
Which license does Bosun use?
The signed F-Droid metadata lists GPL-3.0-or-later.
Where is the source code for Bosun?
https://github.com/danmigdev/bosun-midi-captain
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