# Preview Release: NimBLE support in ESP-IDF

DevFeed: [Preview Release: NimBLE support in ESP-IDF](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/preview-release-nimble-support-in-esp-idf-13944.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/preview-release-nimble-support-in-esp-idf/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2019-03-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [ESP-IDF](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp-idf.md>), [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>), [ESP32](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [apache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache.md>), [ble](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ble.md>), [ble-mesh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ble-mesh.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluetooth.md>), [esp-idf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp-idf.md>), [esp32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32.md>), [freertos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/freertos.md>), [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [preview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/preview.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

This preview release adds support for the Apache Mynewt NimBLE host stack in ESP-IDF for ESP32 and FreeRTOS. NimBLE is an open-source Bluetooth Low Energy stack with Bluetooth 5 and BLE Mesh support.

## Source excerpt

ESP-IDF now supports Apache Mynewt NimBLE host stack which is ported for the ESP32 platform and FreeRTOS. NimBLE is an open-source Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Bluetooth Smart stack (both host and controller) fully compliant with Bluetooth 5 specifications and with support for BLE Mesh. More details can be found here: NimBLE, being BLE only, is a footprint optimised stack and can be used in a variety of applications involving BLE.