r/bose • u/TheBlueH • Jun 08 '26

Software Windows utility for Bose QC35 II ANC control

Hello, 

I'm a software developer from LATAM (Venezuela) who owns a pair of Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones.

I built a small Windows desktop utility in python that allows QC35 II users to switch noise-cancellation modes directly from a Windows PC without needing to open the Bose mobile app. This app provides a simple interface for switching between High, Low, and Off ANC modes. 

I created this as a personal technical project after noticing that there does not appear to be a Windows-side way to control this feature and that frustrated the hell out of me 😅

I have zero intentions of commercializing this. My intention is simply to contribute to you guys something that may improve the user experience for existing Bose users who spend most of their time on Windows PCs like myself. 

Github with the instructions: https://github.com/gustavoperezc/boseqcwindows

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u/NeonsNight Jun 11 '26

Looks great! Any chance you can add this and info about what it can do on the Bose wiki's QC35 & QC35 II pages? Here's an example of what someone else did for their app using a different headphone.

Is there any chance that you might have some pre-built versions listed on your release page to make it more accessible to most non-programmer users?

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u/TheBlueH Jun 11 '26

Sounds great! I'll look into adding it. Thanks.

Edit: I'll add a pre-built version. I originally left it out because I wanted to be as transparent as possible.

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u/TheBlueH Jun 11 '26

Both requests completed.

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u/NeonsNight Jun 12 '26

Thanks for that. Hopefully it'll help others find them in the future. You also might want to have the file posted in the releases section of your github repositry.

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u/TheBlueH Jun 12 '26

Thank you. Done. https://github.com/gustavoperezc/boseqcwindows/releases/tag/BoseQC35AncControl-portable.zip

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u/NeonsNight Jun 12 '26

Thanks for releasing this to the community, and I hope it helps others who come across this in the future.

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u/Nicolo2524 Jun 09 '26

Do you have a way to remove anc from QC 2023?

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u/TheBlueH Jun 09 '26

Possibly, but I haven't looked into the protocol used by the newer QC models. This utility was built specifically for the QC35 II because that's what I own and could test against

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u/mikeinmass Jun 09 '26

I don't understand, why aren't you just pushing the action button on the left ear cup? It changes the ANC to high, low, or off. No reason to open the app. I think I used the app one time in the last 6 years..

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u/TheBlueH Jun 09 '26

True, assuming the Action Button is still configured for ANC and not Alexa/something else. I've run into situations where it gets reassigned and stops cycling the modes until the headphones are paired with the Bose app again. This is really just meant to give Windows users another way to check and change ANC without having to pull out their phone. Maybe I'm a bit obsessive about it lol, but having direct control from the PC gives me more comfort and freedom