Note 14 - Subsequent Event	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Note 14 – Subsequent Events In January 2013, the Company will change its revenue policy with regard to service revenue as a result of a change in terms in a new service agreement signed with a third party service provider in January 2013. The service provider changed the terms of the agreement from coverage over the customer's entire contractual service period to a fee per incident model to provide competitive pricing the Company received from competing service providers. As a result, the Company will change its revenue recognition policy regarding the treatment of service revenue serviced by the third party service provider from a net to a gross method prospectively in January 2013. On January 17, 2013, BKF Capital sent a letter (the “Notice”) to the Company, notifying the Company that in accordance with Section 6 of Article II of the Issuer’s Bylaws, as amended and restated as of March 24, 2011, BKF Capital intends to nominate six (6) directors to serve on the Qualstar’s Board of Directors at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Due to this notice and subsequent filings, the Company is engaged in a proxy contest and may incur significant legal, consulting and proxy costs in subsequent quarters.

Note 14 - Subsequent Event

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Note 14 – Subsequent Events

In January 2013, the Company will change its revenue policy with regard to service revenue as a result of a change in terms in a new service agreement signed with a third party service provider in January 2013. The service provider changed the terms of the agreement from coverage over the customer's entire contractual service period to a fee per incident model to provide competitive pricing the Company received from competing service providers. As a result, the Company will change its revenue recognition policy regarding the treatment of service revenue serviced by the third party service provider from a net to a gross method prospectively in January 2013.

On January 17, 2013, BKF Capital sent a letter (the “Notice”) to the Company, notifying the Company that in accordance with Section 6 of Article II of the Issuer’s Bylaws, as amended and restated as of March 24, 2011, BKF Capital intends to nominate six (6) directors to serve on the Qualstar’s Board of Directors at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Due to this notice and subsequent filings, the Company is engaged in a proxy contest and may incur significant legal, consulting and proxy costs in subsequent quarters.