pavucontrol-qt is a Qt port of pavucontrol, the PulseAudio volume control utility. It lets you manage PulseAudio and ALSA audio controls from a Qt interface, and although it belongs to the LXQt project, it isn’t limited to the LXQt desktop environment.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides dedicated sections for playback streams, recording streams, output devices, input devices, and card configuration.
- Includes filtering options for applications, virtual streams, hardware devices, virtual devices, and monitor inputs.
- Can show volume meters to give a clearer view of active audio levels.
- Uses a Qt interface, making it a good fit for LXQt and other Qt-based Linux desktops.
Website: github.com/lxqt/pavucontrol-qt
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Developer: LXQt
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

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