wiremix is a terminal user interface audio mixer designed specifically for PipeWire. Its layout takes inspiration from ncpamixer and pavucontrol, making it familiar to users who have previously used those applications while providing a native PipeWire-oriented implementation.
The program is intended for day-to-day audio control rather than low-level PipeWire debugging. It brings playback streams, recording streams, output devices, input devices and device configuration together within a keyboard-driven interface. Audio can be routed to another destination without leaving the application, making wiremix useful on both graphical desktops and machines primarily administered from a shell.
Mouse operation is also supported, so the interface does not require memorising keyboard shortcuts. A comprehensive configuration system lets users alter its appearance and behaviour, while PipeWire properties can be used to filter objects or customise how individual streams and devices are named.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Adjust application and device volumes.
- Mute and unmute streams and devices.
- Route audio streams to different PipeWire destinations.
- Select default input and output devices.
- Configure device ports and profiles.
- Separate views for playback, recording, output, input and configuration.
- Reorder or remove tabs through configuration.
- Display real-time audio peak meters.
- Optionally monitor only visible nodes to reduce CPU usage.
- Control the interface using keyboard or mouse input.
- Supports vi-style movement keys as well as cursor keys.
- Customisable key bindings.
- Custom themes and character sets.
- Includes compatibility and ASCII-only character sets for restricted consoles.
- Filter displayed PipeWire objects using their properties.
- Customise stream, endpoint and device names with property-based templates.
- Connect to a named PipeWire remote.
- Set a configurable maximum volume level.
Website: github.com/tsowell/wiremix
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Developer: Thomas Sowell
License: MIT License or Apache License 2.0
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|---|---|
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