| pipemixer(1) | User Commands | pipemixer(1) |
NAME¶
pipemixer - audio mixer for pipewire
SYNOPSIS¶
pipemixer [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION¶
pipemixer is a terminal-based audio mixer for the pipewire audio system.
OPTIONS¶
- -c, --config
- Path to configuration file, see pipemixer.ini(5) for details.
- -l, --loglevel
- Set log level. Accepted values: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, QUIET.
- -L, --log-fd
- Write log output to the specified file descriptor (must be open for writing).
- -C, --color
- Force colored log output.
- -h, --help
- Display help message and exit.
CONTROLS¶
By default, pipemixer uses the following keybinds:
- j, Down arrow
- Move focus to the next item.
- k, Up arrow
- Move focus to the previous item.
- g, G
- Move to the first or to the last item, respectively.
- l, Right arrow
- Increase volume.
- h, Left arrow
- Decrease volume.
- t, Tab
- Switch to the next tab.
- T, Shift+Tab
- Switch to the previous tab.
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Switch to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th tab.
- m
- Toggle mute status.
- Space
- Toggle channel lock (affects whether volume changes apply to all channels).
- p
- Show route selection menu.
- P
- Show profile selection menu.
- D
- Set focused source or sink as default.
- Enter
- Confirm selection.
- Escape
- Cancel selection or quit pipemixer if not in menu.
- q
- Quit the application.
BUGS¶
Please report bugs to https://github.com/heather7283/pipemixer/issues
When reporting bugs:
- Provide backtrace with symbols if you experience a crash.
- Describe steps necessary to reproduce the issue.
- Attach output of pw-dump (note that it might contain sensitive information).
SEE ALSO¶
pulsemixer: https://github.com/GeorgeFilipkin/pulsemixer
pwvucontrol: https://github.com/saivert/pwvucontrol
| March 2026 | 0.4.2 |