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NAME

pipemixer - audio mixer for pipewire

SYNOPSIS

pipemixer [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

pipemixer is a terminal-based audio mixer for the pipewire audio system.

OPTIONS

Path to configuration file, see pipemixer.ini(5) for details.
Set log level. Accepted values: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, QUIET.
Write log output to the specified file descriptor (must be open for writing).
Force colored log output.
Display help message and exit.

CONTROLS

By default, pipemixer uses the following keybinds:

Move focus to the next item.
Move focus to the previous item.
Move to the first or to the last item, respectively.
Increase volume.
Decrease volume.
Switch to the next tab.
Switch to the previous tab.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Switch to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th tab.
Toggle mute status.
Toggle channel lock (affects whether volume changes apply to all channels).
Show route selection menu.
Show profile selection menu.
Set focused source or sink as default.
Confirm selection.
Cancel selection or quit pipemixer if not in menu.
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

pipemixer.ini(5), wpctl(1)

March 2026 0.4.2