https://github.com/apapamarkou/pipewire-controller
a simple to install and use tray icon to change samplerate and buffer size when using pipewire
https://github.com/apapamarkou/pipewire-controller
linux linux-audio linux-multimedia-studio linux-utilities linux-utility pipewire system-tray tray-icon tray-icons tray-menu
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a simple to install and use tray icon to change samplerate and buffer size when using pipewire
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/apapamarkou/pipewire-controller
- Owner: apapamarkou
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2024-07-02T00:50:03.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-16T11:53:11.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-14T20:12:15.882Z (8 days ago)
- Topics: linux, linux-audio, linux-multimedia-studio, linux-utilities, linux-utility, pipewire, system-tray, tray-icon, tray-icons, tray-menu
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 178 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# PipeWire Controller
A simple to install and use tray icon to control the samplerate and buffersize when using [PipeWire](https://pipewire.org/) audio server.
## Features
- Change the samplerate and buffer size of [PipeWire](https://pipewire.org/) from a system tray icon.
- Save and load settings automatically.
- Support for any Linux desktop environment or window manager with a system tray visible.
## Dependencies
To run this application, you need the following dependencies:
- Python 3
- PyQt5 or PyQt6 (use -qt6 flag)
- PipeWire utilities (`pw-metadata` command)
- Git
- Wget
## How do I install those "dependencies"?
### Examples
- **Arch Linux, Manjaro, Garuda**
```
sudo pacman -S --needed python-pyqt5 pipewire git wget
```
- **RedHat, Fedora**
```
sudo dnf install python3-qt5 pipewire git wget
```
- **OpenSUSE**
```
sudo zypper install python3-qt5 pipewire git wget
```
- **Solus**
```
sudo eopkg install python3-qt5 pipewire git wget
```
- **Debian, Ubuntu, Mint**
```
sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5 pipewire git wget
```
Note: replace `python3-qt5` with `python3-qt5` if you want to use Qt6
## How to Install/Update Pipewire Controller
Copy the following command, paste it in a terminal and hit [ENTER]. Thats it!
```
QT_PLATFORM=5 wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apapamarkou/pipewire-controller/main/src/pipewire-controller-git-install | bash
```
Note: replace `QT_PLATFORM=5` with `QT_PLATFORM=6` if you want to use Qt6
## How to Uninstall Pipewire Controller
Copy the following command, paste it in a terminal and hit [ENTER]. Thats it!
```
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apapamarkou/pipewire-controller/main/src/pipewire-controller-git-uninstall | bash
```
## Acknowledgments
I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the following contributors:
- **@[ItzSelenux](https://github.com/ItzSelenux)**
- **@[Axel-Erfurt](https://github.com/Axel-Erfurt)**
Thank you for being a part of our project and helping make it better!
## License
This script is licensed under the GNU License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.