pipewire-pulse
TLDR
Start PulseAudio compatible daemon
SYNOPSIS
pipewire-pulse [-c config] [-v...] [-h|--help]
DESCRIPTION
pipewire-pulse provides PulseAudio protocol compatibility for PipeWire. It allows applications written for PulseAudio to work seamlessly with PipeWire without modification, listening on the same socket as PulseAudio would.
The daemon translates PulseAudio protocol messages to PipeWire operations, maintaining compatibility with existing applications while leveraging PipeWire's improved architecture and lower latency.
PARAMETERS
-c, --config _file_
Use alternate configuration file-v, --verbose
Increase verbosity level (stackable)-h, --help
Display help information
CAVEATS
Cannot run simultaneously with actual PulseAudio daemon. Usually started automatically by systemd. Requires main pipewire daemon to be running. Some advanced PulseAudio features may not be fully supported.
HISTORY
pipewire-pulse was developed as part of PipeWire to ensure smooth migration from PulseAudio. It allows distributions to switch to PipeWire while maintaining compatibility with the large ecosystem of PulseAudio-enabled applications.
SEE ALSO
pipewire(1), pulseaudio(1), pactl(1)
