pw-v4l2

Run a v4l2 program within PipeWire

$ pw-v4l2 program

$ pw-v4l2 -h

pw-v4l2 [options] program [arguments...]

pw-v4l2 runs V4L2 (Video4Linux2) programs within PipeWire. It provides a compatibility layer that allows applications using the V4L2 API to access camera devices managed by PipeWire.
This enables video applications to benefit from PipeWire's permission system and device sharing capabilities.

-h

Display help message

Not all V4L2 features may be fully supported. Some applications may require native PipeWire support for full functionality.

Part of PipeWire, the modern multimedia framework for Linux. Extends PipeWire's device abstraction to video capture devices.

pipewire(1), pw-cli(1), v4l2-ctl(1)