macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pipewirelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install pipewire with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines. Version 1.6.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gst-plugin-pipewireAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gst-plugin-pipewire · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-pipewireDebian stable package indexes · gstreamer1.0-pipewire · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pipewireFedora Rawhide package metadata · pipewire · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pipewirenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/pipewire/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pipewireArch Linux sync databases · pipewire · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gstreamer-plugin-pipewireopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gstreamer-plugin-pipewire · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pipewire
- pipewire-aes67
- pipewire-avb
- pipewire-pulse
- pw-cat
- pw-cli
- pw-config
- pw-container
- pw-dot
- pw-dsdplay
- pw-dump
- pw-encplay
- pw-jack
- pw-link
- pw-loopback
- pw-metadata
- pw-midi2play
- pw-midi2record
- pw-mididump
- pw-midiplay
- pw-midirecord
- pw-mon
- pw-play
- pw-profiler
- pw-record
- pw-reserve
- pw-sysex
- pw-top
- pw-v4l2
- spa-acp-tool
- spa-inspect
- spa-json-dump
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pipewire. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
- Installs with 11 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pipewire/pipewire.conf/etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf/usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d//etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d//usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pipewire | cli | global executable | |
pipewire-aes67 | cli | global executable | |
pipewire-avb | cli | global executable | |
pipewire-pulse | cli | global executable | |
pw-cat | cli | global executable | |
pw-cli | cli | global executable | |
pw-config | cli | global executable | |
pw-container | cli | global executable | |
pw-dot | cli | global executable | |
pw-dsdplay | cli | global executable | |
pw-dump | cli | global executable | |
pw-encplay | cli | global executable | |
pw-jack | cli | global executable | |
pw-link | cli | global executable | |
pw-loopback | cli | global executable | |
pw-metadata | cli | global executable | |
pw-midi2play | cli | global executable | |
pw-midi2record | cli | global executable | |
pw-mididump | cli | global executable | |
pw-midiplay | cli | global executable | |
pw-midirecord | cli | global executable | |
pw-mon | cli | global executable | |
pw-play | cli | global executable | |
pw-profiler | cli | global executable | |
pw-record | cli | global executable | |
pw-reserve | cli | global executable | |
pw-sysex | cli | global executable | |
pw-top | cli | global executable | |
pw-v4l2 | cli | global executable | |
spa-acp-tool | cli | global executable | |
spa-inspect | cli | global executable | |
spa-json-dump | cli | global executable | |
spa-monitor | cli | global executable | |
spa-resample | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.6.7
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pipewire.orgnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pipewire |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pipewire |
| Homepage | https://pipewire.org |
| Repository | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.pipewire.org/ |
| License | MIT AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/archive/1.6.7/pipewire-1.6.7.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T11:19:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | alsa-lib, dbus, fftw, glib, libsndfile, ncurses, openssl@3, opus, pulseaudio, readline, systemd |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pipewire |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
gstreamer1.0-pipewire 1.4.2-1
GStreamer 1.0 plugin for the PipeWire multimedia server
sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-pipewire- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libpipewire-0.3-0t64 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server
sudo apt install libpipewire-0.3-0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libpipewire-0.3-common 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - common files
sudo apt install libpipewire-0.3-common- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: pipewire
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libpipewire-0.3-dev 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - development
sudo apt install libpipewire-0.3-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libpipewire-0.3-modules 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - modules
sudo apt install libpipewire-0.3-modules- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 13 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libpipewire-0.3-modules-x11 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - X11 modules
sudo apt install libpipewire-0.3-modules-x11- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libspa-0.2-bluetooth 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - bluetooth plugins
sudo apt install libspa-0.2-bluetooth- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libspa-0.2-dev 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server Simple Plugin API - development
sudo apt install libspa-0.2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libspa-0.2-jack 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - JACK client
sudo apt install libspa-0.2-jack- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libspa-0.2-libcamera 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - libcamera plugin
sudo apt install libspa-0.2-libcamera- Section: video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
libspa-0.2-modules 1.4.2-1
libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server Simple Plugin API - modules
sudo apt install libspa-0.2-modules- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 13 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
pipewire 1.4.2-1
audio and video processing engine multimedia server
sudo apt install pipewire- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
pipewire-alsa 1.4.2-1
PipeWire ALSA plugin, for ALSA applications to output via PipeWire
sudo apt install pipewire-alsa- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
pipewire-audio 1.4.2-1
recommended set of PipeWire packages for a standard audio desktop use
sudo apt install pipewire-audio- Section: sound
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: pipewire
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
pipewire-audio-client-libraries 1.4.2-1
transitional package for pipewire-alsa and pipewire-jack
sudo apt install pipewire-audio-client-libraries- Section: oldlibs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: pipewire
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
Debian apt95%
pipewire-bin 1.4.2-1
PipeWire multimedia server - programs
sudo apt install pipewire-bin- Section: video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pipewire
- 9 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pipewire
source trail
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View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment