# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:pipewire ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pipewire ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gst-plugin-pipewire ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gst-plugin-pipewire from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-pipewire ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gstreamer1.0-pipewire from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install pipewire ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pipewire from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pipewire ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pipewire/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S pipewire ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pipewire from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gstreamer-plugin-pipewire ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gstreamer-plugin-pipewire from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pipewire - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6.7 - **Source summary:** Server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T11:19:26Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - pipewire (cli) - pipewire-aes67 (cli) - pipewire-avb (cli) - pipewire-pulse (cli) - pw-cat (cli) - pw-cli (cli) - pw-config (cli) - pw-container (cli) - pw-dot (cli) - pw-dsdplay (cli) - pw-dump (cli) - pw-encplay (cli) - pw-jack (cli) - pw-link (cli) - pw-loopback (cli) - pw-metadata (cli) - pw-midi2play (cli) - pw-midi2record (cli) - pw-mididump (cli) - pw-midiplay (cli) - pw-midirecord (cli) - pw-mon (cli) - pw-play (cli) - pw-profiler (cli) - pw-record (cli) - pw-reserve (cli) - pw-sysex (cli) - pw-top (cli) - pw-v4l2 (cli) - spa-acp-tool (cli) - spa-inspect (cli) - spa-json-dump (cli) - spa-monitor (cli) - spa-resample (cli) - pipewire (alias) - pipewire-aes67 (alias) - pipewire-avb (alias) - pipewire-pulse (alias) - pw-cat (alias) - pw-cli (alias) - pw-config (alias) - pw-container (alias) - pw-dot (alias) - pw-dsdplay (alias) - pw-dump (alias) - pw-encplay (alias) - pw-jack (alias) - pw-link (alias) - pw-loopback (alias) - pw-metadata (alias) - pw-midi2play (alias) - pw-midi2record (alias) - pw-mididump (alias) - pw-midiplay (alias) - pw-midirecord (alias) - pw-mon (alias) - pw-play (alias) - pw-profiler (alias) - pw-record (alias) - pw-reserve (alias) - pw-sysex (alias) - pw-top (alias) - pw-v4l2 (alias) - spa-acp-tool (alias) - spa-inspect (alias) - spa-json-dump (alias) - spa-monitor (alias) - spa-resample (alias) ## Dependencies - alsa-lib - dbus - fftw - glib - libsndfile - ncurses - openssl@3 - opus - pulseaudio - readline - systemd ## Build dependencies - meson - ninja - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.6.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://pipewire.org - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes 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. ## 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 - 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/ ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pipewire - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gstreamer1.0-pipewire - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gstreamer1.0-pipewire from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GStreamer 1.0 plugin for the PipeWire multimedia server | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libpipewire-0.3-0t64 - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpipewire-0.3-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libpipewire-0.3-common - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpipewire-0.3-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - common files | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libpipewire-0.3-dev - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpipewire-0.3-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - development | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libpipewire-0.3-modules - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpipewire-0.3-modules from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - modules | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libpipewire-0.3-modules-x11 - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpipewire-0.3-modules-x11 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - X11 modules | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libspa-0.2-bluetooth - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspa-0.2-bluetooth from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - bluetooth plugins | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libspa-0.2-dev - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspa-0.2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server Simple Plugin API - development | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libspa-0.2-jack - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspa-0.2-jack from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - JACK client | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libspa-0.2-libcamera - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspa-0.2-libcamera from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server - libcamera plugin | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - libspa-0.2-modules - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspa-0.2-modules from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libraries for the PipeWire multimedia server Simple Plugin API - modules | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - pipewire - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pipewire from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | audio and video processing engine multimedia server | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - pipewire-alsa - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pipewire-alsa from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PipeWire ALSA plugin, for ALSA applications to output via PipeWire | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - pipewire-audio - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pipewire-audio from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | recommended set of PipeWire packages for a standard audio desktop use | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - pipewire-audio-client-libraries - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pipewire-audio-client-libraries from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | transitional package for pipewire-alsa and pipewire-jack | https://pipewire.org/ - Debian apt - pipewire-bin - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pipewire-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PipeWire multimedia server - programs | https://pipewire.org/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - 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Shared terms: audio, cli, glib, libsndfile, linux. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pipewire.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pipewire.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph