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Install pipewire with Homebrew
Server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines. Version 1.6.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-09.
install
Additional install commands
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pipewire-aes67 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pipewire-avb | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pipewire-pulse | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-cat | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-cli | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-config | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-container | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-dot | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-dsdplay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-dump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-encplay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-jack | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-link | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-loopback | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-metadata | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-midi2play | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-midi2record | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-mididump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-midiplay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-midirecord | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-mon | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-play | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-profiler | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-record | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-reserve | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-sysex | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-top | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
pw-v4l2 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
spa-acp-tool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
spa-inspect | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
spa-json-dump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
spa-monitor | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
spa-resample | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.6.8
manager updated2026-07-09
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pipewire |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://pipewire.org |
| Last updated | 2026-07-09T14:24:52Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation