# Install pipewire with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper Server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines. Version 1.6.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-09. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-pipewire. ## 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 pipewire ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pipewire from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pipewire ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: 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/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-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 pipewire ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pipewire from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pipewire - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.6.8 - **Source summary:** Server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-09T14:24:52Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - 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) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.6.8 ## 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/ ## 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/ ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pipewire.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pipewire.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph