pipewire ☆

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Description:
Server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.4.9@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 14, 2025

Links: Homepage | @PipeWireProject | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio video multimedia linux wayland

Install: brew install pipewire

About:
PipeWire is a modern multimedia server for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It provides a low-latency, graph-based processing engine for audio and video streams, acting as a drop-in replacement for both PulseAudio and JACK. Its primary value is unifying these disparate audio subsystems while also offering advanced features for screen sharing and video capture.

Key Features:

Unified audio server (replaces PulseAudio and JACK)
Low-latency processing for pro-audio
Secure, sandboxed video capture (Portal)
Graph-based multimedia pipeline

Use Cases:

Professional audio production
High-quality desktop audio/video
Secure screen sharing on Wayland

Alternatives:

PulseAudio – PulseAudio is the older standard; PipeWire offers lower latency and better security.
JACK – JACK is for pro-audio only; PipeWire integrates it seamlessly with desktop audio.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 14, 2025 7:37pm		0	NEW	3ce7f40f