pamixer

A simple command-line mixer for PulseAudio. More information: <https://github.com/cdemoulins/pamixer>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/pamixer.sh
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S pamixer

A simple command-line mixer for PulseAudio. More information: <https://github.com/cdemoulins/pamixer>.

  • List all sinks and sources with their corresponding IDs:
    pamixer --list-sinks --list-sources
  • Set the volume to 75% on the default sink:
    pamixer --set-volume 75
  • Toggle mute on a sink other than the default:
    pamixer --toggle-mute --sink ID
  • Increase the volume on default sink by 5%:
    pamixer --increase 5
  • Decrease the volume on a source by 5%:
    pamixer --decrease 5 --source ID
  • Use the allow boost option to increase, decrease, or set the volume above 100%:
    pamixer --set-volume 105 --allow-boost
  • Mute the default sink (use `--unmute` instead to unmute):
    pamixer --mute

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