PipeWire AlternativesSoftware Frameworks and other similar apps like PipeWire

PipeWire is described as 'Project that aims to greatly improve handling of audio and video under Linux. It provides a low-latency, graph based processing engine on top of audio and video devices that can be used to support the use cases currently handled by both PulseAudio and JACK' and is a software framework in the system & hardware category. There are six alternatives to PipeWire for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best PipeWire alternative is JACK Audio Connection Kit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PipeWire are PulseAudio, GStreamer, NewPlayer and Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.

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PipeWire alternatives page was last updated Nov 25, 2024
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  1. JACK Audio Connection Kit icon

    JACK Audio Connection Kit

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    JACK is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that implement its API. The API can be used through either JACK1 or JACK2.

    19 JACK Audio Connection Kit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    JACK Audio Connection Kit screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Virtual Audio Cable
    2.  Connecting audio streams
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Multi Channel
    5.  Low Latency
    6.  Sound drivers
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Native application
    10.  Macro Recording

    JACK Audio Connection Kit VS PipeWire

     

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PipeWire.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PipeWire.

    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is Free and Open SourcePipeWire is also Free and Open Source
    • JACK Audio Connection Kit is LightweightPipeWire is not according to our users
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    PulseAudio

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    PulseAudio is a sound server system for POSIX OSes, meaning that it is a proxy for your sound applications. It is an integral part of all relevant modern Linux distributions and is used in various mobile devices, by multiple vendors.

    5 PulseAudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    PulseAudio screenshot 1

    PulseAudio Features

    1.  Sound drivers
    2.  Mix Music

    PulseAudio VS PipeWire

     
  4. GStreamer icon

    GStreamer

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    GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. The applications it supports range from simple Ogg/Vorbis playback, audio/video streaming to complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.

    10 GStreamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GStreamer Features

    1.  Integrated Codecs

    GStreamer VS PipeWire

     
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    NewPlayer

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    NewPlayer is a media framework, which is independent of NewPipe itself. I decided to make it independent, because one of the big issues we have with the current player is that it is deeply integrated into NewPipe.

    3 NewPlayer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Kotlin
    • Self-Hosted
    NewPlayer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Material design

    NewPlayer VS PipeWire

     

    • NewPlayer is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to PipeWire.

    • NewPlayer is Free and Open SourcePipeWire is also Free and Open Source
    • NewPlayer is Privacy focusedPipeWire is not according to our users
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    Advanced Linux Sound Architecture

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    Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (known by the acronym ALSA) is a free and open source software framework that provides an API for device drivers for sound cards. Some of the goals of the ALSA project at its inception were automatic configuration of sound-card hardware, and...

    3 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    AlsaMixer

    Advanced Linux Sound Architecture VS PipeWire

     
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    coppwr

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    coppwr is a tool that provides low level control over the PipeWire multimedia server. It aims to expose and provide as many ways to inspect and control the many components of the PipeWire multimedia server as possible.

    3 coppwr alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    coppwr screenshot 1

    coppwr Features

    1.  Low Latency

    coppwr VS PipeWire

     
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