PulseAudio
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Oracle Solaris
Features
- Sound drivers
- Mix Music
- Audio Router
Tags
- system-audio
- audio-manager
PulseAudio News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about PulseAudio
PulseAudio 17 released with improved ALSA UCM configuration and enhanced Bluetooth supportPulseAudio, the sound server system for POSIX operating systems, has launched its 17.0 version, int...
Recent activities
- PredatorQ liked PulseAudio
- braky updated PulseAudio
- u7741339 liked PulseAudio
Ferula added PulseAudio as alternative to MIXLINE
PulseAudio information
Developed by
freedesktop.org Licensing
Open Source (LGPL-2.1) and Free product.Alternatives
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- English
What is PulseAudio?
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. It performs advanced operations on sound data as it passes between your application and hardware. Things like transferring audio to a different machine, changing the sample format or channel count, or mixing several sounds into one input/output, are easily achieved using PulseAudio.
Comments and Reviews
This is great. I can use it to wirelessly stream music from my Linux computer although I'm having problems playing audio from videolan client for some reason