PulseAudio Volume Control AlternativesVolume Control Tools and other similar apps like PulseAudio Volume Control

PulseAudio Volume Control is described as '(pavucontrol) is a volume control tool (“mixer”) for the PulseAudio server. In contrast to classic mixer tools, this one allows you to control both the volume of hardware devices and of each' and is a Volume Control tool in the audio & music category. There are eight alternatives to PulseAudio Volume Control for Linux, KDE Plasma, Flathub and Mac. The best PulseAudio Volume Control alternative is SoundSource, which is free. Other great apps like PulseAudio Volume Control are Pulsemixer, volctl, Volti and Volwheel.

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  1. SoundSource icon
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    Control audio on a per-app basis, adjusting the volume and output device for individual apps.

    13 SoundSource alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • SoundSource is the most popular Mac alternative to PulseAudio Volume Control.

    • SoundSource is the most popular free alternative to PulseAudio Volume Control.

    • SoundSource is Freemium and ProprietaryPulseAudio Volume Control is Free and Open Source
  2. Pulsemixer icon
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    CLI and curses mixer for PulseAudio. Contribute to GeorgeFilipkin/pulsemixer development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Pulsemixer is the most popular Linux alternative to PulseAudio Volume Control.

    • Pulsemixer is the most popular Open Source alternative to PulseAudio Volume Control.

    • Pulsemixer is Free and Open SourcePulseAudio Volume Control is also Free and Open Source
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    Volctl - Volume Control per application from System Tray for Linux

    Volctl is a free and opensource app for Linux writen in python and gtk+ and that can be used to control volume per application and for enabled pulseaudio outputs from the system tray.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Volti icon
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    Volti is an GTK+ application for controlling audio volume from system tray/notification area.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Volwheel icon
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    VolWheel is a little application which lets you control the sound volume easily through a tray icon you can scroll on. It is written in Perl/Gtk2 and works both for ALSA and OSS. You can configure it quickly through its configuration interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. KMix icon
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    KMix is an application to allow you to change the volume of your sound card. Though small, it is full-featured, and it supports several platforms and sound drivers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  7. Volume Icon icon
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    Volume Icon aims to be a lightweight volume control that sits in your systray. It is often used in conjuction with the lightweight tint2 panel/taskbar.

    15 Volume Icon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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