Who should use pavucontrol?

pavucontrol is an open-source project built for linux desktop users.

Yes — pavucontrol is free to use.

Is pavucontrol still active?

Unverified. pavucontrol has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to pavucontrol?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Luxe Gallery, Cool FormKit Lite, and Input Masks for Contact Form 7.

Who makes pavucontrol?

pavucontrol is developed by The PulseAudio Developers.

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pavucontrol

Name: pavucontrol
Author: The PulseAudio Developers

FlathubDesign & Creative

PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol) is a graphical mixer tool for the PulseAudio sound server. Unlike traditional mixers, it allows independent control of hardware device volumes and each individual playback stream or application. It is designed for Linux desktop environments and provides a straightforward interface for managing complex audio setups.

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Overview

4 features

pavucontrol is a Design & Creative project. It focuses on controlling audio volumes for both devices and individual applications separately in a PulseAudio environment. It is built as an open-source project for linux desktop users. pavucontrol is free to use. It ships for Linux.

It is developed by The PulseAudio Developers. Among its 4 catalogued features are Volume Control, Per-stream Adjustment, and Hardware Mixer.

Volume Control
Per-stream Adjustment
Hardware Mixer
PulseAudio Integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed21 Jul · 20:32 UTC
pavucontrol verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about pavucontrol

What does pavucontrol do?: Pavucontrol focuses on controlling audio volumes for both devices and individual applications separately in a PulseAudio environment. It is catalogued under Design & Creative on PulseGate.
Who should use pavucontrol?: pavucontrol is an open-source project built for linux desktop users.
Is pavucontrol free?: Yes — pavucontrol is free to use.
What platforms does pavucontrol run on?: pavucontrol runs on Linux.
Is pavucontrol still active?: Unverified. pavucontrol has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to pavucontrol?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Luxe Gallery, Cool FormKit Lite, and Input Masks for Contact Form 7.Luxe Gallery Cool FormKit Lite Input Masks for Contact Form 7
Who makes pavucontrol?: pavucontrol is developed by The PulseAudio Developers.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 21 Jul 2026
Built for: Linux desktop users
Model: Open source
Solves: Controlling audio volumes for both devices and individual applications separately in a PulseAudio environment.

Registered as

Flathub: org.pulseaudio.pavucontrol

Developer

The PulseAudio Developers

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 21 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 21 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: pavucontrol-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 21 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 21 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.pulseaudio.pavucontrol

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