# tsowell/wiremix

Simple TUI audio mixer for PipeWire

Repository: https://github.com/tsowell/wiremix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wiremix
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-12T01:19:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 35, longevity 35
- inputs: {"age_days": 491, "days_push": 53, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1032, forks 36 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.302331+00:00)

## What it is
wiremix is a terminal user interface (TUI) audio mixer for PipeWire written in Rust. It lets users adjust volumes, route audio between devices and applications, and configure device settings like ports and profiles.

## Use cases
- adjust application and device volumes from the terminal
- route audio between PipeWire devices and applications
- set default audio source or sink
- mute and unmute audio streams
- configure audio device ports and profiles
- monitor audio peak levels

## When to choose
- you use PipeWire on Linux and want a lightweight keyboard-driven mixer
- you prefer terminal tools over GUI mixers like pavucontrol
- you want a familiar ncpamixer-style interface for PipeWire

## When to avoid
- your system uses PulseAudio or ALSA rather than PipeWire
- you need a graphical mixer with rich visual controls

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: desktop-applications
- platform: cli
- tags: pipewire, tui, audio-mixer, volume-control, rust, audio, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- tsowell/wiremix (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.302331+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:23.670469+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tsowell/wiremix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.302331+00:00, sha bb074e49d72d)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/wiremix (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:32.836764+00:00, sha b1da533466be)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.