wpctl Command Examples

Manage WirePlumber, a session and policy manager for PipeWire. Note: you can use the special name @DEFAULT_SINK@ in place of id to operate on the default sink. More information: https://pipewire.pages.freedesktop.org/wireplumber/.

• List all objects managed by WirePlumber:

wpctl status

• Print all properties of an object:

wpctl inspect {{id}}

• Set an object to be the default in its group:

wpctl set-default {{id}}

• Get the volume of a sink:

wpctl get-volume {{id}}

• Set the volume of a sink to n percent:

wpctl set-volume {{id}} {{n}}%

• Increase/Decrease the volume of a sink by n percent:

wpctl set-volume {{id}} {{n}}%{{+|-}}

• Mute/Unmute a sink (1 is mute, 0 is unmute):

wpctl set-mute {{id}} {{1|0|toggle}}