Joseph Zikusooka ~ Zik

A Linux software engineer specializing in open source technologies | Very experienced in building and configuring UNIX/Linux systems and servers. Passionate about developing software applications and hardware for the smart home | Currently serving as the CEO of Jambula Labs and the project leader at JambulaTV, a smart home automation and entertainment platform - https://jambulatv.com | This blog focuses on the following areas: Linux How-Tos and Tutorials ::: IT Security News ::: Free and Libre Open Source Software ::: Smart Home Software ::: Digital Innovations in East Africa https://mastodon.social/@jzik | https://github.com/zikusooka

Month: May 2025

Easily Toggle Audio Between Multiple Streams with My Updated PipeWire based Tool

I have updated a tool that I find very useful, especially when watching or listening to multiple streams at the same time. For example, I often have Live TV, podcasts, or music playing on my Linux PC. Sometimes, I want to quickly switch which stream I hear without stopping the others.

With this tool, you too can now easily cycle through all your active media apps (like VLC, MPV, or FFPLAY) and mute or unmute them so that only one is audible at a time. The other streams keep playing in the background, but you won’t hear them until you toggle to them.

This is perfect for following several live TV channels during news hour or switching between music and podcasts without missing anything.

If you use GNOME, you can even set a keyboard shortcut to make switching super fast!

I’m still working on improving this tool, so if you have any suggestions or find any bugs, please let me know. You can check out the project and download it from my GitHub repository.

https://github.com/zikusooka/toggle-pw-volumes

Enjoy, and happy streaming!

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