Module: PulseAudio - Alexays/Waybar GitHub Wiki

The pulseaudio module displays the current volume reported by PulseAudio.

Additionally you can control the volume by scrolling up or down while the cursor is over the module.

Config

option	typeof	default	description
format	string	{volume}%	The format, how information should be displayed.This format is used when other formats aren't specified.
format-bluetooth	string		This format is used when using bluetooth speakers.
format-muted	string		This format is used when the sound is muted.
format-source	string	{volume}%	This format used for the source.
format-source-muted	string		This format is used when the source is muted.
format-icons	array		Based on the current port-name and volume, the corresponding icon gets selected.The order is low to high. See Icons
rotate	integer		Positive value to rotate the text label.
states	array		A number of volume states which get activated on certain volume levels.See States
max-length	integer		The maximum length in character the module should display.
scroll-step	float	1.0	The speed in which to change the volume when scrolling.
on-click	string		Command to execute when clicked on the module.
on-click-middle	string		Command to execute when you middle clicked on the module using mousewheel.
on-click-right	string		Command to execute when you right clicked on the module.
on-scroll-up	string		Command to execute when scrolling up on the module.This replaces the default behaviour of volume control.
on-scroll-down	string		Command to execute when scrolling down on the module.This replaces the default behaviour of volume control.
smooth-scrolling-threshold	double		Threshold to be used when scrolling.
tooltip	bool	true	Option to enable tooltip on hover.
tooltip-format	string	{desc}	Tooltip on hover.
max-volume	integer	100	The maximum volume that can be set, in percentage.
ignored-sinks	array		List of sinks to ignore, by description.Use pactl list sinks to find the correct description.
reverse-scrolling	bool	false	Option to reverse the scroll direction for devices other than a mouse (touchpad, trackpad, etc)
reverse-mouse-scrolling	bool	false	Option to reverse the scroll direction for mice

Format replacements:

string	replacement
{volume}	Volume in percentage
{icon}	Icon, as defined in format-icons.
{format_source}	Source format, format-source, format-source-muted.
{desc}	Pulseaudio port's description, for bluetooth it'll be the device name.

Icons:

The following strings for format-icons are supported.

string	note
[the device name]	Looks something like alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.3.analog-stereo.You can use a PulseAudio frontend to find this such as pacmd list-sinks or pamixer --list-sinks

If they are found in the current PulseAudio port name, the corresponding icons will be selected.

string	note
default	Will be shown, when no other port is found.
headphone	headphones until 0.9.0
speaker
hdmi
headset
hands-free	handsfree until 0.9.0
portable
car
hifi
phone

Additionally, suffixing a device name or port with -muted will cause the icon to be selected when the corresponding audio device is muted. This applies to default as well.

Example:

"pulseaudio": {
    "format": "{volume}% {icon}",
    "format-bluetooth": "{volume}% {icon}",
    "format-muted": "",
    "format-icons": {
        "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo": "",
        "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo-muted": "",
        "headphone": "",
        "hands-free": "",
        "headset": "",
        "phone": "",
        "phone-muted": "",
        "portable": "",
        "car": "",
        "default": ["", ""]
    },
    "scroll-step": 1,
    "on-click": "pavucontrol",
    "ignored-sinks": ["Easy Effects Sink"]
}

Style

• #pulseaudio
• #pulseaudio.bluetooth
• #pulseaudio.muted
• #pulseaudio.source-muted