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waybar-wireplumber - WirePlumber module

NAME  DESCRIPTION  CONFIGURATION  FORMAT REPLACEMENTS  EXAMPLES  Basic:  Separate Sink and Source Widgets  STYLE 

NAME

waybar - WirePlumber module

DESCRIPTION

The wireplumber module displays the current volume reported by WirePlumber.

CONFIGURATION

format:

typeof: string

default: {volume}%

The format, how information should be displayed. This format is used when other formats aren’t specified.

format-muted:

typeof: string

This format is used when the sound is muted.

node-type:

typeof: string

default: Audio/Sink

The WirePlumber node type to attach to. Use Audio/Source to manage microphones etc.

tooltip:

typeof: bool

default: true

Option to disable tooltip on hover.

tooltip-format:

typeof: string

default: {node_name}

The format of information displayed in the tooltip.

rotate:

typeof: integer

Positive value to rotate the text label (in 90 degree increments).

states:

typeof: object

A number of volume states which get activated on certain volume levels. See waybar-states(5).

max-length:

typeof: integer

The maximum length in character the module should display.

min-length:

typeof: integer

The minimum length in characters the module should accept.

align:

typeof: float

The alignment of the label within the module, where 0 is left-aligned and 1 is right-aligned. If the module is rotated, it will follow the flow of the text.

justify:

typeof: string

The alignment of the text within the module’s label, allowing options ’left’, ’right’, or ’center’ to define the positioning.

scroll-step:

typeof: float

default: 1.0

The speed at which to change the volume when scrolling.

on-click:

typeof: string

Command to execute when clicked on the module.

on-click-middle:

typeof: string

Command to execute when middle-clicked on the module using mousewheel.

on-click-right:

typeof: string

Command to execute when you right-click on the module.

on-update:

typeof: string

Command to execute when the module is updated.

on-scroll-up:

typeof: string

Command to execute when scrolling up on the module. This replaces the default behaviour of volume control.

on-scroll-down:

typeof: string

Command to execute when scrolling down on the module. This replaces the default behaviour of volume control.

max-volume:

typeof: float

default: 100

The maximum volume that can be set, in percentage.

menu:

typeof: string

Action that popups the menu.

menu-file:

typeof: string

Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type

GtkMenu with id menu

menu-actions:

typeof: array

The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu.

FORMAT REPLACEMENTS

{volume}: Volume in percentage.

{node_name}: The node’s nickname as reported by WirePlumber (node.nick property)

EXAMPLES

Basic:

"wireplumber": {

"format": "{volume}%",

"format-muted": "ï¦",

"on-click": "helvum"

}

Separate Sink and Source Widgets

"wireplumber#sink": {
"format": "{volume}% {icon}",
"format-muted": "ï©",
"format-icons": ["ï¦", "ï§", "ï¨"],
"on-click": "helvum",
"on-click-right": "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle",
"scroll-step": 5
},
"wireplumber#source": {
"node-type": "Audio/Source",
"format": "{volume}% ï°",
"format-muted": "ï±",
"on-click-right": "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SOURCE@ toggle",
"scroll-step": 5
}

STYLE

#wireplumber

#wireplumber.muted


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se