An Omarchy bar plugin for advanced PipeWire audio management: sample-rate and bit-depth presets scoped to what your current output device actually supports, plus a visual virtual patchbay for routing audio ports.
- Sample rate — quick presets (Auto / Studio 48k / Hi-Res 96k / …),
applied live via
pw-metadata(clock.force-rate/clock.force-quantum). Reversible in one click on "Auto". - Bit depth (advanced) — forces the ALSA output format (
S16LE/S24LE/S32LE) for the current default sink via a dedicated WirePlumber rule, then restartswireplumberto apply it. "Auto" removes the rule and restarts the service. Local ALSA outputs only (not Bluetooth). - Device-aware presets — both lists are filtered live against the actual
capabilities of your current default output device (read from PipeWire's
EnumFormatparams), so you're never offered a rate or bit depth your hardware can't do. The same check runs again server-side before applying, as a safety net. - Visual virtual patchbay — every active audio port (sinks, sources, and
per-app streams) is listed as a jack in two columns; connections are drawn
as live bezier cables. Click an output jack then an input jack (in either
order) to connect them via
pw-link; the active-connections list below lets you cut any cable with one click.
omarchy plugin add https://github.com/devfrp/omarchy-audio-pro --enableClick the ⇄ icon in the bar to open the panel.
pw-dump, pw-link, pw-metadata, pactl, systemctl --user — all present
on a standard PipeWire/WirePlumber system (no extra packages needed).
- Sample rate / bit depth: pick a preset, then confirm — both actions briefly interrupt system audio (a clock change, or a WirePlumber restart). Only presets your current default output supports are shown.
- Patchbay: click a source jack (left column), then a destination jack (right column) — or the reverse order — to connect them. Active cables are drawn between connected jacks; use the × next to an entry in "Active connections" to disconnect.
- Refresh with the ↻ button, or wait — the panel polls PipeWire every 5 seconds while open.
- No packaged Omarchy files are ever touched.
- Writes only
~/.config/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d/70-audio-patchbay-bitdepth.conf, marked as owned by this plugin; refuses to overwrite a file it doesn't own or a symlink. - Never uses
sudo.
python3 patchbay.py json # full snapshot (graph + status + capabilities)
python3 patchbay.py connect OUT IN # connect two ports by id
python3 patchbay.py disconnect LINK # cut a connection by link id
python3 patchbay.py rate PRESET # auto|music|studio|hires
python3 patchbay.py bitdepth PRESET # auto|16|24|32
omarchy plugin validate .The development installer (install.sh) symlinks the checkout into the user
plugin directory, backs up shell.json, and enables the widget. Keep the
checkout in place while installed. Use uninstall.sh to remove that symlink;
the source and any saved audio overrides are preserved.
If the shell keeps stale QML after an update, run omarchy restart shell.