Nov 2, 2024 · PulseAudio is a large project maintained by a small yet passionate group of volunteers! Our development team currently consists of three individuals who maintain the code-base in our free time! (This probably amounts to less than one full time developer.) Important bug reports and patch submissions are often handled more slowly than we would like.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PulseAudio
PulseAudio is a network-capable sound server program distributed via the freedesktop.org project. It runs mainly on Linux, including Windows Subsystem for Linux on Microsoft Windows and Termux on Android; various BSD distributions such as FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS; as well as Illumos distributions and the Solaris operating system.
Jan 13, 2026 ·
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PulseAudio
Jan 13, 2026 · PulseAudio is a general purpose sound server intended to run as a middleware between your applications and your hardware devices, either using Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) or Open Sound System (OSS). It also offers easy network streaming across local devices using Avahi if enabled. While its main purpose is to ease audio configuration, its modular design allows more advanced users ...
May 7, 2021 · About PulseAudio PulseAudio is a sound server, originally created to overcome the limitations of the Enlightened Sound Daemon (EsounD). A sound server can serve many functions: Software mixing of multiple audio streams, bypassing any restrictions the hardware has.
Sep 6, 2026 ·
https://www.lumeh.org/wiki/linux/pulseaudio/
Sep 6, 2026 · PulseAudio PulseAudio is the sound system used by most desktop Linux distributions. The goal of this guide is to teach you the basic knowledge you’ll need to be able to solve your own audio routing situations (e.g., routing an application’s sound and your microphone into Discord while still being able to hear the application).
Oct 20, 2026 ·
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PulseAudio
Oct 20, 2026 · PulseAudio (or PA for short) is a multi-platform, open source, sound server that provides a number of features on top of the low-level audio interface ALSA, such as: Networking support (P2P and server mode). Per-application volume controls. Better cross-platform support. Dynamic latency adjustment, which can be used to save power. Plugin modules.