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volume pulse

a lightweight volume control applet for Linux.

What is volume-pulse?

Volume Pulse is a lightweight volume control utility for Linux systems. It runs in the system tray and allows you to control your audio output using mouse scroll, tray icon clicks, or your system’s volume keys. Volume Pulse is written in (C & Crystal) and uses the GTK2 toolkit for its graphical interface.

Features

Tray icon with real-time volume status

Mouse scroll support to increase/decrease volume

Left click to toggle mute

Middle click can be set to open a mixer or mute

Optional notification popups

Volume shortcuts support (XF86 keys)

Simple config file for customization

Requirements

pulseaudio

pavucontrol

libnotify

libgtk-2-dev

Installation

pulseaudio

pavucontrol

libnotify

libgtk-2-dev

Using AUR

paru -S volume-pulse
# or
yay -S volume-pulse

Manual Installation

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/volume-pulse.git
cd volume-pulse
makepkg -si

Using the installer script

Download latest version

chmod a+x install.sh
./installer.sh install crystal
# OR
./installer.sh install c

To uninstall:

./installer.sh uninstall

Usage

volume-pulse &

Configuration

Edit ~/.config/volume-pulse/config.conf to customize behavior.

Example config:

volume_increase = 5
max_volume = 200%
 
# "false", "mixer", "mute"
middle_click_action = mixer
 
mixer = pavucontrol
 
use_notifications = false
 
# Enable keyboard shortcuts (X11 only)
use_shortcuts = true
 
use_arguments = true

CLI Options

You can also control the volume from the terminal (best option for custom shortcuts):

volume-pulse -u   # Volume up
volume-pulse -d   # Volume down
volume-pulse -m   # Toggle mute
volume-pulse -s   # Show volume level
volume-pulse -v   # Version info