Albert Sound Switcher Plugin

An Albert plugin to quickly switch audio outputs on Linux systems using PipeWire or PulseAudio.

Features

• List all available audio outputs
• Filter outputs by name
• Switch default audio sink with a single action
• Automatically moves all active audio streams to the new output
• Smart icons for Bluetooth and USB devices
• Fast response with built-in caching

Requirements

• Albert Launcher v0.26+ (uses Python interface 4.0)
• PipeWire or PulseAudio
• pactl command-line tool (usually included with PulseAudio/PipeWire)

Installation

Using Task:

task install

Or manually:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/albert/python/plugins
ln -sfn /path/to/this/repo ~/.local/share/albert/python/plugins/switch-sound

Then restart Albert and enable the plugin in Settings > Plugins > Python.

Usage

Type sound in Albert to list all audio outputs:

sound          # List all audio outputs
sound casque   # Filter outputs by name

Press Enter to switch to the selected output. All currently playing audio streams will be automatically moved to the new output.

Uninstallation

task uninstall

Or remove the symlink manually:

rm ~/.local/share/albert/python/plugins/switch-sound

License

MIT