From eba38a33af48c56126a3f0d851a10c8d57e6a8c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tom A. Wagner" Date: Sun, 9 May 2021 15:29:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] readme: Link to Helvum for GUI tools --- README.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 25a40bb90..b117a354f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -150,11 +150,12 @@ automatically use the PipeWire video source when possible. ### Inspecting the PipeWire state -There is currently no native graphical tool to inspect the PipeWire graph -but we recommend to use one of the excellent JACK tools, such as `Carla`, +To inspect and manipulate the PipeWire graph via GUI, you can use [Helvum](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/ryuukyu/helvum). + +Alternatively, you can use use one of the excellent JACK tools, such as `Carla`, `catia`, `qjackctl`, ... -You will not be able to see all features like the video -ports but it is a good start. +However, you will not be able to see all features like the video +ports. `pw-mon` dumps and monitors the state of the PipeWire daemon.