Helvum

Spec sheet

Purpose

Helvum is a graphical patchbay for PipeWire that routes audio, video, and MIDI data by creating or removing connections between applications and devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

License

The project README says Helvum is distributed under the GPL3 license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Architectures

The Flathub listing provides builds for x86_64 and aarch64.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Build dependencies

The README lists Meson, Rust, libclang 3.7 or higher, and GTK 4.0 and PipeWire 0.3 development headers for manual compilation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Connections

Helvum lets users create and remove connections between applications and devices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Distribution

Flathub lists Helvum as a free Linux Flatpak.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Flatpak build

The README recommends building via Flatpak to handle dependencies and avoid problems from different system configurations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Interface

Helvum is a GTK-based patchbay inspired by the JACK tool Catia.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maintainers

Flathub lists Tom A. Wagner and Naveen Prashanth as developers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Media types

The connections can reroute audio, video, and MIDI data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Package status

Flathub marks its community-provided package as unverified and says it is not affiliated with or supported by the listed developers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Planned features

The README lists volume control and a debug mode showing advanced information about nodes and ports as planned features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every Helvum plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Audio Enhancement Software#20 of 307.5