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Volume Control vs pwvucontrol: catalog facts
Volume Control	pwvucontrol
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only licence.
Linux	Linux
Separate volume control for each application Per-device volume adjustment	Built specifically for PipeWire Lightweight Rust application
Linux only Built around the PulseAudio sound system	Requires a PipeWire-based system Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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