---
name: "pw-jack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pipewire-jack"
version: "1:1.6.10-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pw-jack"
---

# pw-jack(1)

Use PipeWire instead of JACK

## NAME

pw-jack - Use PipeWire instead of JACK

## SYNOPSIS

**pw-jack** \[*options*\] *COMMAND* \[*ARGUMENTS...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pw-jack** modifies the LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH environment variable so that applications will load PipeWire's reimplementation of the JACK client libraries instead of JACK's own libraries. This results in JACK clients being redirected to PipeWire.

If PipeWire's reimplementation of the JACK client libraries has been installed as a system-wide replacement for JACK's own libraries, then the whole system already behaves in that way, in which case **pw-jack** has no practical effect.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show help.

- **-r NAME**

  The name of the remote instance to connect to. If left unspecified, a connection is made to the default PipeWire instance.

- **-v**

  Verbose operation.

## EXAMPLES

**pw-jack sndfile-jackplay /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/bell.oga**

## AUTHORS

The PipeWire Developers \<https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues\>; PipeWire is available from \<https://pipewire.org\>

## SEE ALSO

**[pipewire(1)](/pipewire/1.md)**, **[jackd(1)](/jackd/1.md)**,