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

# spa-monitor(1)

The PipeWire SPA device debugging utility

## NAME

spa-monitor - The PipeWire SPA device debugging utility

## SYNOPSIS

**spa-monitor** *FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

Load a SPA plugin and instantiate a device from it.

This is only useful for debugging device plugins.

## EXAMPLES

**spa-monitor** /usr/lib/spa-0.2/jack/libspa-jack.so

## 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)**