---
name: "vmpk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vmpk"
version: "0.9.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vmpk"
---

# vmpk(1)

Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard

## NAME

vmpk - Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard

## SYNOPSIS

**vmpk** \[options...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **vmpk** program.

This program uses standard Qt options.

Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard is a MIDI events generator and receiver. It doesn't produce any sound by itself, but can be used to drive a MIDI synthesizer (either hardware or software, internal or external). You can use the computer's keyboard to play MIDI notes, and also the mouse. You can use the Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard to display the played MIDI notes from another instrument or MIDI file player.

## VMPK OPTIONS

The following options apply to **vmpk** only:

**-h\|--help**

Displays a help text.

**-v\|--version**

Displays version information.

**-p\|--portable**

Enables portable settings mode using a default configuration file name.

- **-f** *path/file.conf*

  This option implies **--portable** as well. Reads and writes *path/file.conf* as the portable settings configuration file name.

  This configuration file is always a text file with INI format, despite the running Operating System conventions.

## STANDARD OPTIONS

The following options apply to all Qt5/6 applications:

**-style=** *style* / **-style** *style*

Set the application GUI style. Possible values depend on the system configuration. If Qt is compiled with additional styles or has additional styles as plugins these will be available to the **-style** command line option.

**-stylesheet=** *stylesheet* / **-stylesheet** *stylesheet*

Set the application styleSheet. The value must be a path to a file that contains the Style Sheet.

- **-widgetcount**

  Print debug message at the end about number of widgets left undestroyed and maximum number of widgets existed at the same time.

- **-reverse**

  Set the application's layout direction to Qt::RightToLeft. This option is intended to aid debugging and should not be used in production. The default value is automatically detected from the user's locale (see also QLocale::textDirection()).

- **-platform** *platformName\[:options\]*

  Specify the Qt Platform Abstraction (QPA) plugin.

- **-platformpluginpath** *path*

  Specify the path to platform plugins.

- **-platformtheme** *platformTheme*

  Specify the platform theme.

- **-plugin** *plugin*

  Specify additional plugins to load. The argument may appear multiple times.

- **-qwindowgeometry** *geometry*

  Specify the window geometry for the main window using the X11-syntax. For example: -qwindowgeometry 100x100+50+50

- **-qwindowicon** *icon*

  Set the default window icon.

- **-qwindowtitle** *title*

  Set the title of the first window.

- **-session** *session*

  Restore the application from an earlier session.

- **-display** *hostname:screen\_number*

  Switch displays on X11. Overrides the **DISPLAY** environment variable.

- **-geometry** *geometry*

  Specify the window geometry for the main window on X11. For example: -geometry 100x100+50+50

**-dialogs=** *\[xp\|none\]*

Only available for the Windows platform. XP uses native style dialogs and none disables them.

**-fontengine=** *freetype*

Use the FreeType font engine.

## SEE ALSO

qt5options (7)

## LICENSE

This manual page was originally written by Mehdi Dogguy \<dogguy@pps.jussieu.fr\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

Updated for Qt5/6 by Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas \<plcl@users.sourceforge.net\>

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; considering as source code all the file that enable the production of this manpage.

## AUTHORS

**Mehdi Dogguy** \<dogguy@pps.jussieu.fr\>

**Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas** \<plcl@users.sourceforge.net\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2009 Mehdi Dogguy\
 Copyright © 2010-2026 Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas\