Applications Produce Audio
Browsers, media players, games, and desktop software send audio to PipeWire or PulseAudio.
↓Linux System Audio Capture
WireTap
Audio Control Center
Capture, inspect, monitor, and export the audio already flowing through your Linux system. WireTap operates entirely at the PipeWire or PulseAudio layer, leaving browsers and websites untouched.
No browser extension
No cloud processing
Local audio export
User Edition
A focused audio console, not a browser add-on.
WireTap is designed for users who want precise control over system audio capture without browser access, injected scripts, remote services, or unnecessary editing complexity.
Application Identity
DarkMatter WireTap
The interface combines live signal analysis, recording controls, source selection, theme profiles, and export configuration in one self-contained PySide6 desktop application.
Its dashboard is built around visibility. The active source, signal state, waveform, peak levels, RMS levels, recording duration, file size, format, and output location remain visible while you work.
Core Structure
The signal path stays local and understandable.
WireTap captures from the monitor source associated with your selected Linux output device. The browser is simply another application producing sound.
WireTap Detects the Monitor
The application discovers available output-monitor sources and follows the default output when enabled.
↓Audio Is Recorded Locally
FFmpeg captures the selected monitor and exports directly to your configured recording directory.
Control Surface
Designed around the information that matters.
Real Peak and RMS Meters
Actual stereo PCM data drives the level meters, peak values, RMS readouts, and signal state.
Waveform Monitor
A live waveform visualization shows the shape and activity of the selected system audio signal.
Automatic Source Detection
WireTap finds output-monitor sources and can follow the current default sink automatically.
Recording Controls
Record, pause, resume, stop, discard, open the output folder, or operate through configured shortcuts.
Persistent Preferences
Theme, modules, format, source behavior, output directory, filenames, and hotkeys are remembered.
Modular Dashboard
Waveform, signal meters, and session information can be enabled or hidden to suit your workspace.
Theme System
Four control-room personalities.
Each theme changes the application’s visual language while preserving the same control layout, recording workflow, and data hierarchy.
DarkMatter
DarkMatter Console
Deep black, graphite panels, electric blue instrumentation, green signal states, and red recording alerts.
Broadcast
Broadcast Console
Warm studio tones, amber instrumentation, dark bronze panels, and classic broadcast-console contrast.
Terminal
Terminal Console
Near-black surfaces, phosphor green readouts, compact controls, and an old-school signal-terminal character.
LightStudio
LightStudio Console
A bright editing-room layout with clean white panels, restrained blue controls, and crisp daylight readability.
Modules
Show the instruments you use. Hide the rest.
WireTap’s interface is modular, allowing the dashboard to remain compact or expand into a more detailed monitoring console.
Signal MetersLive left and right peak levels, RMS data, and signal state.
Waveform MonitorA real-time view of the current stereo PCM signal.
Session InformationOutput path, capture engine, backend, sample rate, and channels.
Hotkey ControlsConfigurable keyboard shortcuts for record, pause, resume, and stop.
Audio Export
Choose the format that fits the job.
FLAC
Lossless compression and an excellent default for archival recordings.
WAV
Uncompressed PCM for editing, analysis, mastering, and maximum compatibility.
MP3
Compact, widely compatible output for everyday listening and distribution.
OPUS
Efficient modern compression with strong quality at lower bitrates.
OGG
Open-format Vorbis audio for portable, compact, standards-friendly exports.
Private and Local
No browser access. No cloud. No injected code.
WireTap works at the Linux audio layer. It does not inspect browser tabs, read page content, install extensions, alter websites, or send recordings to a remote service.
- Standalone PySide6 desktop application
- Local PipeWire or PulseAudio monitor capture
- Local FFmpeg encoding
- User-selected output directory
- Persistent local preferences
- No account required
DarkMatter Software
Precision audio capture without browser entanglement.
WireTap turns the Linux output-monitor stream into a controlled, visible, exportable recording workflow.