---
title: Install Audio Switcher on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Audio Switcher for on Arch Linux - Simple script
  to switch between audio output sinks
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/audio-switcher/arch
---

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# Install Audio Switcher on **Arch Linux**

# Audio Switcher

[Michal Kohútek (tylnesh)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tylnesh "View all snaps from Michal Kohútek (tylnesh)")

* [Michal Kohútek (tylnesh)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tylnesh "View all snaps from Michal Kohútek (tylnesh)")
* [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio)
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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/audio-switcher/arch#install)

#### Simple script to switch between audio output sinks

An ultra-simple bash script that switches between pulseaudio output sinks and moves all the audio sources over.

If it doesn't work, please run 'sudo snap connect audio-switcher:pulseaudio'

Planned features:

* Adding context menu to switch inputs
* Adding context menu to switch sound card modes (i.e. in case of bluetooth audio switching between a2dp and hsv, different HDMI sound output modes, etc.)

If you have an idea on how to improve it, here's the github repo: <https://github.com/tylnesh/audio-switcher>

### Package name

* audio-switcher

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 16 April 2020 - latest/stable
* 6 February 2024 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [lordsoftech.com](https://lordsoftech.com "https://lordsoftech.com")

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### Contact

* [michal@kohutek.eu](mailto:michal@kohutek.eu "mailto:michal@kohutek.eu")

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## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Audio Switcher

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/)
The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported
install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites)
installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following:

```
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git
cd snapd
makepkg -si
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Audio Switcher

To install Audio Switcher, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install audio-switcher
```

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