AudioMap

Cross-platform audio device mapping library for macOS, Windows, and Linux with comprehensive device UID support for both input and output audio devices.

Features

• 🔍 Cross-platform: Support for macOS, Windows, and Linux
• 🎤 Input Device Detection: Detect microphones, line inputs, and other audio input devices
• 🔊 Output Device Detection: Detect speakers, headphones, and other audio output devices
• 🆔 Device UID Support: Get unique device identifiers (UIDs) for precise device targeting
• 📝 Unified API: Same API interface across all platforms
• 🛠️ Native Implementation:
  • macOS: Uses CoreAudio API with native UID support
  • Windows: Uses pycaw + comtypes with device ID extraction
  • Linux: Uses ALSA tools with device identifier mapping
• 🎯 Lightweight: Minimal dependencies, high performance
• 📱 Command Line Tool: Built-in CLI interface

Installation

Basic Installation

pip install audiomap

Platform-specific Dependencies

Windows:

pip install audiomap[windows]

Development:

pip install audiomap[dev]

Platform-specific Dependencies

Windows users need additional packages:

pip install audiomap[windows]

Developer installation:

pip install audiomap[dev]

Quick Start

Basic Usage

from audiomap import list_audio_input_devices, list_audio_output_devices

# List all input devices
input_devices = list_audio_input_devices()
for device in input_devices:
    print(f"Input device: {device['name']} (UID: {device['id']})")

# List all output devices
output_devices = list_audio_output_devices()
for device in output_devices:
    print(f"Output device: {device['name']} (UID: {device['id']})")

Using Class Interface

from audiomap import AudioDeviceDetector

detector = AudioDeviceDetector()

# Get all devices with UIDs
all_devices = detector.list_all_devices()
print(f"Input devices: {len(all_devices['input'])}")
print(f"Output devices: {len(all_devices['output'])}")

# Display device information including UIDs
for device in all_devices['input']:
    print(f"Input: {device['name']} (UID: {device['id']})")
    
for device in all_devices['output']:
    print(f"Output: {device['name']} (UID: {device['id']})")

# Find specific devices by name
macbook_devices = detector.find_device_by_name("MacBook")
for device in macbook_devices:
    print(f"Found device: {device['name']} - UID: {device['id']}")

# Get device statistics
stats = detector.get_device_count()
print(f"Total: {stats['total']} audio devices")

Command Line Usage

# List all devices with UIDs
audiomap

# List input devices only
audiomap --input-only

# List output devices only
audiomap --output-only

# JSON format output with UIDs
audiomap --json

# Find devices containing "MacBook"
audiomap --find "MacBook"

# Show device count only
audiomap --count-only

API Documentation

Utility Functions

list_audio_input_devices()

Returns a list of all audio input devices with their unique identifiers.

Returns:

• List[Dict[str, str]]: Device list, each device contains:
  • id: Device unique identifier (UID) - platform-specific format
  • name: Human-readable device name
  • platform: Platform name ("Windows", "Darwin", "Linux")

list_audio_output_devices()

Returns a list of all audio output devices with their unique identifiers.

Returns:

• List[Dict[str, str]]: Device list (same format as above)

AudioDeviceDetector Class

list_input_devices()

List all audio input devices.

list_output_devices()

List all audio output devices.

list_all_devices()

List all audio devices.

Returns:

{
    "input": List[Dict[str, str]],
    "output": List[Dict[str, str]]
}

get_device_count()

Get device count statistics.

Returns:

{
    "input": int,    # Number of input devices
    "output": int,   # Number of output devices  
    "total": int     # Total number of devices
}

find_device_by_name(name, device_type="both")

Find devices by name.

Parameters:

• name (str): Device name (supports partial matching)
• device_type (str): Device type, options: "input", "output", "both"

Platform Requirements

macOS

• No additional dependencies (uses built-in CoreAudio)
• Supports all audio device types
• UID Format: CoreAudio device UID (e.g., "BuiltInSpeakers", "AppleUSBAudioEngine:...")

Windows

• Requires installation: pip install pycaw comtypes
• Supports WASAPI devices
• UID Format: Windows device ID (e.g., "{0.0.0.00000000}.{12345678-...}")

Linux

• Requires ALSA tools: sudo apt-get install alsa-utils
• Supports ALSA and PulseAudio/PipeWire devices
• UID Format: ALSA device name (e.g., "default", "hw:0,0", "pulse")

Device UID Support

AudioMap provides comprehensive device UID support across all platforms:

What are Device UIDs?

Device UIDs (Unique Identifiers) are platform-specific strings that uniquely identify audio devices. Unlike device names which can change or be duplicated, UIDs provide a reliable way to target specific audio hardware.

Platform-Specific UID Implementation

• macOS: Uses CoreAudio's native device UID system
• Windows: Extracts Windows device IDs through WASAPI
• Linux: Uses ALSA device identifiers

Using UIDs in Your Application

devices = list_audio_input_devices()
for device in devices:
    uid = device['id']          # Platform-specific unique identifier
    name = device['name']       # Human-readable name
    platform = device['platform']  # Platform identifier
    
    print(f"Device: {name}")
    print(f"UID: {uid}")
    print(f"Platform: {platform}")

Error Handling

from audiomap import AudioDeviceDetector
from audiomap.exceptions import AudioDetectionError, DependencyMissingError

try:
    detector = AudioDeviceDetector()
    devices = detector.list_input_devices()
except DependencyMissingError as e:
    print(f"Missing dependency: {e}")
except AudioDetectionError as e:
    print(f"Detection error: {e}")

Output Examples

macOS Output Example

=== Audio Input Devices ===
Found 3 input devices:
  1. MacBook Pro Microphone (UID: BuiltInMicrophoneDevice)
  2. WH-1000XM6 (UID: 58-18-62-13-51-61:input)
  3. BlackHole 2ch (UID: BlackHole2ch_UID)

=== Audio Output Devices ===
Found 4 output devices:
  1. MacBook Pro Speakers (UID: BuiltInSpeakerDevice)
  2. WH-1000XM6 (UID: 58-18-62-13-51-61:output)
  3. BlackHole 2ch (UID: BlackHole2ch_UID)
  4. Multi-Output Device (UID: ~:AMS2_StackedOutput:0)

Development

Setup Development Environment

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/audiomap.git
cd audiomap
pip install -e .[dev]

Run Tests

pytest tests/

Build Package

python -m build

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Issues and Pull Requests are welcome!

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Support for macOS, Windows, and Linux
• Command line tool included
• Complete error handling