PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.

• Development Status: 4 - Beta
• Environment: Console (Text Based), No Input/Output (Daemon), Gnome
• Intended Audience: End Users/Desktop
• License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
• Operating System: Linux
• Programming Language: C, C++
• Topic: Packaging, Gnome, Sound/Audio