waybar-privacy(5)             File Formats Manual            waybar-privacy(5)

NAME
       waybar - privacy module

DESCRIPTION
       The privacy module displays if any application is capturing audio,
       sharing
       the screen or playing audio.

CONFIGURATION
       icon-spacing:
       typeof: integer
       default: 4
       The spacing between each privacy icon.

       icon-size:
       typeof: integer
       default: 20
       The size of each privacy icon.

       transition-duration:
       typeof: integer
       default: 250
       Option to disable tooltip on hover.

       modules
       typeof: array of objects
       default: [{"type": "screenshare"}, {"type": "audio-in"}]
       Which privacy modules to monitor. See MODULES CONFIGURATION for
       more information.

       expand:
       typeof: bool
       default: false
       Enables this module to consume all left over space dynamically.

       ignore-monitor
       typeof: bool
       default: true
       Ignore streams with stream.monitor property.

       ignore
       typeof: array of objects
       default: []
       Additional streams to be ignored. See IGNORE CONFIGURATION for
       more information.

MODULES CONFIGURATION
       type:
       typeof: string
       values: "screenshare", "audio-in", "audio-out"
       Specifies which module to use and configure.

       tooltip:
       typeof: bool
       default: true
       Option to disable tooltip on hover.

       tooltip-icon-size:
       typeof: integer
       default: 24
       The size of each icon in the tooltip.

IGNORE CONFIGURATION
       type:
       typeof: string

       name:
       typeof: string

EXAMPLES
           "privacy": {
                "icon-spacing": 4,
                "icon-size": 18,
                "transition-duration": 250,
                "modules": [
                     {
                          "type": "screenshare",
                          "tooltip": true,
                          "tooltip-icon-size": 24
                     },
                     {
                          "type": "audio-out",
                          "tooltip": true,
                          "tooltip-icon-size": 24
                     },
                     {
                          "type": "audio-in",
                          "tooltip": true,
                          "tooltip-icon-size": 24
                     }
                ],
                "ignore-monitor": true,
                "ignore": [
                     {
                          "type": "audio-in",
                          "name": "cava"
                     },
                     {
                          "type": "screenshare",
                          "name": "obs"
                     }
                ]
           },

STYLE
       o   #privacy
       o   #privacy-item
       o   #privacy-item.screenshare
       o   #privacy-item.audio-in
       o   #privacy-item.audio-out

                                  2026-08-31                 waybar-privacy(5)