Waveform 13 Free (Flatpak)

derived from https://github.com/flathub/com.tracktion.Waveform

Unmaintained as of 2025/10/16

NOTE: This wrapper is not verified by, affiliated with, or supported by the Tracktion Software Corporation.

Please note that due to lack of actual programming or coding knowledge outside of just messing around with files like these I cannot fix any bugs

I have no near future plans to update it - anyone is free to PR and try to!

Prerequisites:

• Flatpak installed, duh

Installation Methods:

📦 1. Download and Install the Flatpak Bundle (Recommended)

1. Download the Waveform13-13.3.13.flatpak file from the "Assets" section below this release.
2. Open your terminal in the directory where you downloaded the file (e.g., ~/Downloads/).
3. Run the installation command:

   flatpak install --user ./Waveform13-13.3.13.flatpak

   To install system-wide (requires root privileges), you can omit --user and run sudo flatpak install ./Waveform13-13.3.13.flatpak.

🤓 2. Build from Source (advanced stuff, spooky)

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone [https://github.com/andrimattheu/com.flatpak.community.Waveform13.git](https://github.com/andrimattheu/com.flatpak.community.Waveform13.git)
   cd com.flatpak.community.Waveform13

2. Build the Flatpak application:

   flatpak-builder --force-clean --repo=flatpak-build/repo flatpak-build com.flatpak.community.Waveform13.yaml

3. Install the Flatpak application from your local repository:

   flatpak install --user flatpak-build/repo com.flatpak.community.Waveform13

4. Run the application:

   flatpak run com.flatpak.community.Waveform13

### Updating to a New Version (if I ever update this lol):

This Flatpak bundle does not support automatic updates. When a new version is released:

1. Download the new .flatpak file from the latest release on this GitHub page. 2. Run the flatpak install --user <new-version-file.flatpak> command again. Flatpak will automatically handle the upgrade, replacing the old version with the new one.

Important Notes:

• PipeWire Compatibility: You have to have PipeWire installed and running. This Flatpak does not bundle a separate JACK2 daemon.
• Third-Party Plugins (VST/VST3/LV2): Waveform 13 expects plugins to be in certain standard locations. You might need to point Waveform to the correct plugin directories within the Flatpak's sandbox. Common paths for plugins inside a Flatpak are often in /app/extensions/Plugins/ (if you use the org.freedesktop.LinuxAudio.Plugins extension) or within your ~/.vst, ~/.vst3 directories if they are exposed by your --filesystem=home permission. You might need to enable the org.freedesktop.LinuxAudio.Plugins Flatpak extension if you want to use Flatpak'd audio plugins (it's automatically enabled but it has to be installed).
• Flatpak permission issues: You may have to configure certain parameters in e.g. Flatseal