diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42785d8..0bf835f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Follow the instructions above for your operating system to install a virtual aud
    - Choose the **virtual output device** (e.g., "VB Cable Input" or "Virtual Audio Cable") from the dropdown
    - This is the playback device that's wired to your virtual microphone
    - Do NOT select your regular speakers or headphones
+   - On Linux change channel count to "Mono" when you select PipeWire or PulseAudio
 
 3. **Choose connection method**
 
diff --git a/RustApp/Cargo.lock b/RustApp/Cargo.lock
index 80cee66..6d94139 100644
--- a/RustApp/Cargo.lock
+++ b/RustApp/Cargo.lock
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4b46cbb362ab8752921c97e041f5e366ee6297bd428a31275b9fcf1e380f7299"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "annotate-snippets"
+version = "0.11.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "710e8eae58854cdc1790fcb56cca04d712a17be849eeb81da2a724bf4bae2bc4"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "unicode-width 0.2.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -661,7 +671,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glib-sys",
  "gobject-sys",
  "libc",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -830,6 +840,7 @@ version = "0.72.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "993776b509cfb49c750f11b8f07a46fa23e0a1386ffc01fb1e7d343efc387895"
 dependencies = [
+ "annotate-snippets",
  "bitflags 2.11.1",
  "cexpr",
  "clang-sys",
@@ -1046,7 +1057,7 @@ checksum = "685c9fa8e590b8b3d678873528d83411db17242a73fccaed827770ea0fedda51"
 dependencies = [
  "glib-sys",
  "libc",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1151,7 +1162,7 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6fac387a98bb7c37292057cffc56d62ecb629900026402633ae9160df93a8766"
 dependencies = [
- "nom",
+ "nom 7.1.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1161,7 +1172,17 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d067ad48b8650848b989a59a86c6c36a995d02d2bf778d45c3c5d57bc2718f02"
 dependencies = [
  "smallvec",
- "target-lexicon",
+ "target-lexicon 0.12.16",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-expr"
+version = "0.20.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3c6b04e07d8080154ed4ac03546d9a2b303cc2fe1901ba0b35b301516e289368"
+dependencies = [
+ "smallvec",
+ "target-lexicon 0.13.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1456,6 +1477,21 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "136d3e02915a2cea4d74caa8681e2d44b1c3254bdbf17d11d41d587ff858832c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "convert_case"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "baaaa0ecca5b51987b9423ccdc971514dd8b0bb7b4060b983d3664dad3f1f89f"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-segmentation",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cookie-factory"
+version = "0.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9885fa71e26b8ab7855e2ec7cae6e9b380edff76cd052e07c683a0319d51b3a2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -1517,9 +1553,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "coreaudio-rs"
-version = "0.14.1"
+version = "0.14.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "16dd574a72a021b90c7656c474ea31d11a2f0366a8eff574186e761e0b9e3586"
+checksum = "7d5d7dca3ebcf65a035582c9ad4385371a9d9ee6537474d2a278f4e1e475bb58"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.11.1",
  "libc",
@@ -1649,18 +1685,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cpal"
-version = "0.17.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d8942da362c0f0d895d7cac616263f2f9424edc5687364dfd1d25ef7eba506d7"
+version = "0.18.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/RustAudio/cpal.git?rev=3e73d824295c18373e794ef7bb8f53c58bd8af67#3e73d824295c18373e794ef7bb8f53c58bd8af67"
 dependencies = [
  "alsa",
+ "block2 0.6.2",
  "coreaudio-rs",
  "dasp_sample",
+ "futures",
  "jack",
  "jni 0.21.1",
  "js-sys",
  "libc",
- "mach2",
+ "mach2 0.6.0",
  "ndk",
  "ndk-context",
  "num-derive",
@@ -1672,10 +1709,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-core-audio-types",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
  "objc2-foundation 0.3.2",
- "wasm-bindgen",
- "wasm-bindgen-futures",
+ "pipewire",
+ "pulseaudio",
  "web-sys",
- "windows 0.62.2",
+ "windows 0.61.3",
+ "windows-core 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2365,6 +2403,17 @@ version = "1.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "66b7e2430c6dff6a955451e2cfc438f09cea1965a9d6f87f7e3b90decc014099"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "enum-primitive-derive"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba7795da175654fe16979af73f81f26a8ea27638d8d9823d317016888a63dc4c"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum_dispatch"
 version = "0.3.13"
@@ -2943,7 +2992,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glib-sys",
  "gobject-sys",
  "libc",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2960,7 +3009,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "pango-sys",
  "pkg-config",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3105,7 +3154,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glib-sys",
  "gobject-sys",
  "libc",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -3170,7 +3219,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "063ce2eb6a8d0ea93d2bf8ba1957e78dbab6be1c2220dd3daca57d5a9d869898"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3208,7 +3257,7 @@ checksum = "0850127b514d1c4a4654ead6dedadb18198999985908e6ffe4436f53c785ce44"
 dependencies = [
  "glib-sys",
  "libc",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3305,7 +3354,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gobject-sys",
  "libc",
  "pango-sys",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4042,7 +4091,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06d3a048d09fbb6597dbf7c69f40d14df4a49487db1487191618c893fc3b1c26"
 dependencies = [
  "core-foundation-sys",
- "mach2",
+ "mach2 0.5.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4502,6 +4551,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "redox_syscall 0.7.4",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libspa"
+version = "0.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6b8cfa2a7656627b4c92c6b9ef929433acd673d5ab3708cda1b18478ac00df4"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "cc",
+ "convert_case",
+ "cookie-factory",
+ "libc",
+ "libspa-sys",
+ "nix 0.30.1",
+ "nom 8.0.0",
+ "system-deps 7.0.8",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "libspa-sys"
+version = "0.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "901049455d2eb6decf9058235d745237952f4804bc584c5fcb41412e6adcc6e0"
+dependencies = [
+ "bindgen",
+ "cc",
+ "system-deps 7.0.8",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libxdo"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -4678,6 +4755,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mach2"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dae608c151f68243f2b000364e1f7b186d9c29845f7d2d85bd31b9ad77ad552b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "malloc_buf"
 version = "0.0.6"
@@ -4926,6 +5009,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "memoffset 0.7.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.30.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "74523f3a35e05aba87a1d978330aef40f67b0304ac79c1c00b294c9830543db6"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nnnoiseless"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -4952,6 +5047,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "minimal-lexical",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nom"
+version = "8.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df9761775871bdef83bee530e60050f7e54b1105350d6884eb0fb4f46c2f9405"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "notify"
 version = "8.2.0"
@@ -5187,6 +5291,7 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "13a380031deed8e99db00065c45937da434ca987c034e13b87e4441f9e4090be"
 dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
  "objc2 0.6.4",
  "objc2-foundation 0.3.2",
 ]
@@ -5580,7 +5685,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glib-sys",
  "gobject-sys",
  "libc",
- "system-deps",
+ "system-deps 6.2.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5802,6 +5907,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-io",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pipewire"
+version = "0.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9688b89abf11d756499f7c6190711d6dbe5a3acdb30c8fbf001d6596d06a8d44"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "libc",
+ "libspa",
+ "libspa-sys",
+ "nix 0.30.1",
+ "once_cell",
+ "pipewire-sys",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pipewire-sys"
+version = "0.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cb028afee0d6ca17020b090e3b8fa2d7de23305aef975c7e5192a5050246ea36"
+dependencies = [
+ "bindgen",
+ "libspa-sys",
+ "system-deps 7.0.8",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.33"
@@ -5948,7 +6081,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "inferno",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "nix",
+ "nix 0.26.4",
  "once_cell",
  "smallvec",
  "spin",
@@ -6164,6 +6297,22 @@ version = "0.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "007d8adb5ddab6f8e3f491ac63566a7d5002cc7ed73901f72057943fa71ae1ae"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pulseaudio"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d70623bd7967a9ca4c2ae0e807fc380b291f98480fc037042305ec643a4d3373"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.11.1",
+ "byteorder",
+ "enum-primitive-derive",
+ "futures",
+ "log",
+ "mio",
+ "num-traits",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pxfm"
 version = "0.1.29"
@@ -6873,6 +7022,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "1.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6662b5879511e06e8999a8a235d848113e942c9124f211511b16466ee2995f26"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_core",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with"
 version = "3.18.0"
@@ -7369,13 +7527,26 @@ version = "6.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a3e535eb8dded36d55ec13eddacd30dec501792ff23a0b1682c38601b8cf2349"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-expr",
+ "cfg-expr 0.15.8",
  "heck 0.5.0",
  "pkg-config",
  "toml 0.8.2",
  "version-compare",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "system-deps"
+version = "7.0.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "396a35feb67335377e0251fcbc1092fc85c484bd4e3a7a54319399da127796e7"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-expr 0.20.7",
+ "heck 0.5.0",
+ "pkg-config",
+ "toml 1.1.2+spec-1.1.0",
+ "version-compare",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "taffy"
 version = "0.9.2"
@@ -7394,6 +7565,12 @@ version = "0.12.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "61c41af27dd6d1e27b1b16b489db798443478cef1f06a660c96db617ba5de3b1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "target-lexicon"
+version = "0.13.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df7f62577c25e07834649fc3b39fafdc597c0a3527dc1c60129201ccfcbaa50c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-winrt-notification"
 version = "0.7.2"
@@ -7675,11 +7852,26 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "185d8ab0dfbb35cf1399a6344d8484209c088f75f8f68230da55d48d95d43e3d"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
- "serde_spanned",
+ "serde_spanned 0.6.9",
  "toml_datetime 0.6.3",
  "toml_edit 0.20.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "1.1.2+spec-1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "81f3d15e84cbcd896376e6730314d59fb5a87f31e4b038454184435cd57defee"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.14.0",
+ "serde_core",
+ "serde_spanned 1.1.1",
+ "toml_datetime 1.1.1+spec-1.1.0",
+ "toml_parser",
+ "toml_writer",
+ "winnow 1.0.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
 version = "0.6.3"
@@ -7717,7 +7909,7 @@ checksum = "396e4d48bbb2b7554c944bde63101b5ae446cff6ec4a24227428f15eb72ef338"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.14.0",
  "serde",
- "serde_spanned",
+ "serde_spanned 0.6.9",
  "toml_datetime 0.6.3",
  "winnow 0.5.40",
 ]
@@ -7743,6 +7935,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow 1.0.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_writer"
+version = "1.1.1+spec-1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "756daf9b1013ebe47a8776667b466417e2d4c5679d441c26230efd9ef78692db"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
 version = "0.1.44"
@@ -8615,23 +8813,11 @@ version = "0.61.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9babd3a767a4c1aef6900409f85f5d53ce2544ccdfaa86dad48c91782c6d6893"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-collections 0.2.0",
+ "windows-collections",
  "windows-core 0.61.2",
- "windows-future 0.2.1",
+ "windows-future",
  "windows-link 0.1.3",
- "windows-numerics 0.2.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "windows"
-version = "0.62.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "527fadee13e0c05939a6a05d5bd6eec6cd2e3dbd648b9f8e447c6518133d8580"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-collections 0.3.2",
- "windows-core 0.62.2",
- "windows-future 0.3.2",
- "windows-numerics 0.3.1",
+ "windows-numerics",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8643,15 +8829,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-core 0.61.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-collections"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23b2d95af1a8a14a3c7367e1ed4fc9c20e0a26e79551b1454d72583c97cc6610"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-core 0.62.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.52.0"
@@ -8705,18 +8882,7 @@ checksum = "fc6a41e98427b19fe4b73c550f060b59fa592d7d686537eebf9385621bfbad8e"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core 0.61.2",
  "windows-link 0.1.3",
- "windows-threading 0.1.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-future"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e1d6f90251fe18a279739e78025bd6ddc52a7e22f921070ccdc67dde84c605cb"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-core 0.62.2",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
- "windows-threading 0.2.1",
+ "windows-threading",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8785,16 +8951,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-numerics"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6e2e40844ac143cdb44aead537bbf727de9b044e107a0f1220392177d15b0f26"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-core 0.62.2",
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -8966,15 +9122,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link 0.1.3",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-threading"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3949bd5b99cafdf1c7ca86b43ca564028dfe27d66958f2470940f73d86d75b37"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-link 0.2.1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-version"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -9515,7 +9662,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-sink",
  "futures-util",
  "hex",
- "nix",
+ "nix 0.26.4",
  "once_cell",
  "ordered-stream",
  "rand 0.8.6",
diff --git a/RustApp/Cargo.toml b/RustApp/Cargo.toml
index 636b397..7071f59 100644
--- a/RustApp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/RustApp/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ adb = []
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 # linux: alsa will probably be included as a fallback ?
-cpal = { version = "0.17", features = ["jack"] }
+cpal = { git = "https://github.com/RustAudio/cpal.git", rev="3e73d824295c18373e794ef7bb8f53c58bd8af67", features = ["jack", "pipewire", "pulseaudio"] }
 rtrb = "0.3"
 local-ip-address = "0.6"
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/RustApp/src/audio/player.rs b/RustApp/src/audio/player.rs
index bb57aa7..5b49831 100644
--- a/RustApp/src/audio/player.rs
+++ b/RustApp/src/audio/player.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ fn build_output_stream<F>(
     device: &cpal::Device,
     config: cpal::StreamConfig,
     mut consumer: Consumer<u8>,
-) -> anyhow::Result<cpal::Stream, cpal::BuildStreamError>
+) -> anyhow::Result<cpal::Stream, cpal::Error>
 where
     F: cpal::SizedSample + AudioBytes + 'static,
 {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ where
     let frame_bytes = frame_size * channels;
 
     device.build_output_stream(
-        &config,
+        config,
         move |data: &mut [F], _| {
             process_audio(data, &mut consumer, frame_bytes);
         },
diff --git a/RustApp/src/ui/app.rs b/RustApp/src/ui/app.rs
index a68d728..a61c337 100644
--- a/RustApp/src/ui/app.rs
+++ b/RustApp/src/ui/app.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use cpal::{
-    Device, Host,
-    traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait, StreamTrait},
+    Device, Host, HostId, traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait, StreamTrait}
 };
 use local_ip_address::list_afinet_netifas;
 use notify_rust::Notification;
@@ -87,10 +86,10 @@ impl AudioDevice {
         Ok(Self {
             name: desc
                 .extended()
-                .first()
-                .cloned()
+                .next()
+                .map(String::from)
                 .unwrap_or(desc.name().to_owned()),
-            id: id.1,
+            id: id.to_string(),
             device,
         })
     }
@@ -124,6 +123,8 @@ pub struct AppState {
     core: Core,
     pub streamer: Option<Sender<StreamerCommand>>,
     pub config: ConfigManager<Config>,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    pub available_hosts: Vec<HostId>,
     pub audio_host: Host,
     pub audio_devices: Vec<AudioDevice>,
     pub audio_device: Option<cpal::Device>,
@@ -328,7 +329,9 @@ impl Application for AppState {
         flags: Self::Flags,
     ) -> (Self, cosmic::app::Task<Self::Message>) {
         // initialize audio device
+        let available_hosts = cpal::available_hosts();
         let audio_host = cpal::default_host();
+
         let audio_devices = get_audio_devices(&audio_host);
         let audio_device = match &flags.config.data().device_id {
             Some(id) => {
@@ -389,6 +392,8 @@ impl Application for AppState {
             streamer: None,
             config: flags.config,
             audio_device,
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            available_hosts,
             audio_host,
             audio_devices,
             audio_wave: AudioWave::new(),
@@ -459,7 +464,12 @@ impl Application for AppState {
                 });
             }
             AppMsg::RefreshAudioDevices => {
+                #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
                 let audio_host = cpal::default_host();
+
+                #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+                let audio_host = cpal::host_from_id(self.audio_host.id()).unwrap_or(cpal::default_host());
+
                 self.audio_devices = get_audio_devices(&audio_host);
             }
             AppMsg::RefreshNetworkAdapters => {
@@ -548,6 +558,11 @@ impl Application for AppState {
                     .update(|c| c.device_id = Some(audio_device.id.clone()));
                 return self.update_audio_stream();
             }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            AppMsg::SelectedHost(selected_host) => {
+                self.audio_host = cpal::host_from_id(selected_host).unwrap_or(cpal::default_host());
+                self.audio_devices = get_audio_devices(&self.audio_host);
+            }
             AppMsg::Adapter(adapter) => {
                 self.config.update(|c| c.ip = Some(adapter.ip));
                 self.network_adapter = Some(adapter.clone());
diff --git a/RustApp/src/ui/message.rs b/RustApp/src/ui/message.rs
index 5431285..7a47879 100644
--- a/RustApp/src/ui/message.rs
+++ b/RustApp/src/ui/message.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub enum AppMsg {
     ChangeConnectionMode(ConnectionMode),
     Streamer(StreamerMsg),
     Device(AudioDevice),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    SelectedHost(HostId),
     Adapter(NetworkAdapter),
     Connect,
     Stop,
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ pub enum MenuMsg {
 }
 
 use cosmic::widget::menu::action::MenuAction;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use cpal::HostId;
 
 impl MenuAction for MenuMsg {
     type Message = AppMsg;
diff --git a/RustApp/src/ui/view.rs b/RustApp/src/ui/view.rs
index 8364996..a184165 100644
--- a/RustApp/src/ui/view.rs
+++ b/RustApp/src/ui/view.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn main_window(app: &AppState) -> Element<'_, AppMsg> {
             column()
                 .width(Length::FillPortion(1))
                 .height(Length::Fill)
-                .spacing(35)
+                .spacing(20)
                 .align_x(Horizontal::Center)
                 .push_maybe(
                     (connection_mode == ConnectionMode::Tcp
@@ -104,25 +104,45 @@ fn wave(app: &AppState) -> Element<'_, AppMsg> {
 }
 
 fn audio(app: &AppState) -> Element<'_, AppMsg> {
-    let selected = app
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let selected_host = app.available_hosts.iter().find(|d| **d == app.audio_host.id());
+    
+    let selected_device = app
         .audio_device
         .as_ref()
         .and_then(|d| d.id().ok())
-        .and_then(|id| app.audio_devices.iter().find(|d| d.id == id.1));
+        .and_then(|id| app.audio_devices.iter().find(|d| d.id == id.to_string()));
 
     column()
         .spacing(20)
         .align_x(Horizontal::Center)
         .push(text::title4(fl!("audio_device")))
+        .push_maybe(
+            {
+                    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]{
+                    Some(tooltip(
+                        pick_list(app.available_hosts.clone(), selected_host, AppMsg::SelectedHost)
+                            .width(Length::Fill),
+                        selected_host.as_ref().map_or("None", |host| &host.name()),
+                        tooltip::Position::Top,
+                    )
+                    .class(cosmic::theme::Container::Tooltip))
+                }
+                #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+                {
+                    Option::<Element<AppMsg>>::None
+                }
+            }
+        )
         .push(
             row()
                 .width(Length::Fill)
                 .spacing(5)
                 .push(
                     tooltip(
-                        pick_list(app.audio_devices.clone(), selected, AppMsg::Device)
+                        pick_list(app.audio_devices.clone(), selected_device, AppMsg::Device)
                             .width(Length::Fill),
-                        selected.as_ref().map_or("None", |device| &device.name),
+                        selected_device.as_ref().map_or("None", |device| &device.name),
                         tooltip::Position::Top,
                     )
                     .class(cosmic::theme::Container::Tooltip),