CoolerControl is a feature-rich cooling device control for Linux - v2.0 out now with major new additions

Control all your cooling devices on Linux across CPUs, GPUs, RGB lighting and more with CoolerControl. A big 2.0 release is out now. It's absolutely crammed full of features. You might find this one does pretty much everything you need to get tighter control for performance and cooling.

The newer user interface in the 2.0 release brings in a lot of new features. Here's just some of what's new and improved:

• A new custom UI theme:

  • Simplified Interface and color scheme: allowing for more control, maintainability and fit.
  • More focus on sensor data and controls.
  • Apply a Custom Color scheme directly in the UI
  • Improved responsiveness for smaller screens
  • Improved Icon set
  • Improved tooltips and info texts
  • Reworked main menu with adjustable width and hover submenus

• Dashboards

  • Create your own Dashboards for the data you want to see.
  • Improved Dashboard filtering and Axis controls
  • Search filters for large sensor lists
  • Can select Control or Dashboard for control channels automatically making single channel dashboards for every sensor.

• Modes UX and business logic has been reworked to be more intuitive and flexible

• Power usage display for CPUs and GPUs that support it

• Notifications for important events and issues

• Alerts to be notified if temperatures or fan speeds exceed an expected range

• Disable (formerly Blacklist) devices and sensors more easily - improving polling efficiency.

• Application status badge with daemon health status

  • Ability to view recent daemon logs right in the UI
  • Shows helpful commands and links
  • Desktop Notifications on daemon connection changes

• Daemon improvements

  • OpenAPI spec for the Daemon's API Preview
  • General overhaul using structured concurrency, further improving efficiency.
  • Improved startup speed and sensor recording timings.
  • Polling rate controls
  • Event based real-time status and log updates.

Pictured - CoolerControl 2.0

Incredible to see such apps on Linux making tweaking your setup so simple. Linux certainly has come a long way in making as many things as possible easier for everyone.

You can read more about it on the GitLab page.