CoreCtrl
A Linux utility that applies CPU and GPU settings automatically through per-application profiles.
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About CoreCtrl
CoreCtrl is a profile-based system control utility for Linux. You define profiles with hardware settings for the CPU and GPU, and CoreCtrl applies them when the associated application runs, so a game can get one configuration and the desktop another without changing things by hand each time.
The project is developed in the open on GitLab under the GPL 3.0 or later license, with tagged releases published there. It suits Linux gamers and enthusiasts who want graphical control over hardware settings that otherwise require editing system files.
Strengths
- Switches CPU and GPU settings automatically per application
- Graphical alternative to editing system files
- Open source under the GPL
Limitations
- Linux only
- Changing hardware settings carries some risk if misconfigured
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Developer
- The CoreCtrl contributors
- Platforms
- Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Linux gamers who want different hardware settings for different programs
- Categories
- System utilities, System monitoring
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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LACT
A Linux application for configuring and monitoring AMD, Nvidia and Intel graphics cards.
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