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๐Ÿš€ Getting Started โ€‹

๐Ÿ“ฆ Package Selection โ€‹

CoolerControl is made up of several packages, and you can choose what you want to install. Install all of them for the full feature set.

  1. coolercontrold (required) - The system service that handles controlling your hardware.
  2. coolercontrol-liqctld (optional) - Service integration for liquidctl device support. If you have an AIO, or USB fan hubs, you probably want to install this.
  3. coolercontrol (optional) - the standalone Desktop Application. (alternatively you can access the Web UI in your browser)

๐Ÿงฐ Install for your Distro โ€‹

๐Ÿง™ Configure โ€‹

โœจ Features โ€‹

  • A highly configurable control GUI with dashboards
  • A system daemon that runs in the background
  • Control any device based on any temperature or combination of temperatures
  • Auto detection of hwmon/sysfs and liquidctl devices
  • Enhanced liquidctl device support (AIOs, USB Fan hubs, LCD screens, RGB lighting, etc)
  • Fan control support for most NVidia and AMD GPUs
  • Fully customizable speed Profiles like Fixed, Graph(Curve), and Mix that can be applied to multiple fans
  • Functions to control how a Profile is applied with hysteresis, threshold, directional, and response time control
  • System-wide cooling Modes to adjust all your devices at once
  • Create your own Custom Sensors based on a File or on a combination of temperature sensors
  • Multiple Dashboards with filters to view your system's sensor data
  • Alerts to notify you of unexpected changes to temperatures or fans
  • Re-applies settings after waking from sleep
  • External monitoring and GUI support
  • Headless server support with an available Web UI
  • Comprehensive REST API for extensions

Released under the GPLv3+ License.