KShutdown is a graphical shutdown utility.
It allows you to turn off or suspend a computer at a specified time. It features various time and delay options, command-line support, and notifications.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Turn Off Computer, Restart, Hibernate, Suspend.
- Lock Screen, Logout.
- Detect user inactivity/application exit.
- Command-line support.
- Extras (custom actions).
- Simple, easy-to-use User Interface.
- Works with many Desktop Environments.
- You can optionally compile without KDE libraries.
- Internationalization support: English, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and Windows.
Website: kshutdown.sourceforge.io
Support: Wiki
Developer: Konrad Twardowski
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
KShutdown is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Shutdown Timers | |
|---|---|
| KShutdown | Time and delay options, command-line support, and notifications |
| Shutdown Scheduler | Schedule shutdown and restart tasks |
| qshutdown | Offers DBus Interface method |
| hmtimer | Command-line and graphical tool |
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