TLPUI is a GTK interface for configuring TLP. It provides a graphical alternative to editing TLP’s configuration files by hand and is intended to make the large number of available power-management settings easier to understand and change.
The application reads the active TLP configuration and presents recognised values through its interface. It also distinguishes between defaults, unsaved changes and values supplied by user or drop-in configuration, helping users see where a setting originates before they alter it. TLPUI remains a frontend to TLP rather than a separate power-management engine.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Read and display TLP configuration through a GTK interface.
- Present valid configuration choices instead of requiring users to remember setting names and values.
- Highlight default values and unsaved changes.
- Show settings originating from user configuration and drop-in configuration files.
- Save changes to the main TLP configuration with ordinary or elevated permissions as required.
- Display tlp-stat information inside the application.
- Offer both a concise and a more complete view of TLP diagnostic information.
- Expose available platform-profile choices reported by the system.
- Use configuration schemas and descriptions to explain the settings presented in the interface.
- Help reduce the risk of malformed configuration by constraining entries to supported values where possible.
- Keep the graphical workflow closely tied to TLP’s underlying configuration model rather than hiding settings behind unrelated presets.
- Make it easier to review a large TLP configuration before committing changes that require administrative privileges.
- Run as a desktop configuration companion while TLP itself continues to perform the actual power-management work.
Website: github.com/d4nj1/TLPUI
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Developer: Daniel Christophis
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
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