Auto-cpufreq is neat little tool developed by Adnan Hodzic that automatically optimise CPU power and speed and ultimately improve battery life on Linux.
Using Gnome as my Desktop Environment, I wanted a quick and easy way to switch governor (e.g.: profile) to force powersaving even when running CPU-demanding programs on battery. Basically prioritise battery life over performance.
Auto-cpufreq has a GUI that allows users to do just that but I wanted something more handy so I developped this gnome extension. You can install it from the Gnome extension store.
This was heavily inspired by GPU-Supergfxctl-Switch, another gnome extension I use.
Tech stack:
- Javascript (GJS)