Native, modern, and lightning-fast Linux Control Center for Acer Nitro & Predator laptops.

AcerControl is a native, modern control center designed specifically for Acer laptops (Nitro and Predator series) running Linux. Built with a modular architecture featuring a high-performance Rust background daemon and a sleek Qt 6 / QML graphical interface, AcerControl provides comprehensive hardware control, real-time monitoring, and hardware hotkey support without bloat.

• ⚡ Thermal Profiles & Performance Modes

  • Switch effortlessly between Quiet, Balanced, Performance, and Turbo modes.
  • Dynamically updates fan profiles and power limits supported by your Acer BIOS/WMI.

• 🌀 Smart Fan Management

  • Real-time CPU & GPU temperature and RPM telemetry.
  • One-click presets: Auto, Max, and Custom manual speed controls.

• 🔋 Battery Care & Health

  • 80% Battery Charge Limit to prolong battery longevity when plugged in.
  • Toggle USB charging while the laptop is suspended / asleep.

• ⌨️ Keyboard & Lighting

  • Keyboard backlight illumination controls.
  • Customizable keyboard backlight sleep/timeout settings.

• 🎯 Native Hardware NitroSense/Acer Key Integration

  • Instant hardware button detection (evdev event listener for scancodes 425 and 148).
  • Pressing the dedicated Nitro / Acer key seamlessly toggles or launches the application, even when it is completely closed!

• 🖥️ Display & System Diagnostics

  • Monitor brightness, refresh rates, and resolution switching.
  • Network throughput monitor with quick Wi-Fi / Bluetooth toggles.
  • One-click RAM cache cleaner (drop_caches).

• 📦 System Tray & Background Daemon

  • Unobtrusive system tray icon with quick actions (Show/Hide, Quit).
  • Background service runs as a lightweight systemd daemon communicating over a fast Unix domain socket.

• 💻 CLI Utility Included

  • Full-featured command-line interface (acercontrol) for scripting, automations, and terminal enthusiasts.

• 🌍 Multilingual Interface

  • Built-in support for English and Russian languages.

AcerControl uses a decoupled client-server architecture:

┌────────────────────────────────┐       ┌───────────────────────────────┐
│     acercontrol-gui (Qt6)      │       │     acercontrol-cli (Rust)    │
└───────────────┬────────────────┘       └───────────────┬───────────────┘
                │                                        │
                └───────────────┐        ┌───────────────┘
                                ▼        ▼
                     Unix Socket (/tmp/acercontrol.sock)
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌────────────────────────────────┐
                │   acercontrol-daemon (Rust)    │
                └───────────────┬────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
         Kernel Modules & Sysfs (/sys, linuwu-sense, acer-wmi)

• Linux kernel 6.x or newer
• Acer Nitro or Predator laptop
• Recommended: linuwu-sense kernel module or active acer-wmi driver

• Rust toolchain (Cargo, rustc >= 1.75)
• CMake (>= 3.16)
• C++17 compiler (gcc or clang)
• Qt 6 (qt6-base, qt6-declarative, qt6-svg, qt6-tools)
• Build essentials: make, pkg-config

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git cmake rust qt6-base qt6-declarative qt6-svg qt6-tools

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential cmake cargo rustc qt6-base-dev qt6-declarative-dev libqt6svg6-dev qt6-tools-dev

sudo dnf install @development-tools cmake cargo rust qt6-qtbase-devel qt6-qtdeclarative-devel qt6-qtsvg-devel qt6-qttools-devel

Clone the repository and run the interactive setup script:

git clone https://github.com/sh1tpostkun/acer-control.git
cd acer-control
chmod +x setup.sh
./setup.sh

Choose from the interactive menu:

• 1 → Install (Builds binaries and sets up systemd service, desktop shortcut, icons, and permissions)
• 2 → Uninstall (Completely removes binaries, configs, and systemd services)
• 4 → Reinstall / Update (Rebuilds and refreshes existing installation)

If you prefer building manually:

# 1. Build all components (Rust daemon, CLI, Qt GUI)
./build.sh

# 2. Install to system
sudo ./install.sh

Check the status of the background daemon:

systemctl status acercontrol.service

AcerControl includes a fast command-line tool acercontrol:

# Get system telemetry & temperatures
acercontrol status

# Set thermal profile
acercontrol profile performance

# Set fan speeds (Auto / Max)
acercontrol fans auto
acercontrol fans max

# Set battery charging limit (80%)
acercontrol battery --limit 80

To remove AcerControl from your system:

./setup.sh
# Select option 2

or manually:

sudo ./uninstall.sh

Contributions, bug reports, and hardware compatibility feedback are always welcome!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

• GitHub: @sh1tpostkun
• Repository: https://github.com/sh1tpostkun/acer-control

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0) — see the LICENSE file for details.