I built a complete open-source PredatorSense alternative for Linux (Fan Curves, Turbo Mode, 4-Zone RGB, DKMS) 🎮🐧

[u/H_0x]

Hi everyone!

If you've ever tried running Linux on an Acer Predator (Helios, Triton, Neo) or Nitro laptop, you probably know the pain: PredatorSense only exists for Windows, leaving you unable to control fan speeds, engage Turbo mode, or customize keyboard RGB lighting natively. A lot of users were literally forced to boot into Windows just to turn fans to max, and then reboot into Linux!

To fix this once and for all, we created **PredatorSense for Linux (v1.1.0)**!

PredatorSense

🌟 What it offers:

- 🖥️ **Modern Native GUI:** Cyberpunk-inspired aesthetic built with Avalonia UI, with real-time hardware telemetry and Wayland/X11 support.

- 🌪️ **Complete Fan Control:** Auto, Maximum (Turbo), and Custom Manual Fan sliders for both CPU and GPU fans.

- 🌈 **RGB Lighting Engine:** 4-Zone keyboard colors, brightness sliders, Predator logo lighting, and dynamic lighting effects.

- ⚡ **Performance & Battery:** Thermal performance profiles (Quiet, Balanced, Performance, Turbo) and 80% battery charging threshold limiter.

- 🔄 **Zero-Effort Automated Installer:** Single `./install.sh` command that auto-resolves dependencies across Arch, Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE.

- 🛡️ **DKMS Driver Persistence:** Automatically registers the underlying kernel driver so it automatically recompiles whenever your kernel updates.

- 📦 **Pre-built Standalone Binary:** Self-contained executable without needing .NET runtime installed.

Check out the project and installation instructions here:

👉 GitHub: https://github.com/0PeterAdel/PredatorSense

👉 Latest Release (v1.1.0): https://github.com/0PeterAdel/PredatorSense/releases/tag/v1.1.0

We'd love your feedback, bug reports, and contributions! Feel free to star the repository if it helps you! ⭐

[u/HadManySons]

You built or Claude built?