PowerSaver CPU Profile Manager

PowerSaver is a user script (powersaver.sh) that gives the user control to specify the power profile and manage performance strength and battery discharge rate using predefined profiles.

Requirements

sudo apt install cpupower

Installation

Clone the repository and navigate to the directory:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/powersaver.git
cd powersaver

Make the script executable:

chmod +x powersaver.sh

Usage

powersaver.sh [options] 
    --profile  | -p [ fire | work | relax | ooo | timeisgold ]
    --governor | -g [ powersave   | performance ]

Options:

• --profile [ fire | work | relax | ooo | timeisgold ]

  • Fire: Max performance with high frequency and performance governor.
  • Work: High performance with moderate frequency and performance governor.
  • Relax: Moderate performance with lower power consumption.
  • OOO: Energy-saving profile with low frequency and powersave governor.
  • Time Is Gold: Minimal performance, powersave governor, and lowest frequency.

• --governor [ powersave | performance ]

  • powersave: Set the CPU to energy-saving mode.
  • performance: Set the CPU to high-performance mode.

Examples

Set the profile to "fire":

./powersaver.sh --profile fire

Set the governor to "powersave":

./powersaver.sh --governor powersave

Linux Desktop files

Fire profile:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=PowerSaver Fire
Exec=sh -c 'export LANG=C; export LC_ALL=C; /home/tomas/dev/bash/powersaver/powersaver.sh -p fire'
Icon=/home/tomas/dev/bash/powersaver/cpu.png
Type=Application
Terminal=false

Debug profile (keep open terminal)

[Desktop Entry]
Name=PowerSaver Fire
Exec=sh -c 'export LANG=C; export LC_ALL=C; /home/tomas/dev/bash/powersaver/powersaver.sh -p fire ; bash'
Icon=/home/tomas/dev/bash/powersaver/cpu.png
Type=Application
Terminal=true

License

The Unlicence. You may download this script to your smart watch if neccessary ;-)