An official-grade, high-performance Linux gaming control center for Acer Predator Helios, Predator Triton, and Acer Nitro laptops.
Engineered with authentic cyber-dark glass styling, 40 FPS real-time hardware telemetry, advanced 4-zone procedural RGB lighting, performance tuning, and native hardware key integration.
Features • Screenshots • Supported Hardware • Installation • Contributing • License
- CPU & GPU Telemetry: Live hardware temperature gauges, model badges, usage percentages, and dual progress bars.
- Dual Fan Tachometers: Symmetrical animated capsules for CPU Fan (Predator Cyan) and GPU Fan (Neon Green) displaying real-time live RPM telemetry.
- Thermal Monitor: Continuous real-time dual-series telemetry graph powered by LiveCharts.
- Battery Health & Power: Battery percentage meter, charging state (AC Connected / Discharging), and power-draw indicators.
- 7 Hardware Firmware Modes (0% CPU Overhead):
Spectrum Wave(Continuous smooth multi-zone color sweep)Cycling Neon(Seamless whole-keyboard color loop)Color Respiration(Soft pulsing breath aura)Gradient Shift(Fluid 4-zone color transition)Concentric Zoom(Outward and inward expanding rings)Sweeping Comets(High-speed meteor trail streams)Starlight Shimmer(Twinkling matrix sparks)
- 9 Smart Software Reactive & Ambient Animations:
Live Thermal Heatmap(RGB aura reacts dynamically to real-time CPU & GPU temps)Organic Hearth Glow(Calming fire and embers simulation)Digital Code Rain(Matrix neon cascade flowing across zones)High-Intensity Strobe(Rapid emergency warning flashes)Bi-Directional Radar Beam(Knight Rider / Cylon ping-pong scanner)Dual Neon Pulse(Alternating cyberpunk cyan and magenta rhythm)360° Hue Rotation(Continuous circular spectrum drift)Polar Ambient Drift(Soft, soothing aurora glow)Charge Level Meter(Keyboard zones light up proportional to laptop battery level)
- 4-Zone Customization & Curated Presets:
- Authentic 4-zone Acer Predator chiclet keyboard visualizer with per-key illumination and tactile feedback.
- One-click presets: Cyberpunk 2077, Matrix Hacker, Vaporwave, Sunset Horizon, Toxic Acid, Blood Moon, Arctic Frost, and Predator Teal.
- Built-in two-color linear gradient generator and wallpaper color extractor.
- Dedicated Rear Lid Logo / Lightbar illumination with custom colors and procedural animations.
- 5 Predator Tuning Profiles:
- Eco: Energy-saving mode for maximum battery life.
- Quiet: Low fan noise and silent acoustics for office and library use.
- Balanced: Optimal balance of fan speed and gaming performance.
- Performance: High clock speeds and boosted cooling for demanding workloads.
- Turbo: Peak hardware overclocking with maximum fan RPM.
- Auto: Dynamic RPM managed by EC hardware firmware.
- Max: 100% full-throttle fan speeds for intensive gaming sessions.
- Custom Sliders: Independent sliders for CPU and GPU fans with thermal throttling indicators.
- 80% Battery Charge Limit: Protects battery cycle health for laptops plugged into AC power.
- Battery Calibration: Automated full-cycle calibration for the battery fuel gauge.
- USB Power-Off Delivery: Charge mobile phones and external devices while the laptop is powered off or in sleep mode (configurable thresholds: 10%, 20%, 30%).
- LCD Overdrive: Lowers display response time to eliminate ghosting and motion blur in fast-paced esports.
- Boot Sound & Logo Animation: Enable or mute the signature Predator boot chime and display animation.
- System Specifications: Instant display of Laptop Model, EC Driver Version, Daemon Version, and Active Kernel.
- The dedicated physical Predator key (
XF86Launch7) automatically toggles the application window. - Out-of-the-box support for Hyprland, GNOME, KDE Plasma, Sway, and i3.
Tested and verified on modern Acer gaming laptops:
- Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-71, PH16-72)
- Acer Predator Helios 18 (PH18-71, PH18-72)
- Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-71, PHN16-72)
- Acer Predator Triton 14 / 16 / 17 (PT14-51, PT16-51, PTX17-71)
- Acer Nitro 5 / 16 / 17 (AN515-58, AN16-41, AN16-51, AN17-41, AN17-51, AN17-71)
Have another Acer gaming laptop? Test it and submit a Hardware Compatibility Report!
git clone https://github.com/0PeterAdel/PredatorSense.git
cd PredatorSensesudo ./install.shThe installer takes care of everything automatically:
- Verifies build dependencies (
dotnet-sdk-9.0,python3,gcc,make,linux-headers). - Compiles and installs the
linuwu_sensekernel driver (replacingacer_wmi). - Sets up and activates the
predatorsense-daemonbackground systemd service. - Builds the .NET 9 Avalonia GUI and installs system binaries.
- Configures desktop launcher shortcuts and maps the physical Predator key (
XF86Launch7).
- Application Menu: Launch Predator Sense from your application menu or launcher (Rofi, Wofi, GNOME, KDE).
- Terminal: Run
predatorsenseanywhere in your terminal. - Hardware Key: Press the dedicated Predator button on your laptop keyboard to toggle the window.
- Toggle Script: Run
predatorsense-toggleto open or minimize the window.
# Check daemon status
systemctl status predatorsense-daemon.service
# Restart daemon
sudo systemctl restart predatorsense-daemon.service
# View daemon logs
journalctl -u predatorsense-daemon.service -fPredatorSense/
├── driver/ # linuwu_sense kernel module (replaces acer_wmi)
│ ├── src/linuwu_sense.c # WMI & ACPI gaming interface driver
│ ├── dkms.conf # DKMS configuration for automated kernel updates
│ └── Makefile # Driver compilation targets
├── daemon/ # Python backend daemon service
│ ├── predatorsense_daemon.py # UNIX socket server & hardware controller
│ ├── KeyboardMonitor.py # Hardware key event listener
│ └── PowerSourceDetection.py # AC/Battery power state detector
├── gui/ # Modern Avalonia UI .NET 9 desktop application
│ ├── MainWindow.axaml # RGB Lighting, Performance, Battery, Settings tabs
│ ├── Dashboard.axaml # Hardware telemetry & tachometer gauges
│ ├── DynamicEffectsEngine.cs # 16 procedural RGB lighting effects
│ └── PredatorSenseClient.cs # High-speed UNIX socket client
├── packaging/ # Desktop integration files
│ ├── predatorsense.desktop # XDG desktop shortcut
│ ├── predatorsense.png # High-resolution 256x256 app icon
│ ├── predatorsense.tmpfiles # Sysfs permission manager
│ ├── 99-predatorsense.rules # Udev device access rules
│ └── predatorsense-toggle.sh # Hardware key window toggle script
├── install.sh # Master one-click installer
└── uninstall.sh # Complete uninstaller
Contributions are what make the open-source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated!
- Pull Requests: Feel free to fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a PR! Please read our Contributing Guidelines and fill out the PR template.
- Bug Reports & Features: Found an issue or have an idea? Open an issue on our Issue Tracker.
- Code of Conduct: Please review our Code of Conduct before participating.
To cleanly remove PredatorSense, restore default kernel modules (acer_wmi), and clean up all system files:
sudo ./uninstall.shThis project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3) with an Author Attribution Requirement under Section 7(b).
- Commercial & Non-Commercial Use: You are free to use, run, modify, fork, and distribute this software.
- Mandatory Author Attribution: Any public redistribution, fork, modification, or inclusion of this codebase in another project must clearly and prominently retain copyright notices and explicitly attribute the original author (Peter Adel / 0PeterAdel) with a link back to this official repository:
See the full LICENSE file for legal details.
- Lead Author & Maintainer: Peter Adel (@0PeterAdel)
- Built with ❤️ for the Linux Gaming Community.