Boost11

Switch Windows between Balanced and High performance in one click. A tiny, dependency-free power mode switcher written in C++.

Translations

The translation .json files are located in the i18n folder

Translations:

• croatian translation by Dada1337
• german translation by me(morrisonion)

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Screenshots

Requirements

• Windows 11/Windows 10

Information

The settings menu lets you choose the language and whether Boost11 should start with Windows (tray mode only).

Settings are stored in %APPDATA%\Boost11\config.ini.

If you move Boost11.exe, run the exe again so the desktop shortcut points to the new location.

Building

Any MinGW-w64 toolchain works (e.g. w64devkit or WinLibs).

git clone https://github.com/morrisonion/Boost11.git
cd Boost11
build.bat

build.bat compiles the resources (windres) and links a static Boost11.exe with -lgdiplus -lgdi32 -luser32 -lshell32 -lshlwapi -lole32 -luuid -lpowrprof -ldwmapi -ladvapi32 -lshcore.

How it works

• Plans are discovered by running powercfg -l (hidden) and matching the well-known GUIDs, with name matching as fallback. The result is cached in config.ini.
• Modes are switched with PowerSetActiveScheme; the active plan is read with PowerGetActiveScheme.
• The overlay is a click-through layered window updated with UpdateLayeredWindow for smooth per-pixel alpha fading.
• All UI (wizard, tray menu, language dropdown) is custom-drawn with GDI+ and animated with a simple easing timer.

License

This project is licensed under the GNUgplv3