README.md

PowerPlanSwitcher 🔋

中文版在这里

Switching between different power plans with ease, including shortcuts and decent GUI.

If you are a user of ROG G14 (G401IV to be exact), then congratulations! You're able to additionally modified fan curves and TDPs at the same time!

Video introduction in Chinese is here

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Update 2023.8.25: If you are an Asus/ROG user (not limited to G14), I highly recommend you give seerge/g-helper a try! It's an amazing alternative to Armoury Crate.

Introduction

The following features are supported:

• Live-updated tray icon according to current power plan:

  • 🍃: Power Saver
  • ☯️: Balanced
  • 🚀: High Performance
  • ☢: Ultimate Performance
  • 🔋: Others

• Menu of power plans to choose from after clicking on the tray icon, displayed at bottom right area.

  

• Automatically switch to specific power plans when on battery or plugged in (both default to "Balanced").

• Win+F4 to switch between different power plans in the menu, similar to the experience of switching different windows using alt+tab.

• Win+F5 to switch between 3 predefined power plans instantly (default to "Power saver", "Balanced" and "High performance"). Similar to Fn+F5 on Asus/ROG computers, which use Armoury Crate by default.

• OSD after switching to different plans

  

  osd is not mainly implemented by me. I make some modifications based on others' code, but forget the repo's name. Sorry for the original author.

• Editable configurations in setting.ini, in which you can modify:

  • [G14]: whether your computer is ROG G14 or not

  • [Shortcuts]: whether to enable Win+F4 or Win+F5

  • [DefaultThreeModes]: three power plans that Win+F5 will switch between.

    The switching process loops in the following order: $2\rightarrow3\rightarrow2\rightarrow1\rightarrow2(\text{next iteration starts})$

  • [ACDCModes]: whether to enable "automatically change power plans" when on battery or plugged in, as well as what plans to switch to.

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The following features are ONLY available for ROG G14 (G401IV) devices:

When switching to "Power Saver", "Balanced", "High Performance" or "Ultimate Performance":

• Fan curves will be changed

  relies on .\vbs\tools\atrofac-cli.exe, thanks to cronosun/atrofac

• TDPs will also be changed

  relies on .\vbs\tools\ryzenadj-win64\ryzenadj.exe, thanks to FlyGoat/RyzenAdj

They can also be modified, as long as you change the corresponding vbs scripts under .\vbs folder

Installation and Usage

• Installation

  No installation process is needed, simply download all the files

• Usage

  • Before you start the program, make sure you've checked all configurations in setting.ini, especially if you're not a G14 user.

  • Then double click on PowerPlanSwitcher.exe, you'll see the icon on task bar/tray.

  • If you wish it to launch at startup, create a shortcut for PowerPlanSwitcher.exe, then put it in "Startup" folder (Win+R, enter shell:startup to enter the "Startup" folder)

  • If you want the shortcuts work in games, you may refer to this post

Similar Apps

There're many similar apps:

• petrroll/PowerSwitcher: Windows native GUI
• SebastianBecker2/PowerPlanSwitcher: Supports hotkey customization and switching based on process

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