CoreCtrl
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About
CoreCtrl is ranked #9 of 30 in PC overclocking software on Inferse. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.
Compared on PC overclocking software
- Free plan
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- GPU vendor support
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- Custom voltage control
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- Fan curve control
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- Power limit control
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- Tuning profiles
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- Operating systems
- linuxgitlab.com
Facts
- Purpose
- CoreCtrl is a free and open source GNU/Linux application for controlling computer hardware with application profiles.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Automatic profiles
- A profile can activate automatically when its associated application launches and its settings are restored when the application ends.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Application support
- Profiles can be associated with Linux and Windows applications.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- AMD GPU controls
- The project describes full AMD GPU controls, including fan, frequency, and power controls, sensors, and hardware and software information.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- CPU controls
- CPU support is basic and includes a frequency scaling governor control, a package maximum frequency sensor, and CPU package information.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Manual profiles
- Users can activate manual profiles, whose settings take precedence over automatic profile settings.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Profile limits
- Only one manual profile can be active at a time, and automatic profiles require a binary executable name; scripts and interpreted languages are unsupported.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Hardware limits
- The exposed functionality depends on the Linux kernel version and available hardware.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Maintenance status
- The project says it is in maintenance mode, with no new features or hardware support planned and development focused on bug fixes and maintenance.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Supported AMD GPUs
- The README says AMD GPUs are supported up to the RX 9000 series, with some series limited by unresolved driver or firmware issues.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Installation
- The project recommends installing through a distribution package manager and lists packages for distributions including Arch Linux, Fedora, Gentoo, openSUSE, Debian, and Ubuntu.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security and permissions
- CoreCtrl uses a helper with root privileges, and its setup documentation explains that Polkit authorization can avoid repeated password prompts.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
- GPU setup requirement
- The setup page says full AMD GPU control with the amdgpu driver requires the boot parameter amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff and a reboot.gitlab.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2019gitlab.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/-/wikis/home· checked 30 Sept 2026
- gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/-/wikis/home/diff· checked 30 Sept 2026
- gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/-/wikis/How-profiles-· checked 30 Sept 2026
- gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/-/wikis/Setup/diff· checked 30 Sept 2026


