seerge/g-helper

Small and lightweight Armoury Crate alternative for Asus laptops offering almost same functionality with a much smaller footprint. Works with all popular models, such as ROG Zephyrus G14, G15, G16, M16, X13, X16, Z13, DUO, TUF Series, Strix or Scar Series, ProArt, Vivobook, Zenbook, Expertbook, ROG Ally or Ally X and many more!

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• FAQ
• Setup and Requirements
• Troubleshooting
• Power User Settings

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2. BinaryFork
3. Ultrabookreview
4. Notebookcheck
5. Les Numériques

1. Seamless and automatic GPU switching
2. All performance modes can be fully customized with power limits and fan curves
3. Lightweight. Just a single exe to run. Doesn't install anything in your system.
4. Simple and clean native UI with easy access to all settings
5. FN-Lock and custom hotkeys

1. Performance modes: Silent - Balanced - Turbo (built-in, with default fan curves)
2. GPU modes: Eco - Standard - Ultimate - Optimized
3. Screen refresh rate control with display overdrive
4. Custom fan curve editor, power limits and turbo boost selection for every performance mode
5. Anime Matrix or Slash Lighting control including animated GIFs, clock and Audio visualizer
6. RGB Backlight animation modes and colors
7. Hotkey handling
8. Monitor CPU and GPU temperature, fan speeds and battery status
9. Battery charge limit to preserve battery health
10. NVidia GPU overclocking and undervolting
11. XG Mobile Control
12. AMD CPU Undervolting and temp limits
13. BIOS and Driver Updates
14. Asus Mice controls
15. Mini-led multi-zone switch
16. Flicker-free dimming and Visual Modes

• Performance Mode switching when on battery or plugged in
• Optimized GPU mode - disables dGPU on battery and enables when plugged in
• Auto Screen refresh rate (60Hz on battery and max Hz when plugged)
• Keyboard backlight timeout on battery or when plugged in

Each default BIOS mode is paired with matching Windows Power Mode. You can adjust this setting under Fans + Power

1. Silent in BIOS + Best power efficiency power mode
2. Balanced (Performance in AC) in BIOS + Balanced power mode
3. Turbo in BIOS + Best performance power mode

In each mode dedicated GPU can be tweaked to specific needs, including Core and Memory Clock offsets, GPU power, Dynamic Boost, Temperature Limit etc

1. Eco : only low power integrated GPU enabled, iGPU drives built in display
2. Standard (MS Hybrid) : iGPU and dGPU enabled, iGPU drives built in display
3. Ultimate: iGPU and dGPU enabled, but dGPU drives built in display (supported on 2022+ models)
4. Optimized: disables dGPU on battery (Eco) and enables when plugged in (Standard)

The app includes an automatic BIOS and driver update checker that pulls directly from the official Asus website for your specific model, highlighting new downloads as they become available. All links in the Updates section point to official Asus downloads.

A built-in in-game overlay (OSD) that shows live FPS, CPU / GPU temperatures, usage and power right on top of your game - no extra tools needed. Works in DX10+ games. May not be visible over old titles that use exclusive full-screen mode, so set the game to windowed / borderless full-screen mode.

• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + O - Toggle in-game overlay ON / OFF
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Mouse Drag - Move overlay
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Mouse Click - Switch mode (Light / Default / Full / Complete)
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Wheel - Resize overlay
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Wheel Click - Reset overlay size

Huge thanks to @IceStormNG 👑 for contribution and research (!).

Battery level, lighting, equalizer presets, sidetone, microphone and AI noise cancellation, ANC and power settings - depending on the model.

• Fn + F5 / Fn + Shift + F5 - Toggle Performance Modes forwards / backwards
• Ctrl + Shift + F5 / Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F5 - Toggle Performance Modes forwards / backwards
• Ctrl + Shift + F12 - Open G-Helper window
• Ctrl + M1 / M2 - Screen brightness Down / Up
• Shift + M1 / M2 - Backlight brightness Down / Up
• Fn + V - Visual Modes
• Fn + C / Fn + Esc - Fn-Lock
• Fn + Ctrl + F7 / F8 / Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F7 / F8 - Flicker-free dimming Down / Up
• Fn + Shift + F7 / F8 - Matrix / Slash Lighting brightness Down / Up
• Fn + Shift + F7 / F8 / Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F7 / F8 - Screenpad brightness Down / Up
• Ctrl + Shift + F20 - Mute Microphone
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F13 - Toggle Display Refresh Rate
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F14 - Eco GPU Mode
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F15 - Standard GPU Mode
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F16 - Silent
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F17 - Balanced
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F18 - Turbo
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F19 - Custom 1 (if exists)
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F20 - Custom 2 (if exists)
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + F21 - Toggle XG Mobile
• Custom keybindings / hotkeys

• M + DPad Left / Right - Display Brightness
• M + DPad Up - Touch keyboard
• M + DPad Down - Show desktop
• M + Y - Toggle AMD overay
• M + X - Screenshot
• M + Right Stick Click - Controller Mode

• Linux Kernel for some basic endpoints in ASUS ACPI/WMI interface
• NvAPIWrapper for accessing Nvidia API
• Starlight for anime matrix communication protocol
• UXTU for undervolting endpoints using Ryzen SMU
• PawnIO for access to RyzenSMU
• AsusCtl for inspiration and some reverse engineering
• OpenRGB for some RGB protocol details for external keyboards support

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This program will not transfer any information to other networked systems

"Asus", "ROG", "TUF", and "Armoury Crate" are trademarked by and belong to AsusTek Computer, Inc. I make no claims to these or any assets belonging to AsusTek Computer and use them purely for informational purposes only.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. MISUSE OF THIS SOFTWARE COULD CAUSE SYSTEM INSTABILITY OR MALFUNCTION.