Coolero For Linux

Long gone are the days when Linux users would develop PTSD or other mental disorders while trying to configure a gaming mouse, or settings up *insert device here* on Linux.

If we were to compare today's situation (when most popular distros are pretty adept at dealing with weird hardware) and the situation from a decade ago, then the conclusion would simply be that we're blessed.

Of course, that's not to say that all drivers and all hardware is supported on Linux. One particularly sketchy situation is when you try to configure or manage hardware components that don't offer official support for any particular Linux distro, for example, trying to manage AIOs (all-in-one) and cooling-related devices.

Here's where Coolero comes into play. It's an open-source GUI app that allows you to manage and monitor cooling devices (liquid coolers). It provides you with a stylish and easy-to-operate GUI that allows you to control features and see real-time thermal performance details.

Cooler is actually a front-end for two of the best libraries for cooling devices out there, namely Liquidctl and HWMon (alongside other small ones).

Coolero supports an impressive array of cooling devices, but do note that the app is still very much in development, and support for SOME devices is still experimental.

A full list of supported devices can be found on the app's official GitLab repository page, and it includes devices such as Corsair Hydro (most of the popular versions), NZXT Kraken (various versions), Commander, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, and EVGA CLC 120 (CL12), 240, 280, 360, just to name a few.

One of the best aspects of Coolero is that it also provides you with full RGB lighting support for your AIO cooling devices. Other than that, you can most aspects such as fan hubs, controllers, and PSUs.

Coolero shouldn't require any sort of prior configuration. Once and if the AIOs/controllers have been connected, they should appear in the app's interface.

You get a system overview graph, CPU temperate/load, GPU temperature/load,  and the ability to tweak the RGB lighting profiles. With its help, you can also limit presets available for fan profiles, and you can even customize the fan profile using the graph (via drag and drop actions).

Coolero is available as an AppImage (available on the official GitLab repo page), via Flathub, or you can build it from the source.

Taking everything into account, there's no denying that Coolero is a very exciting project that's bound to grab the attention of all Linux users who are big fans of all-in-one/RGB-enabled, complex cooling systems.

Sure, the app still has a long way to go until it will offer support for all cooling devices out there, and sure, there are other tools of this sort out there (most command-line-based ones), but none are as easy to use as Coolero, a fact that makes the app unique.