Z13GUI+
GTK4 overlay drawer for z13ctl-plus on Wayland — graphical controls for the 2025 ASUS ROG Flow Z13 on Linux.
Z13GUI+ is an independently named fork of
dahui/z13gui targeting
z13ctl-plus. It preserves intentional
API and UI compatibility, not runtime-name compatibility. Starting with v2.0.0,
the command, service, configuration/runtime paths, desktop and udev filenames,
GApplication ID, and Go module all use the Plus namespace. The only installed
command is z13gui-plus.
What Plus Adds
- Power automation — save named configurations, assign separate plugged-in and battery presets, and apply them automatically when the power source changes
- Independent CPU policy — control minimum CPU frequency, AMD EPP, and boost without coupling them to GPU clocks
- Expanded telemetry — monitor CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, battery, power, clocks, temperatures, and both fans from a dedicated Overview
- Battery insight — see health, energy capacity, system draw, charge state, and direction-aware runtime estimates
- Direct display control — switch the internal panel between 60 Hz and 180 Hz
- Safer tuning feedback — identify unsaved overrides, high-TDP fan safety, the live fan-curve operating point, and reset all tuning overrides together
- Faster fan control — select Auto, Balanced, or Turbo without editing a curve
Hardware-control changes are sent through the z13ctl-plus daemon.
Requirements
- Wayland compositor with layer-shell support, or gamescope (Steam Gaming Mode)
- GTK 4 and gtk4-layer-shell libraries (see Installation for distro package names)
- z13ctl-plus daemon running
The Plus and upstream packages can coexist. Installation does not enable the GUI service or manage either controller service; explicitly enable only the GUI that matches your selected daemon.
Next steps
- Installation — download the binary or build from source
- Quick Start — open the drawer and explore the controls
- Configuration — config file, environment variables
- Theming — built-in themes and custom color definitions