SysctlGUI

SysctlGUI is a Android application designed for power users, developers, and enthusiasts who want to fine-tune their device's performance by directly editing kernel parameters. It provides a user interface for the sysctl command-line utility, making advanced kernel tweaking accessible and manageable.

Important: This app requires root access to work.

Features

• Parameter Management: Easily browse the filesystem or search a comprehensive list to find kernel parameters, with in-app documentation to help you understand their impact.
• Persistent Tweaks: Automatically reapply your chosen settings on every boot.
• Configuration Profiles: Save and load sets of parameters from configuration files, making it simple to switch between different performance profiles or share your setup.
• Favorites System: Mark frequently used parameters for quick and easy access.
• Tasker Integration: Automate the application of kernel parameters in response to specific events using Tasker. SysctlGUI provides a Tasker plugin, allowing you to trigger parameter application based on a wide range of conditions/states.

Technologies

This project utilizes a modern Android development stack, leveraging a comprehensive suite of libraries and tools:

• Core & Architecture:
  • Architectural Patterns: MVI, reactive and maintainable.
  • Kotlin: For modern, concise, and safe programming.
  • Android Jetpack:
    • Lifecycle
    • ViewModel
    • Navigation Component
    • Room: For local data persistence.
    • WorkManager: For deferrable, asynchronous tasks.
• UI Development:
  • Jetpack Compose: For building native UIs with a declarative approach.
    • Compose Material 3 & Material Components
  • Jetpack Glance: For creating App Widgets with Jetpack Compose.
• Asynchronous Programming:
  • Kotlin Coroutines & Flows: For efficient and structured background tasks and reactive data streams.
• Utilities:
  • Koin: Dependency injection framework for Kotlin.
  • Ktor Client: For making HTTP requests (used for parameter documentation).
  • Libsu: For interacting with root services.
  • Jsoup: For parsing HTML (used for parameter documentation).
  • Kotlinx Serialization: For JSON serialization/deserialization.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcomed. Please see the contributing guide for more details on how to contribute with this project.

Translations

If you'd like to help translate the app into other languages, please see the translation guide for instructions on how to get started. Your contributions will help make SysctlGUI accessible to a wider audience.

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License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.

Copyright (c) 2019-2025 Lennoard.

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