# linrunner/TLP

TLP - Optimize Linux Laptop Battery Life

Repository: https://github.com/linrunner/TLP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tlp
Homepage: https://linrunner.de/tlp
Language: Shell
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-21T18:38:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5587, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 58, "gap_med": 82.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3316, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:56.144758+00:00)

## What it is
TLP is a feature-rich Linux command-line utility that optimizes laptop battery life by applying tuned kernel settings automatically. It offers performance, balanced, and power-saver profiles that switch based on AC/battery power, plus battery charge threshold management and radio device control.

## Use cases
- extend laptop battery life on linux
- automatically switch power profiles on ac and battery
- set battery charge thresholds on thinkpad
- replace power-profiles-daemon on gnome or kde
- disable bluetooth and wifi radios on boot
- apply powertop-style power tuning automatically

## When to choose
- you run Linux on a laptop and want battery savings with sensible defaults
- you need battery charge threshold control for ThinkPads or supported laptops
- you want a power-profiles-daemon replacement with the same D-Bus API
- you want automatic profile switching between AC and battery operation

## When to avoid
- you are on a desktop or server without battery concerns
- you need a GUI-only tool with no configuration
- you rely on tuned or power-profiles-daemon, which conflict with TLP
- you need power management on non-Linux platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, hardware, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: power-management, battery-life, laptop, thinkpad, systemd, power-profiles-daemon, kernel-tunables, linux

## Member repositories
- linrunner/TLP (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.144758+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:42:04.628215+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/linrunner/TLP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.144758+00:00, sha afa5addd5d41)
  - homepage: https://linrunner.de/tlp (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.331460+00:00, sha 989276c596e7)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.340741+00:00, sha fbcf51d01dd0)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/arch.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.351817+00:00, sha e37c3ad0df47)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/debian.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.354214+00:00, sha 8b9718b06f17)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/fedora.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.357051+00:00, sha b4389ca87abe)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/gentoo.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.359357+00:00, sha c6f0ce18163c)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/installation/opensuse.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.361132+00:00, sha 577ea1237d8f)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/faq/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.347701+00:00, sha 7e683910a946)
  - site_page: https://linrunner.de/tlp/introduction.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:08.349728+00:00, sha bcb99b5ac362)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.