CLUSTER EDITING-GRAPHICAL-INSTEAD · 7 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2023-12-09

System configuration GUI tools

This cluster consists of seven tools that address configuration of various Linux system components—such as window managers, laptop power management, systemd, display managers, and a system-info fetcher—through graphical interfaces or a command-line recipe tool. The dated entries before the index start are sparse: one each in 2018-06, 2023-12, and 2025-11, then three in 2026 (one in March, two in July), indicating a long early gap followed by a concentration of recent activity in mid-2026. niri-settings leads on traction with 4 stars, while sdme and sdme-bin have no stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUN 2018: 1DEC 2023: 1NOV 2025: 1MAR 2026: 1JUL 2026: 2AUG 2026: 1
JUN 2018AUG 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 6 unlabelled

Operator · 6 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 7 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01niri-settings4★1 mo—Configuration tool that graphically adjusts niri window manager settings.
  2. 02sdme0★1 moliveopen sourceA graphical user interface tool for editing systemd machine configurations, providing forms and controls instead of requiring manual text file editing.
  3. 03sdme-bin0★1 moliveopen sourceA graphical user interface tool for editing systemd machine configurations, providing forms and controls instead of requiring manual text file editing.
  4. 04sddm-conf0★4 moliveopen sourceGraphical configuration editor for the SDDM display manager that lets users tweak settings via a GUI instead of editing files.
  5. 05TLP-UI0★6 moliveopen sourceGraphical configuration tool that lets users view and adjust laptop power management settings without editing configuration files by hand.
  6. 06vsfetch-settings0★7 mostaleliveopen sourceGraphical settings editor for vsFetch with live preview and theme tools to customize system information display.
  7. 07dynconf0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCommand-line tool that applies user-defined configuration recipes to system files for automated setup.