Quick Start
Opening the drawer
Press the Armoury Crate button on your Z13. The drawer slides in from the right edge of the screen.
Press it again, click anywhere outside the drawer, or press Escape to close it.
Drawer controls
| Section | What it does |
|---|---|
| Profile | Switch between quiet, balanced, performance, and custom TDP profiles. Selecting custom opens a dedicated view. |
| Custom TDP | Configurable power limits with basic (single slider) and advanced (PL1 sustained / PL2 short boost / PL3 fast boost) modes |
| Fan Curve | Edit the fan response curve per-profile (custom profile, advanced mode) |
| Undervolt | CPU Curve Optimizer offset (custom profile, advanced mode; requires ryzen_smu). iGPU CO is not supported on Strix Halo. |
| Telemetry | Live APU temperature and fan RPM readouts (custom profile view) |
| Battery Limit | Set the charge cap (40–100%). Changes persist across reboots. |
| Keyboard / Lightbar | Tab between the two lighting zones |
| Mode | Lighting effect: static, breathe, cycle, rainbow, strobe, or off |
| Color 1 / Color 2 | Pick from 8 presets or open the custom color picker |
| Speed | Animation speed for modes that support it: slow, normal, fast |
| Brightness | Lighting brightness: 0–3 |
| Panel Overdrive | Toggle faster pixel response (may cause slight ghosting) |
| Boot Sound | Enable or disable the startup POST sound |
Changes take effect immediately and are sent to the z13ctl daemon. Settings persist across reboots while the daemon is running.
The theme picker button at the bottom-left of the drawer opens the theme view. See Theming for details.
Custom color picker
Click Custom under any color input to open the HSL color picker. Adjust the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness sliders to dial in any color. The preview swatch updates in real time.
Gamepad navigation
z13gui supports full gamepad control for use in Steam Gaming Mode:
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| D-pad | Navigate between controls |
| A (Cross) | Activate buttons/switches, or enter edit mode for sliders |
| Left/Right (in edit mode) | Adjust a slider value |
| A (in edit mode) | Commit the value |
| B (Circle) | Cancel edit, go back, or close the drawer |
| L1/R1 (shoulder) | Jump between sections |
Gamepad focus (indicated by a highlight border) is automatically hidden when
the mouse moves. To disable gamepad input entirely, set Z13GUI_NO_GAMEPAD=1.
Gamescope (Steam Gaming Mode)
In Steam Gaming Mode, z13gui runs as a gamescope X11 overlay. The backend is
selected automatically when GAMESCOPE_WAYLAND_DISPLAY is set and its socket
is present.
The UI scales automatically to match the output resolution. Use Z13GUI_SCALE
to override the auto-detected scale factor if the UI appears too large or small.
Popups and dropdowns are replaced with full-view alternatives (theme picker, HSL color picker) because gamescope does not composite separate popup windows.