Scheduler Picker v2

June 15, 2026 · View on GitHub

Switch CPU schedulers (sched-ext) and power profiles from the bar. Interfaces with scx_loader (the CachyOS sched-ext manager) via D-Bus.

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Features

12 schedulers — switch between all available scx schedulers (bpfland, rusty, lavd, flow, rusty, etc.) with one click
5 power modes — Auto, Gaming, PowerSave, LowLatency, Server
Hover descriptions — full scheduler information in the tooltip area
Full settings panel — slider bars for poll/list intervals, toggles for animation and auto-refresh
Popout panel — scrollable scheduler list with active indicator, mode selector, stop and refresh controls
Right-click stop — right-click the bar pill to immediately stop the running scheduler
Self-contained — pure QML + a helper shell script, no external dependencies

mkdir -p ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins
cd ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins
git clone https://github.com/SK-DEV-AI/dankSchedPicker.git

{"id": "dankSchedPicker", "enabled": true}

Restart DMS.

Action	Result
Left-click pill	Opens the scheduler picker popout
Right-click pill	Stops the current scheduler
Mode buttons	Switch power profile
Scheduler list	Click any to activate (active one has left accent bar + check mark)
Stop button	Stops the active scheduler
Refresh button	Refreshes the list and current state
Hover a scheduler	Shows full description in the tooltip area

Open DMS Settings → Plugins → Scheduler Picker.

Setting	Default	Range	Description
Poll Interval	3s	1–300	How often to check scheduler state
List Refresh	15s	5–600	How often to refresh scheduler list
Auto-refresh	On	—	Automatically refresh list
Animate transitions	On	—	Smooth color transitions in popout

The settings panel also shows the currently active scheduler and mode.

MIT