Unofficial Linux port of InfoPanel, a desktop visualization tool that displays hardware monitoring data on desktop overlays and USB LCD panels (BeadaPanel, Turing Smart Screen, Thermalright).
Status: Work in progress. The app builds and runs on Linux. Desktop overlays, USB panel discovery, and device communication are functional. Some UI pages are stubs awaiting full implementation.
InfoPanel is a Windows application by habibrehmansg that renders hardware sensor data (CPU temps, GPU load, fan speeds, etc.) onto desktop overlays and USB LCD panels. It supports a wide range of visualization types (gauges, charts, bars, images, text) and a plugin system for custom data sources.
This fork ports InfoPanel to Linux, replacing all Windows-specific dependencies with cross-platform alternatives.
| Area | Windows (upstream) | Linux (this fork) |
|---|---|---|
| UI framework | WPF | Avalonia 11 |
| Graphics | DirectX + SkiaSharp | SkiaSharp only |
| USB discovery | Windows SetupAPI (DeviceProperties["DeviceID"]) |
LibUsbDotNet DevicePath fallback |
| Serial port discovery | WMI (Win32_SerialPort) |
Linux sysfs (/sys/bus/usb-serial/devices/, /sys/class/tty/) |
| SCSI panel I/O | kernel32.dll P/Invoke (CreateFile, DeviceIoControl) |
libc P/Invoke (open, ioctl with SG_IO) |
| HID panels | HidSharp (cross-platform) | HidSharp (no changes needed) |
| Hardware monitoring | HWiNFO SHM, LibreHardwareMonitor | Not yet ported (plugin system is functional) |
| Desktop overlay | WPF transparent window | Avalonia transparent window with SkiaSharp canvas |
| Installer | Microsoft Store / MSI | Manual build (see below), udev rules provided |
- App builds and launches on Linux (.NET 8.0 + Avalonia)
- Main window with sidebar navigation (Home, Profiles, Design, USB Panels, Plugins, Settings, Logs, Updates, About)
- Desktop overlay windows with SkiaSharp rendering
- BeadaPanel USB device discovery and communication (via LibUsbDotNet)
- Turing Smart Screen serial device discovery (via sysfs) and communication
- Turing Smart Screen USB device discovery and communication
- Thermalright HID panel discovery (via HidSharp) and communication
- Thermalright WinUSB/bulk panel discovery (via LibUsbDotNet) and communication
- Thermalright SCSI panel discovery and communication (via Linux SG_IO ioctl)
- Plugin loading system
- Configuration persistence
- Hardware monitoring data sources (HWiNFO is Windows-only; LibreHardwareMonitor needs a Linux alternative)
- Full UI for profile editing, sensor binding, drag-and-drop layout
- DirectX-accelerated rendering (Linux uses SkiaSharp software rendering)
- Auto-update system
- .NET 8.0 SDK
- Linux (tested on Ubuntu)
libusb-1.0for USB panel communication
# Install .NET 8.0 SDK (if not already installed)
# See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install/linux
# Install libusb
sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev
# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/emaspa/InfoPanel-linux.git
cd InfoPanel-linux
dotnet build InfoPanel.sln -c Debug
# Run
dotnet run --project InfoPanel/InfoPanel.csprojUSB panels require permission rules for non-root access. Install the provided udev rules:
sudo cp InfoPanel/packaging/99-infopanel.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload
sudo udevadm triggerThis grants access to all supported panel families: BeadaPanel, Turing Smart Screen (serial and USB), and Thermalright (HID, bulk, and SCSI).
| Family | Models | Transport | Linux status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeadaPanel | All (VID 4E58) |
LibUsbDotNet bulk | Working |
| Turing Smart Screen | 3.5", 5", 8.8" Rev 1.0 | Serial (CH340) | Working |
| Turing Smart Screen | 2.1", 8.8" Rev 1.1, 8", 9.2", 5" USB, 1.6", 10.2" | LibUsbDotNet bulk | Working |
| Thermalright | Trofeo HID variants | HidSharp | Working (cross-platform, no changes needed) |
| Thermalright | ChiZhu, Trofeo bulk variants | LibUsbDotNet bulk | Working |
| Thermalright | Frozen Warframe Elite Vision 360 | SCSI (SG_IO) | Working |
InfoPanel/ # Main application
Services/ # Background tasks for panel communication
TuringPanel/ # Turing Smart Screen protocol + discovery
ThermalrightPanel/ # Thermalright protocol + discovery
BeadaPanel/ # BeadaPanel protocol + discovery
Views/ # Avalonia UI (AXAML)
Models/ # Data models and configuration
Drawing/ # SkiaSharp rendering
packaging/ # udev rules
InfoPanel.Plugins/ # Plugin interface definitions
InfoPanel.Plugins.Loader/ # Plugin discovery and loading
InfoPanel.Extras/ # Built-in plugins
- InfoPanel by habibrehmansg - the original Windows application
- Lexonight1/thermalright-trcc-linux - Thermalright SCSI protocol reference
GPL 3.0 - see the LICENSE file. Same license as the upstream project.
