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Public beta · 0.4.0b1

Your cooler’s display.
Native on Linux.

NautiBoy brings media, live thermals, and layered visual compositions to the Corsair Nautilus LCD—without a Windows control stack.

Join the hardware beta Current tagged build
Validated platform
Fedora KDE 44
Validated device
1b1c:0c57
Control model
Volatile + restorable
NautiBoy Thermals profile showing live CPU and GPU temperatures
Native Linux applicationOpen sourceNo analytics or trackingHardware-safe by default

Built around the hardware

Control that feels at home on Linux.

One device-independent rendering system powers media, telemetry, and Creative compositions. The hardware adapter remains narrow and explicitly authorized.

01

Media that moves

Send JPEG and PNG images, play local animated GIFs, and choose Fit or Center Crop without rewriting the validated display path.

ImageGIFCreative
02

Live thermals

Select up to two read-only Linux hwmon temperature sensors and frame them with the animated Orbit renderer.

03

Creative presets

Keep four independent presets combining local media, optional Orbit animation, colors, and foreground telemetry.

04

Safe lifecycle

Serialized transfers, one owner, bounded scheduling, tray operation, and reliable restoration of stored hardware/iCUE content.

05

Privacy-first reports

Inspect passive USB/HID findings before saving. Reports stay local until you decide to send them.

The application

Focused controls. Clear hardware state.

NautiBoy keeps the active device, firmware, playback state, and restore action visible. Settings make background startup and one-shot display resume explicit and opt-in.

  • Four purpose-built modes
  • Live preview before Send
  • Tray and single-instance protection
  • Per-user autostart and secure keyring storage
NautiBoy Preferences showing startup, resume, GIPHY, and tester support options

Hardware compatibility

Recognition is not permission.

Important

Identification does not imply control support or authorize hardware writes. Only explicitly supported adapters can control a device.

Supported—

Native control enabled

Protocol known—

Implementation pending

Identification only—

Read-only recognition

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External beta testing

Your hardware can move Linux support forward.

Unsupported and incorrectly identified devices are useful research targets. NautiBoy gives testers one reviewable ZIP instead of a page of terminal commands.

Read the tester guide
  1. 1
    Generate

    Open Settings and choose Generate Hardware Report.

  2. 2
    Review

    Inspect the complete human-readable report and JSON before saving.

  3. 3
    Save locally

    NautiBoy creates a ZIP on your machine. Nothing is uploaded.

  4. 4
    Send it yourself

    Email the reviewed ZIP to hardware@nautiboy.dev.

Download

Start with the current Fedora beta.

The validated package targets Fedora KDE Plasma 44 and the CORSAIR Nautilus LCD Cap at 1b1c:0c57.

Release note

The immutable v0.4.0-beta.1 tag predates the newest external tester workflow commit. Its downloadable artifact does not include those newest in-app tester-workflow refinements.

Beta / testing

NautiBoy v0.4.0-beta.1

RPM, checksum, source archive, and release notes are available on GitHub.

View release filesBrowse source on GitHub

Documentation

Know exactly what NautiBoy will do.

The safety model, validation record, protocol boundaries, and tester workflow are public and reviewable.

Tester guideInstall, validate, report, uninstallHardware compatibilityCatalog-derived status and confidenceSafety modelWrite boundaries and lifecycle guaranteesHardware validationPhysical test scope and results