Free & open source · v2.1.1

Tune your PC for Counter-Strike 2 — automatically.

A lightweight Windows utility that swaps power plans, pins CPU cores, kills bloat processes, and bumps Nvidia vibrance the moment CS2 launches — and reverts it all when you're done.

< 20 MB on disk
No admin rights
No telemetry, 100% open source
CS2 Tools by Jonny
CS2 Tools dashboard
CS2 detected Optimizing system…
14 cores pinned Cores 0 & 1 freed
// Features

Everything CS2 needs. Nothing it doesn't.

Focused tweaks that touch the parts of Windows that actually move framerate and input latency.

CPU core management

Pin CS2 to the exact cores you choose. Skip cores 0 & 1 to leave them for the OS — or use all of them if you prefer.

Power plan switching

Auto-switch to High Performance when CS2 starts and back to Balanced when it closes. No manual toggling.

Process kill list

Define a list of background bloat — Discord overlays, sync clients, browsers — and have them shut down on launch.

Nvidia digital vibrance

Bumps saturation only while CS2 is the focused window, on the monitor running CS2. Alt-tab away and your normal vibrance comes back instantly.

Live status dashboard

See what's running, what got killed, and which power plan is active — all from a single overview screen.

Featherweight by design

Built with Tauri (Rust + Vue), not Electron. Under 20 MB on disk and barely a blip on memory — because optimizing perf with a bloated app would be absurd.

Reverts everything

When CS2 exits, every setting goes back to your defaults. No admin rights, no permanent “gaming mode.”

// How it works

Configure once. Forget it exists.

The app sits quietly in the background and watches for the CS2 process. That's it.

01

Pick your tweaks

Toggle the modules you want — CPU pinning, power plans, kill list, vibrance. Each one is independent.

02

Launch CS2 normally

From Steam, a shortcut, wherever. The app detects the process and applies your settings within a second.

03

Quit and forget

When you close CS2, everything reverts. Power plan, vibrance, killed processes — all back to normal.

// A look inside

Built to be readable.

Every module has its own screen. No nested menus, no hidden toggles, no surprise behavior.

Dashboard
CPU core management
Power plans
Nvidia vibrance
Process management
// Install

Three ways to get it.

Microsoft Store is recommended — the binary is signed by Microsoft, so no SmartScreen warnings.

2 GitHub release

Direct download from GitHub Releases. Note: Windows SmartScreen may warn — the binaries aren't code-signed.

Latest release

3 Build from source

Clone the repo and build it yourself. Full source on GitHub for anyone who wants to verify or contribute.

$ git clone https://github.com/Code-Jonny/CS2-Tools-By-Jonny.git
// FAQ

Common questions.

Is this a cheat or anti-cheat trigger?
No. CS2 Tools only adjusts standard Windows settings — power plans, process priority, CPU affinity — and Nvidia driver values. It doesn't touch the game files, memory, or network traffic. It does not interact with VAC.
Will I actually see better framerate?
Honestly? It depends on your hardware and what's running in the background. The biggest wins usually come from killing background processes and switching to High Performance on laptops. The Nvidia vibrance module is purely a visual preference, not a perf tweak — the app even calls it out with a "Placebo Rating."
Does it collect any data?
No telemetry, no analytics, no phone-home. The app runs entirely locally. The source is on GitHub if you want to verify.
What does the Nvidia vibrance module need?
An Nvidia GPU with the Nvidia drivers installed. AMD users — that specific module won't work for you, but everything else will.
I got a Windows SmartScreen warning. Is that bad?
It can happen with the pre-built binaries from GitHub Releases because they aren't code-signed (signing certificates are expensive for a free side project). SmartScreen sometimes flags unsigned downloads until they've built up reputation — whether you see it depends on your system and some Microsoft-side heuristics. The app is safe; the source is on GitHub if you want to verify. If you'd rather not deal with the warning at all, install from the Microsoft Store — that build is signed by Microsoft and won't trigger SmartScreen.
Does it need administrator privileges?
No. Every feature — power plans, CPU affinity, process killing, vibrance — works with standard user privileges. No UAC prompts, no elevation required.
How light is it on system resources?
Very. The app is built with Tauri v2 (Rust + Vue) instead of Electron, which keeps the binary under 20 MB on disk and the memory footprint minimal. It would defeat the point to advertise performance gains while running a bloated launcher in the background.
Can I contribute?
Please do. Open an issue, submit a PR, or just star the repo if you find it useful. It's a solo side project and any help is welcome.

Stop fiddling with Windows settings.
Start playing.

Download CS2 Tools, set it once, and let it handle the rest.