Minimal Kernel Manager
Minimal Kernel Manager is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Android kernel management and system monitoring application. It has 177 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About Minimal Kernel Manager
Advanced kernel management and system monitoring for Android. Features real-time performance overlay with customizable layouts, CPU/GPU frequency control, persistent swap management, and thermal monitoring. Material Design 3 UI with drag-and-drop reordering, sparkline graphs, and multi-stage warnings. Supports both root and Shizuku access. Monitor CPU, GPU, RAM, swap, power, and temperatures with adjustable update rates. Requires Android 7.0+.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Minimal Kernel Manager from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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Is Minimal Kernel Manager free and open source?
Yes. Minimal Kernel Manager's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Minimal Kernel Manager?
You can install Minimal Kernel Manager from F-Droid (package com.ivarna.mkm); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.7).
Is Minimal Kernel Manager still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 10, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jul 1, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.