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| 1 | +# WinOptimizer.AI 🚀 |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +**Understand. Monitor. Optimize.** |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Welcome to **WinOptimizer.AI**! This tool is designed to help you understand what's happening on your PC and optimize it where it matters. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +⚠️ **Real Talk:** This is **not a magic solution** that will download more RAM or double your FPS instantly. Instead, it's a **powerful diagnostic and management tool** to help you identify and tame apps that are eating up your resources in the background. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## 🎯 Who is this for? |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +* **Low-end / Mid-range PCs**: If every % of CPU or MB of RAM counts for your gaming or work session, this tool is for you. |
| 12 | +* **Gamers**: Automatically kill background processes (like Chrome tabs, updaters) when you launch a game to free up resources. |
| 13 | +* **Debuggers**: Find out exactly which app is causing lag or high usage on your system. |
| 14 | +* *Note: If you have a high-end beast (e.g., i9, 64GB RAM, RTX 4090), you might not feel a huge performance boost, but it remains an excellent monitoring and automation tool!* |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +## ✨ Key Features |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +* **Real-time Monitoring**: Tracks CPU, GPU, RAM, and Network usage per process. |
| 19 | +* **Game Mode**: Automatically terminates background processes that exceed defined thresholds when active. |
| 20 | +* **Smart Alerts**: Interactive Windows notifications allowing you to Kill, Whitelist, or Ignore processes directly. |
| 21 | +* **Process Tree Killing**: Ensures complete termination of multi-process applications (like Browsers). |
| 22 | +* **Optimization Tools**: Integrated access to popular debloating tools (Chris Titus WinUtil, Win11Debloat, etc.). |
| 23 | +* **Low Impact Mode**: Optimized to consume minimal system resources (~0-1% CPU). |
| 24 | +* **Persistent Settings**: All configurations are saved automatically. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## 🤖 How to use the AI Features |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +WinOptimizer.AI helps you analyze processes, services, and startup apps, but it doesn't have a brain of its own inside the app. It works **with your favorite AI** (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.). |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +1. **Scan**: Click the scan button in any tab (Tasks, Services, Autoruns). |
| 31 | +2. **Copy Prompt**: Click the **'Copy Prompt'** button. This copies a detailed technical report of your system to your clipboard. |
| 32 | +3. **Ask AI**: Go to ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude and **PASTE** the prompt. |
| 33 | +4. **Get Recommendations**: The AI will analyze your specific situation and give you a JSON response. |
| 34 | +5. **Apply**: Copy the AI's response and click **'Paste AI Response'** in WinOptimizer.AI. The app will then show you exactly what to disable or optimize based on the AI's advice! |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +## 📥 Installation |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +1. Download the latest release from the [Releases](https://github.com/walkoud/WinOptimizer.AI/releases) page. |
| 39 | +2. Extract the zip file. |
| 40 | +3. Run `WinOptimizer.AI.exe` as **Administrator** (recommended for full process control). |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## 🛠️ Building from Source |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +**Requirements:** |
| 45 | +* Visual Studio 2022 or later |
| 46 | +* .NET 8.0 SDK |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +**Steps:** |
| 49 | +1. Clone the repository. |
| 50 | +2. Open `src/WinOptimizer.AI.sln` in Visual Studio. |
| 51 | +3. Restore NuGet packages. |
| 52 | +4. Build the solution (Release mode). |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +## 🤝 Contributing |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +## 📄 License |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +[MIT](LICENSE) |
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