# Framework 12 power button light **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 12\ **Created:** [April 17, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877 "2026-04-17T02:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tesia\_Norris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@Tesia\_Norris](https://community.frame.work/u/Tesia_Norris)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/1 "2026-04-17T02:38:02Z")
Is there any way to disable the side power button’s light? It’s so distracting, especially when I have my laptop on a desk in my bedroom when I’m trying to sleep. There has to be a better solution than tape right? Do I need to fully power it off every night? ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Bernstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@Emily\_Bernstein](https://community.frame.work/u/Emily_Bernstein)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/2 "2026-04-17T03:38:00Z")
Black nail polish might be more lasting than tape. Or super glue and a very small piece of aluminum foil. But I just drape some fabric over my laptop if the light is bothering me. ---
**Author:** ![ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@ultraviolet](https://community.frame.work/u/ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/3 "2026-04-17T05:22:44Z")
I have the same problem! I’ve just been powering it off every night. In the advanced settings in the BIOS you can make the light “ultra dim” but it does still blink. I found this on accident and haven’t looked into how to disable it fully but I feel like it might be possible. ---
**Author:** ![truffaldino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/truffaldino/32/13219_2.png) [@truffaldino](https://community.frame.work/u/truffaldino)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/4 "2026-04-17T07:29:50Z")
@Emily_Bernstein’s suggestion of black nail polish is a good one however to undo or reduce the level of dimming might require applying a plastic-unfriendly chemical like acetone. Personally I’d use the tip of a fine black Sharpie (not a paint pen). It may require several apply-then-leave-to-dry cycles to get the amount of dimming as you want. It will be readily undone with a cotton swab (Q-tip) and something less plastic-hostile like methylated spirits. ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Weissschuh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/thomas_weissschuh/32/19628_2.png) [@Thomas\_Weissschuh](https://community.frame.work/u/Thomas_Weissschuh)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/5 "2026-04-17T10:39:56Z")
The LED should be controlled by the embedded controller which has a command to turn it off. The details of sending commands to the embedded controller depend on your operating system. ---
**Author:** ![James3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@James3](https://community.frame.work/u/James3)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/6 "2026-04-17T11:14:49Z")
Here are some commands you can use: Turn light / LED off: `ectool led power off` Turn it back on / back to normal. `ectool led power auto` ectool can be run from Linux or Windows. There is a version you can compile on my github here: > **[GitHub - jcdutton/ectool](https://github.com/jcdutton/ectool)** > > Contribute to jcdutton/ectool development by creating an account on GitHub. With a release version, pre-compiled for windows. ---
**Author:** ![Tesia\_Norris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@Tesia\_Norris](https://community.frame.work/u/Tesia_Norris)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/7 "2026-04-17T15:44:28Z")
I did that and it’s better, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Weissschuh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/thomas_weissschuh/32/19628_2.png) [@Thomas\_Weissschuh](https://community.frame.work/u/Thomas_Weissschuh)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/8 "2026-04-18T09:26:33Z")
If you are on Linux you can do the same without any external tools through `/sys/class/leds/` ---
**Author:** ![2disbetter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/2disbetter/32/1176_2.png) [@2disbetter](https://community.frame.work/u/2disbetter)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/9 "2026-04-18T09:30:31Z")
Hibernation. WAY before using nail polish to paint your power button. When the device is hibernating it is off. This is actually a good thing. You allow certain components to rest, etc. ---
**Author:** ![ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@ultraviolet](https://community.frame.work/u/ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/10 "2026-04-19T00:30:30Z")
This command worked for me to turn it off fully! ```auto echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/class/leds/chromeos:white:power/brightness ``` ---
**Author:** ![ErisLoona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@ErisLoona](https://community.frame.work/u/ErisLoona)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/11 "2026-04-22T08:57:10Z")
Since I didn’t see anyone mention it, there is an option in the BIOS to change the brightness, though I can’t remember at the moment whether you can turn it off completely. The lowest level is quite dim though, I remember I couldn’t even really see it in a naturally lit room during the day. ---
**Author:** ![AAKphoenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/aakphoenix/32/50070_2.png) [@AAKphoenix](https://community.frame.work/u/AAKphoenix)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/12 "2026-09-07T05:56:02Z")
The dimest light setting in the latest BIOS for fw-12 3.07 is the lowest. Perfectly good for me ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/buttercup/32/38933_2.png) [@Buttercup](https://community.frame.work/u/Buttercup)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/framework-12-power-button-light/81877/13 "2026-09-07T17:10:29Z")
If you’re on Linux you can use YAFI It allows you to turn the power led off and do basically whatever else you want with the laptop like monitoring fan speed and temperature diodes. You can also control the Leds on either side of the laptop, change their color, disable them etc. [Here’s the Github for it.](https://github.com/Steve-Tech/YAFI) It’s really easy to set up. Just download it from [Flathup](https://flathub.org/en/apps/au.stevetech.yafi) and run this command in your terminal: `curl -Lfs yafi.stevetech.au/udev.sh | sudo sh` ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/7/0/70c65aa1342241d6ee7914c9e3e699fedc4a43c1.png)