Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
fan-control Alternatives
fan-control is described as 'Control your fans with different behaviors' and is a system information utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to fan-control for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best fan-control alternative is Libre Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like fan-control are Open Hardware Monitor, Stats, SpeedFan and FanControl by Rem0o.
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eeectl is a tiny yet powerful program for Asus EEE PC 700 series, it runs on Windows® and allows you to control & overclock your EEE PC on the fly.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Hardware sensors monitor utilizes sensor chips on smart motherboards to track system and CPU core temperatures, voltages and cooling fans. By quickly catching an overheated computer, you can prevent disasters such as system instability or damage.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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Lightweight macOS menu bar utility providing live CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, and thermal state monitoring, supporting Apple Silicon and Intel hardware, with customizable interface options, low resource usage, and strong privacy protections.
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WinBar is a free and compact program that lets you monitor your system and provides easy access to frequently used controls. WinBar will run on Windows 2000 and newer operating systems and is available in 32 and 64 bit flavors.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
Thinkfan is a simple, lightweight fan control program. Originally designed specifically for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, it now supports any kind of system via the sysfs hwmon interface (/sys/class/hwmon). It is designed to eat as little CPU power as possible.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Linux
2 Lubbo's MacBook Pro Fan Control alternativesSpeed fan controller and temp monitoring for MacBook Pro Unibody (Nvidia) for Windows under BootCamp. It allows to control MacBook fans speeds depending on the CPU and GPU temperature.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
A magical creature lives in your menu bar — it might be a game character, a playful puppy, or something entirely unique. And it never stops running!
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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Pluto is a highly refined and customizable at-a-glance system monitor for your Mac. Keep track of what's going on behind the scenes without dropping what you're currently doing.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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Delivers real-time insights on CPU, GPU, and memory performance using a customizable interface with over 40 themes, docking panels, and various export formats including PNG, PDF, CSV, DOC, and HTML. Features diverse CPU charts and visualization options for detailed analysis.
- 4 Mac/SMC Fan Control for Windows alternatives
Command line program that allows control of fans in Apple computers in Windows. Planned features: Automatic temperature control, temperature monitoring, rule creation for fan control based on temperature thresholds. No longer in development.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
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HeatSync syncs the air*, cpu and hdd temperatures and with the rpm of their corresponding fans increasing/decreasing one as the other is raising/dropping.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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