Free Fan Control Alternatives

The best free alternative to Fan Control is Open Hardware Monitor, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Fan Control and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Fan Control are SpeedFan, Sidebar Diagnostics, HWMonitor and Macs Fan Control.

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  1. SpeedFan icon
     254 likes

    SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers and controls the fans if possible.

    53 SpeedFan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SpeedFan vs Fan Control Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    It does not serve the purpose of providing one with a method to dictate their system's fan speeds.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SpeedFan is Free and ProprietaryFan Control is Free and Open Source
    • SpeedFan is LightweightFan Control is not according to our users
  2. SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. HWMonitor icon
     117 likes

    HWMonitor for Windows® x86/x64 is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC system's main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, powers, currents, fans speed, utilization, clock speeds…

    37 HWMonitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Monitor and control fans on Apple computers with a simple and efficient user interface

    21 Macs Fan Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Macs Fan Control vs Fan Control Comments
    michaelhood
    Positive
    0

    Simple UI with rule-based settings.

    • Macs Fan Control is Freemium and ProprietaryFan Control is Free and Open Source
  5. 3C Toolbox icon
     14 likes

    3C Toolbox is the comprehensive toolbox to save battery, tweak, tune, backup, secure and monitor any Android devices running any ROMs, any kernels.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Real Temp icon
     20 likes

    Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors.

    42 Real Temp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Lm-Sensors icon
     13 likes

    Lm-Sensors is a free and open-source application that provides tools and drivers for monitoring temperatures, voltage, and fans.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. smcFanControl icon
     17 likes

    smcFanControl is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook.

    38 smcFanControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. TPFanControl icon
     9 likes

    Solution to the cooling fan noise annoyances Thinkpad T4x (T40/T41/T42/T43) notebook series. Allows the user to control fan activity based on the system temperature. Win XP Visual C++ project controls the fan via port IO to the embedded controller.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10.  2 likes

    EasyTune presents a convenient, Windows-based system performance enhancement and management utility. It features tools such as:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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