Fan Control Alternatives

Fan Control has been discontinued. Similar apps include Open Hardware Monitor, which is free and open source. Other options are AIDA64, SpeedFan, HWMonitor and Sidebar Diagnostics. You can choose from more than 10 System Information Utilities like Fan Control for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1.  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

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. CPU Thermometer is one free CPU temperature monitor; it can help you monitor your computer CPU temperature in live time. Program can start with Windows start-up, and show live CPU temperature in your desktop tray icon, so you get this important system information at a glance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. SysMetrix icon
     2 likes

    SysMetrix is a skinnable clock and metering application. Its purpose is to provide system metrics in a variety of interesting, useful, and cool ways. It can monitor and report on the hundreds of statistics

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. fancontrol icon
     4 likes

    fancontrol is a shell script for use with lm_sensors. It reads its configuration from a file, then calculates fan speeds from temperatures and sets the corresponding PWM outputs to the computed values.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5.  2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Linpack is a benchmark and the most aggressive stress testing software available today. Best used to test stability of overclocked PCs. Linpack tends to crash unstable PCs in a shorter period of time compared to other stress testing applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. eeectl icon
     1 like

    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

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. 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

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. WinBar icon
     3 likes

    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

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Speed 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

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Coolbook icon
     2 likes

    CoolBook is a tool for the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers. It lets you monitor the frequency, voltage and temperature of the CoreDuo / Core2Duo CPU.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
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