fancontrol Alternatives

fancontrol is described as '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' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to fancontrol for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Flathub, Cinnamon and GNOME apps. The best fancontrol alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like fancontrol are SpeedFan, CoreCtrl, fan-control and GtkStressTesting.

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fancontrol is a shell script for use with lm_sensors. It reads its configuration from a file, then calculates fan speeds...

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  1. Open Hardware Monitor icon

    Open Hardware Monitor

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    The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

    73 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mono
    On Windows 7
    On Debian Linux 6.0 using the Mono Framework.
    Discontinued

    There has not been any code change since December 2020, also the community now wonders if it is abandoned: https://github.com/openhardwaremonitor/openhardwaremonitor/issues/1471 There also seems to be a fork called LibreHardwareMonitor (which is already listed as an alternative) and appears to be the most active fork right now.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Voltage monitoring
    4.  Portable
    5.  Fan Speed
    6.  No installation required
    7.  History graphs
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  Export to CSV
    10.  Sensors

    Open Hardware Monitor VS fancontrol

     

    • Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to fancontrol.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to fancontrol.

    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open Sourcefancontrol is also Free and Open Source
    • Open Hardware Monitor is Lightweightfancontrol is not according to our users
  2. SpeedFan icon

    SpeedFan

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

    47 SpeedFan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SpeedFan screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The developer promised new versions, but the program seems to be no longer updated. Latest version, 4.52, released in June 2016, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fan Speed
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Overclock

    SpeedFan VS fancontrol

     
  4. CoreCtrl icon

    CoreCtrl

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    CoreCtrl is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux application that allows you to control with ease your computer hardware using application profiles.

    17 CoreCtrl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    CoreCtrl screenshot 1

    CoreCtrl Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Overclock
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Fan Speed
    5.  Custom Profile

    CoreCtrl VS fancontrol

     

    • CoreCtrl is the most popular Linux alternative to fancontrol.

    • CoreCtrl is Free and Open Sourcefancontrol is also Free and Open Source
  5. fan-control icon

    fan-control

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    Control your fans with different behaviors.

    34 fan-control alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    fan-control screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Fan Speed

    fan-control VS fancontrol

     
  6. GtkStressTesting icon

    GtkStressTesting

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    GST is a GTK system utility designed to stress and monitor various hardware components like CPU and RAM.

    65 GtkStressTesting alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GtkStressTesting screenshot 1

    GtkStressTesting Features

    1.  CPU Monitoring
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  RAM Monitoring
    4.  Stress Testing

    GtkStressTesting VS fancontrol

     
  7. smcFanControl icon

    smcFanControl

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

    34 smcFanControl alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    smcFanControl screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Not updated for many years, does not work on new hardware

    smcFanControl Features

    1.  Fan Speed
    2.  Image Sharing

    smcFanControl VS fancontrol

     

    • smcFanControl is the most popular Mac alternative to fancontrol.

    • smcFanControl is Free Personal and Open Sourcefancontrol is Free and Open Source
  9. Corsair Link icon

    Corsair Link

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    Corsair Link Dashboard software allows you to monitor your system and gives remarkable control over your case fans, lighting, and compatible Corsair power supplies and Hydro Series liquid CPU coolers that work together for optimal cooling and etc.

    41 Corsair Link alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Corsair Link screenshot 1

    Corsair Link Features

    1.  Power monitoring

    Corsair Link VS fancontrol

     
  10. CPU Frequency Selector icon

    CPU Frequency Selector

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    cinnamon-cpufreq-applet - Port of Gnome 3 CPUFreq applet to Cinnamon - with some fixes.

    27 CPU Frequency Selector alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    CPU Frequency Selector screenshot 1

    CPU Frequency Selector Features

    1.  Pitch Shifting
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    CPU Frequency Selector VS fancontrol

     

  11. TPFanControl

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    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.

    7 TPFanControl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    TPFanControl screenshot 1

    TPFanControl VS fancontrol

     
  12. thinkfan icon

    thinkfan

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    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.

    10 thinkfan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    thinkfan screenshot 1

    thinkfan Features

    1.  Fan Speed

    thinkfan VS fancontrol

     
  13. eeectl icon

    eeectl

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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.

    38 eeectl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    eeectl Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Fan Speed
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Overclock

    eeectl VS fancontrol

     
  14. HWRadar icon

    HWRadar

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    HWRadar is a simple lightweight and customizable hardware monitoring tool that offers real-time, detailed insights into your computer's performance. Our software can track numerous hardware parameters and exports this data in various formats like PNG, PDF, CSV, DOC, and HTML.

    53 HWRadar alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HWRadar screenshot 1

    HWRadar Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    HWRadar VS fancontrol

     
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