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, Cinnamon, GNOME and Mono. The best alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like fancontrol are SpeedFan, CoreCtrl, GtkStressTesting and smcFanControl.
Open Hardware Monitor
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- System Information Utility
69 alternatives to Open Hardware Monitor- Windows
- Mono
The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.
Open Hardware Monitor Features
DiscontinuedThere 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.
SpeedFan
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo46 alternatives to SpeedFan- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info and show hard disk temperatures. SpeedFan supports SCSI disks too.
SpeedFan Features
DiscontinuedThe developer promised new versions, but the program seems to be no longer updated.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.
CoreCtrl
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo17 alternatives to CoreCtrl- Free • Open Source
- System Information Utility
- Linux
CoreCtrl is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux application that allows you to control with ease your computer hardware using application profiles. It aims to be flexible, comfortable and accessible to regular users.
GtkStressTesting
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo62 alternatives to GtkStressTesting- Free • Open Source
- Linux
GST is a GTK system utility designed to stress and monitor various hardware components like CPU and RAM.
GtkStressTesting Features
smcFanControl
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo31 alternatives to smcFanControl- Free Personal • Open Source
- Mac
smcFanControl is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook.
smcFanControl Features
DiscontinuedNot updated for many years, does not work on new hardware
CPU Frequency Selector
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- System Information Utility
22 alternatives to CPU Frequency Selector- Linux
- Cinnamon
- GNOME
cinnamon-cpufreq-applet - Port of Gnome 3 CPUFreq applet to Cinnamon - with some fixes.
CPU Frequency Selector Features
thinkfan
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo9 alternatives to thinkfan- Free • Open Source
- Linux
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.
thinkfan Features
TPFanControl
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo7 alternatives to TPFanControl- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
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.
Corsair Link
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo38 alternatives to Corsair Link- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
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.
Corsair Link Features
eeectl
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo37 alternatives to eeectl- Free • Open Source
- Windows
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.
eeectl Features