FanCtrl Alternatives

FanCtrl is described as 'Software that allows you to automatically control the fan speed on your PC' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are nine alternatives to FanCtrl for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best FanCtrl alternative is SpeedFan, which is free. Other great apps like FanCtrl are FanControl by Rem0o, TPFanCtrl2, Macs Fan Control and TPFanControl.

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  1. 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.

    51 SpeedFan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • SpeedFan is the most popular Windows alternative to FanCtrl.

    • SpeedFan is the most popular free alternative to FanCtrl.

    • SpeedFan is Free and ProprietaryFanCtrl is Free and Open Source
    • SpeedFan is LightweightFanCtrl is not according to our users
  2. FanControl by Rem0o icon

    FanControl by Rem0o

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    Fan Control is a focused and highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows. It supports multiple temperature sources in min, max and average configurations, and fan curve functions, including but not limited to, linear, graph, and mix to control a single fan.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. TPFanCtrl2 icon

    TPFanCtrl2

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    An updated version of TpFanControl that runs on most Lenovo ThinkPads and a few other Lenovo PCs (including single-fan laptops). Includes some features from a competing fork: https://github.com/FanDjango/TPFanCtrl2

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • TPFanCtrl2 is the most popular Open Source alternative to FanCtrl.

    • TPFanCtrl2 is Free and Open SourceFanCtrl is also Free and Open Source
  5. Macs Fan Control icon

    Macs Fan Control

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    Monitor and control fans on Apple computers with a simple and efficient user interface

    20 Macs Fan Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Macs Fan Control is the most popular Mac alternative to FanCtrl.

    • Macs Fan Control is Freemium and ProprietaryFanCtrl is Free and Open Source
  6. TPFanControl icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. NoteBook FanControl icon

    NoteBook FanControl

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    This software detects and optionally controls speed of CPU fan of many PC-Systems. Furthermore you are able to configure the handling of the EC-registers on your own (risk). To determine the EC-registers use e.g. software like "rw everything".

    5 NoteBook FanControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Fanny icon

    Fanny

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    Fanny is a free Notification Center Widget and Menu Bar application to monitor your Macs fans.

    45 Fanny alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. CoolerControl icon

    CoolerControl

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    CoolerControl features a GUI for viewing all your system's sensors and for creating custom fan and pump profiles based on any available temperature sensor. Paired with this is a systemd service that controls all your devices in the background.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • CoolerControl is the most popular Linux alternative to FanCtrl.

    • CoolerControl is Free and Open SourceFanCtrl is also Free and Open Source
  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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