Fanny Alternatives

Fanny is described as 'Free Notification Center Widget and Menu Bar application to monitor your Macs fans' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Fanny for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Fanny alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fanny are SpeedFan, AIDA64, Sidebar Diagnostics and HWMonitor.

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

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Fanny alternatives page was last updated May 2, 2024
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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.

    75 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    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 Fanny

     

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

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

    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceFanny is also Free and Open Source
    • Open Hardware Monitor is LightweightFanny 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.

    48 SpeedFan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    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 Fanny

     
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    AIDA64

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    Advanced system info and diagnostics utility, AIDA64 runs on Windows, Android, iOS and more, offering 64-bit benchmarking, real-time hardware monitoring, and detailed hardware component information, ad-free and portable via USB.

    90 AIDA64 alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Tizen OS
    AIDA64 screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Overclock

    AIDA64 VS Fanny

     

    • AIDA64 is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Fanny.

    • AIDA64 is the most popular commercial alternative to Fanny.

    • AIDA64 is Paid and ProprietaryFanny is Free and Open Source
    • AIDA64 is LightweightFanny is not according to our users
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  6. Sidebar Diagnostics icon

    Sidebar Diagnostics

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    SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.

    47 Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sidebar Diagnostics screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Real-time monitoring
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Portable
    5.  Performance Monitoring
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Fan Speed

    Sidebar Diagnostics VS Fanny

     
  7. HWMonitor icon

    HWMonitor

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    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…

    32 HWMonitor alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HWMonitor screenshot 1

    HWMonitor Features

    1.  CPU temperature
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Temperature Monitoring

    HWMonitor VS Fanny

     
  8. Stats icon

    Stats

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    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    73 Stats alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Stats screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    3.  Temperature Monitoring
    4.  CPU temperature
    5.  Fan Speed
    6.  Status menu widgets
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode

    Stats VS Fanny

     

    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to Fanny.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceFanny is also Free and Open Source
    • Stats is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFanny is not according to our users
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    iStat Menus

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    iStat is a series of system monitor apps. It's available in different versions: iStat Menus, iStat for iOS and iStat Server as a companion application to the iStat for iOS app that lets you remotely monitor your computers (free for Windows and Mac).

    73 iStat Menus alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    iStat Menus screenshot 1

    iStat Menus Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    3.  Real-time monitoring
    4.  Graphs
    5.  Fan Speed
    6.  Sits in the System Tray
    7.  CPU Monitoring
    8.  Remote monitoring

    iStat Menus VS Fanny

     
  11. Core Temp icon

    Core Temp

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    Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.

    44 Core Temp alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Core Temp screenshot 1
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    Core Temp Features

    1.  CPU temperature
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  AMD
    4.  Sensors
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Portable
    8.  Taskbar temperature

    Core Temp VS Fanny

     
  12. 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

    19 Macs Fan Control alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Macs Fan Control screenshot 1

    Macs Fan Control Features

    1.  Automated speed adjustments
    2.  Fan Speed

    Macs Fan Control VS Fanny

     
  13. TG Pro icon

    TG Pro

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    Monitor and manage all internal Mac temperatures, enhancing longevity by ensuring components remain cool. Supports auto/manual fan speed adjustments and offers comprehensive diagnostics with local or email alerts. Secure and compatible with Macs from 2008 onward.

    14 TG Pro alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TG Pro screenshot 1

    TG Pro Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  CPU temperature
    5.  Hardware Monitoring
    6.  Temperature Monitoring
    7.  CPU Monitoring
    8.  GPU Monitoring
    9.  Fan Speed

    TG Pro VS Fanny

     
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    fan-control

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    Control your fans with different behaviors.

    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 Fanny

     

    • fan-control is the most popular Linux alternative to Fanny.

    • fan-control is Free and Open SourceFanny is also Free and Open Source
    • fan-control is LightweightFanny is not according to our users
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    GtkStressTesting

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GtkStressTesting screenshot 1

    GtkStressTesting Features

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

    GtkStressTesting VS Fanny

     
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