MacThrottle AlternativesSystem Information Utilities and other similar apps like MacThrottle

MacThrottle is described as 'Lightweight menu bar utility monitors macOS thermal pressure, displays real time CPU temperature, fan speed, and thermal state stats, with alerts and no admin rights required' and is a system information utility in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MacThrottle for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Python apps. The best MacThrottle alternative is SpeedFan, which is free. Other great apps like MacThrottle are Stats, iStat Menus, Core Temp and Macs Fan Control.

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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.

    52 SpeedFan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    • SpeedFan is the most popular free alternative to MacThrottle.

    • SpeedFan is Free and ProprietaryMacThrottle is Free and Open Source
    • SpeedFan is LightweightMacThrottle is not according to our users
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    Stats

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    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.

    74 Stats alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Stats is the most popular Mac alternative to MacThrottle.

    • Stats is the most popular Open Source alternative to MacThrottle.

    • Stats is Free and Open SourceMacThrottle is also Free and Open Source
    • Stats is LightweightMacThrottle 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).

    74 iStat Menus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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    • iStat Menus is the most popular iPhone alternative to MacThrottle.

    • iStat Menus is the most popular commercial alternative to MacThrottle.

    • iStat Menus is Paid and ProprietaryMacThrottle is Free and Open Source
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    TG Pro

    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 comp...

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    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.

    16 TG Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Psensor

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    Psensor is a graphical hardware temperature monitor for Linux. It can monitor the temperature of the motherboard and CPU sensors (using lm-sensors), the temperature of the NVidia GPUs (using XNVCtrl), the temperature of ATI/AMD GPUs, the temperature of the Hard Disk Drives...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • Psensor is the most popular Linux alternative to MacThrottle.

    • Psensor is Free and Open SourceMacThrottle is also Free and Open Source
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    Hot

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    Hot is macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Yet Another Framework Interface

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    YAFI is another GUI for the Framework Laptop Embedded Controller. It is written in Python with a GTK4 Adwaita theme, and uses the CrOS_EC_Python library to communicate with the EC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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