smcFanControl Alternatives

smcFanControl is described as 'The perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to smcFanControl for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Python apps. The best smcFanControl alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like smcFanControl are SpeedFan, Stats, HWMonitor and FanControl by Rem0o.

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    Hardware sensors monitor utilizes sensor chips on smart motherboards to track system and CPU core temperatures, voltages and cooling fans. By quickly catching an overheated computer, you can prevent disasters such as system instability or damage.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. WinBar icon
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    WinBar is a free and compact program that lets you monitor your system and provides easy access to frequently used controls. WinBar will run on Windows 2000 and newer operating systems and is available in 32 and 64 bit flavors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. thinkfan icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Command line program that allows control of fans in Apple computers in Windows. Planned features: Automatic temperature control, temperature monitoring, rule creation for fan control based on temperature thresholds. No longer in development.

    5 Mac/SMC Fan Control for Windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Speed fan controller and temp monitoring for MacBook Pro Unibody (Nvidia) for Windows under BootCamp. It allows to control MacBook fans speeds depending on the CPU and GPU temperature.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. BDoggy icon
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    A magical creature lives in your menu bar — it might be a game character, a playful puppy, or something entirely unique. And it never stops running!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Pluto HUD icon
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    Pluto is a highly refined and customizable at-a-glance system monitor for your Mac. Keep track of what's going on behind the scenes without dropping what you're currently doing.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Heatsync icon
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    HeatSync syncs the air*, cpu and hdd temperatures and with the rpm of their corresponding fans increasing/decreasing one as the other is raising/dropping.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Coolbook icon
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    CoolBook is a tool for the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers. It lets you monitor the frequency, voltage and temperature of the CoreDuo / Core2Duo CPU.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Beaconly icon
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    Beaconly is a flexible, easy to use data aggregating menu app that ties relevant information to you, beautifully one click-away in your macOs menu bar. Easily discover status of AWS, your Jira Tickets, and so much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. HWRadar icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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