smcFanControl

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smcFanControl is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook.

smcFanControl screenshot 1

Cost / License

Free Personal
Open Source (GPL-2.0)

Origin

Germany
EU

Alerts

Discontinued

Platforms

Mac

Discontinued

The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.6, was released in 2016

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Features

Fan Speed
Image Sharing

Tags

hardware-utility

smcFanControl News & Activities

Highlights All activities

Recent activities

Danilo_Venom updated smcFanControl
about 1 month ago
POX added smcFanControl as alternative to MacThrottle
5 months ago
adgellida added smcFanControl as alternative to CoolerControl
5 months ago
POX added smcFanControl as alternative to Yet Another Framework Interface
8 months ago

smcFanControl information

Developed by
Hendrik Holtmann
Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free Personal product.
Pricing
One time purchase (perpetual license).
Written in
Objective-C
Alternatives
36 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English

AlternativeTo Categories

OS & Utilities, System & Hardware

GitHub repository

2,499 Stars
317 Forks
58 Open Issues
Updated Aug 17, 2023

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smcFanControl was added to AlternativeTo by qff on Sep 18, 2009 and this page was last updated Apr 14, 2026.

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What is smcFanControl?

smcFanControl is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook. This Mac application allows you to control the speed of the fan in your MacBook so you can avoid it running hot.

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