SpeedFan Alternatives for Linux

SpeedFan is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is CoreCtrl, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SpeedFan and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SpeedFan are hwinfo, fan-control, Lm-Sensors and fancontrol.

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SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers and controls the fans if possible.

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SpeedFan alternatives page was last updated Jul 7, 2024
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  1. CoreCtrl icon

    CoreCtrl

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    CoreCtrl is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux application that allows you to control with ease your computer hardware using application profiles.

    17 CoreCtrl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    CoreCtrl screenshot 1

    CoreCtrl Features

    1.  Temperature Monitoring
    2.  Overclock
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  Fan Speed
    5.  Custom Profile

    CoreCtrl VS SpeedFan

     

    • CoreCtrl is the most popular Linux alternative to SpeedFan.

    • CoreCtrl is Free and Open SourceSpeedFan is Free and Proprietary
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    hwinfo

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    hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

    117 hwinfo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    hwinfo screenshot 1

    hwinfo Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    hwinfo VS SpeedFan

     
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    fan-control

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    Control your fans with different behaviors.

    35 fan-control alternatives

    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 SpeedFan

     
  5. Lm-Sensors icon

    Lm-Sensors

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    Lm-Sensors is a free and open-source application that provides tools and drivers for monitoring temperatures, voltage, and fans.

    28 Lm-Sensors alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Lm-Sensors screenshot 1

    Lm-Sensors Features

    1.  Fan Speed
    2.  Temperature Monitoring

    Lm-Sensors VS SpeedFan

     
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    fancontrol

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    fancontrol is a shell script for use with lm_sensors. It reads its configuration from a file, then calculates fan speeds from temperatures and sets the corresponding PWM outputs to the computed values.

    12 fancontrol alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    fancontrol screenshot 1

    fancontrol Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Fan Speed

    fancontrol VS SpeedFan

     
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    thinkfan

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    thinkfan screenshot 1

    thinkfan Features

    1.  Fan Speed

    thinkfan VS SpeedFan

     
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    CoolerControl screenshot 1

    CoolerControl Features

    1.  Fan Speed

    CoolerControl VS SpeedFan

     
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    CPU Frequency Selector

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    cinnamon-cpufreq-applet - Port of Gnome 3 CPUFreq applet to Cinnamon - with some fixes.

    27 CPU Frequency Selector alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Cinnamon
    • GNOME
    CPU Frequency Selector screenshot 1

    CPU Frequency Selector Features

    1.  Pitch Shifting
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    CPU Frequency Selector VS SpeedFan

     
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    CatWalk

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    A simple plasmoid showing the total CPU usage.

    52 CatWalk alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    CatWalk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    2.  CPU Monitoring
    3.  KDE Widget

    CatWalk VS SpeedFan

     
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