TPFanControl icon
TPFanControl icon

TPFanControl

 8 likes

Solution to the cooling fan noise annoyances Thinkpad T4x (T40/T41/T42/T43) notebook series. Allows the user to control fan activity based on the system temperature. Win XP Visual C++ project controls the fan via port IO to the embedded controller.

TPFanControl screenshot 1

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Windows  Only for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads
Discontinued

The latest version (0.21) was released in 2009.

4 / 5 Avg rating (1)
8likes
1comment
0news articles

Features

Suggest and vote on features
  1.  Temperature Monitoring
  2.  CPU temperature
  3.  Fan Speed

 Tags

  • fan
  • ibm
  • silence
  • thinkpad
  • temperature

TPFanControl News & Activities

Highlights All activities

Recent activities

  • POX updated TPFanControl
    5 days ago
  • rsbrux reviewed TPFanControl  
    5 days ago

    The latest version (0.63) works on my Lenovo X230T, but the "FAQ/Google" option in the menu calls up a fake website. This is also the case with the latest version (0.61) available from the link posted here to the "Official Website". This points to a SourceForge page containing two projects: 1. The original project whose latest version was 0.21. This is what you get when you click the "Download" button. 2. Version 0.61 of TPfancontrol2, which is not the latest. TPfancontrol2 resides on GitHub:...

  • rsbrux updated TPFanControl
    17 days ago
  • App icon
    rsbrux added TPFanControl as alternative to Libre Hardware Monitor, HWMonitor, Core Temp and HWiNFO (32/64) + 2 similar activities
    17 days ago
  • rsbrux reviewed TPFanControl  
    about 2 months ago

    The latest version (0.63) works on my Lenovo X230T, but the "FAQ/Google" option in the menu calls up a fake website. This is also the case with the latest version (0.61) available from the link posted here to the "Official Website". This points to a SourceForge page containing two projects: 1. The original project whose latest version was 0.21. This is what you get when you click the "Download" button. 2. Version 0.61 of TPfancontrol2, which is not the latest. TPfancontrol2 resides on GitHub:...

Show all activities

TPFanControl information

  • Developed by

    Unknown
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    13 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about TPFanControl, and it has gotten 8 likes

TPFanControl was added to AlternativeTo by CaptainHindsight on Nov 16, 2011 and this page was last updated Jul 12, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
 Post comment/review
Top Positive Comment
rsbrux
May 19, 2025
0

The latest version (0.63) works on my Lenovo X230T, but the "FAQ/Google" option in the menu calls up a fake website. This is also the case with the latest version (0.61) available from the link posted here to the "Official Website". This points to a SourceForge page containing two projects: 1. The original project whose latest version was 0.21. This is what you get when you click the "Download" button. 2. Version 0.61 of TPfancontrol2, which is not the latest. TPfancontrol2 resides on GitHub: [https://github.com/Shuzhengz/TPFanCtrl2](https://github.com/Shuzhengz/TPFanCtrl2) and documentation and links to other versions can be found on the ThinkPad-wiki: [https://thinkwiki.de/TPFanControl](https://thinkwiki.de/TPFanControl) The newer versions also include a "Website" link in the Windows start menu which doesn't point to any of the websites mentioned above, but to something completely irrelevant. After filing a bug report at https://github.com/Shuzhengz/TPFanCtrl2 I was informed that there are much newer versions of TPfancontrol2 that not only correct these problems but also support many additional newer PC models. These are hosted both on the previously cited github and on the github of another contributor, https://github.com/FanDjango/TPFanCtrl2. I have installed v2.3.3 on an X230T and find that it works well. The "smart" mode keeps my CPU cooler than the BIOS fan profile did. The only drawback is that the EXE files are unsigned, so a Windows warning must be overridden to install them. The ThinkPad-wiki that both github projects refer to is out of date and poorly maintained, but the important information is contained in the README and in the self-explanatory INI file.

What is TPFanControl?

Solution to the cooling fan noise annoyances Thinkpad T4x (T40/T41/T42/T43) notebook series. Allows the user to control fan activity based on the system temperature. Win XP Visual C++ project controls the fan via port IO to the embedded controller.