hholtmann/smcFanControl
Control the fans of every Intel Mac to make it run cooler observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5126
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1112
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2506 stars · 316 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
smcFanControl is a macOS application that lets users set minimum fan speeds on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs to keep them running cooler. It never allows fan speeds below Apple's defaults to avoid hardware damage.
Use cases
- make my mac run cooler
- control macbook fan speed
- set minimum fan speed on mac
- reduce mac temperature
- monitor mac fan speed
When to choose
- your Intel or Apple Silicon Mac runs hot and you want more aggressive cooling
- you want a simple GUI utility with safety limits below Apple defaults
When to avoid
- you need fine-grained fan curve control or per-sensor automation
- you are on Linux or Windows
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui monitoring configuration-management hardware desktop-applications developer-tools fan-control smc mac-cooling temperature system-utility macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/hholtmann/smcFanControl · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6fd340e5f3d9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hholtmann/smcFanControl | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="hholtmann/smcFanControl")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem