gSwitch
macOS menu bar app that allows control over the gpu on dual gpu macbooks (by CodySchrank)
Turbo-Boost-Switcher
Turbo Boost disabler / enable app for Mac OS X (by rugarciap)
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| gSwitch | Turbo-Boost-Switcher | |
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| 7 | 4 | |
| 872 | 1,444 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 4.3 | |
| about 3 years ago | 4 days ago | |
| Swift | Objective-C | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
gSwitch
Posts with mentions or reviews of gSwitch.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-23.
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did i chose the wrong MacBook? (2015 Pro 15")
Probably not the solution for you but might want to try gSwitch; a menu bar app that lets you enable/disable the discrete GPU. I use it with my dual graphics 15” 2014 MBP. Otherwise, the only MacBook that’s going to run cool and quiet is an M1 or M2.
- How can I completely disable a gpu?
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Macbook Pro overheating/starting its fans when watching youtube?
Go to https://github.com/CodySchrank/gSwitch and download the latest release.
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Windows has a better perfomances than MacOS in my MBP 2015
I found an interesting solution. My MBP has two graphic cards, Intel Iris Pro and AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2 GB. Well, with this tool (https://github.com/CodySchrank/gSwitch) it is possible to select which one to use. For example, when the MBP is not plugged in, it is possible to make it only use the Intel one to save battery.
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I just got poor battery life in my MacBook Pro 16 is it ok? if it is not can you guys give me suggestions? I just used chrome or safari for browsing and watch youtube how much I got but I am disappointed I buy it 15 days ago I expected 10 hours battery life.
Maybe try installing this. You can install via brew so that is a plus.
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Must-have Applications on a new Macbook?
gSwitch
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Anyone have any idea what's causing this flashing on the screen? - Macbook Pro 15" Mid-2015
See if it only happens while using the dedicated or internal GPU. You can use this app to just use one or the other: https://github.com/CodySchrank/gSwitch/releases/tag/1.9.7
Turbo-Boost-Switcher
Posts with mentions or reviews of Turbo-Boost-Switcher.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-25.
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My 16" is always slow ever since it has been new.
You could use Turbo Boost Switcher to disable the boost feature which should get your thermals under control
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macOS Monterey
It's not fixed though, it simply cripples the CPU in order to keep it cooler. This was already achievable by disabling Turbo Boost [0]. I can't tell which solution works better but before switching to an M1 Air I was running TBS on my 16" and it made things more acceptable.
[0] https://github.com/rugarciap/Turbo-Boost-Switcher
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It finally happened. Wanted it for so long I don’t remember how long. Such a perfect machine.
Github link - https://github.com/rugarciap/Turbo-Boost-Switcher
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Must-have Applications on a new Macbook?
Turbo Boost Switcher
What are some alternatives?
When comparing gSwitch and Turbo-Boost-Switcher you can also consider the following projects:
open-source-mac-os-apps - 🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps
Dozer - Hide menu bar icons on macOS
Amethyst - Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.
alacritty - A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.
ish - Linux shell for iOS
skhd - Simple hotkey daemon for macOS
Rectangle - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas
LibreOffice - Read-only LibreOffice core repo - no pull request (use gerrit instead https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/) - don't download zip, use https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/bundles/ instead
gSwitch vs open-source-mac-os-apps
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs open-source-mac-os-apps
gSwitch vs Dozer
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs Amethyst
gSwitch vs alacritty
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs Dozer
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs alacritty
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs ish
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs skhd
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs Rectangle
Turbo-Boost-Switcher vs LibreOffice