mbpfan VS cool

Compare mbpfan vs cool and see what are their differences.

mbpfan

A simple daemon to control fan speed on all MacBook/MacBook Pros (probably all Apple computers) for Linux Kernel 3 and newer (by linux-on-mac)

cool

Never let the heat slow your pre-2018 Mac down again. (by quackduck)
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mbpfan cool
24 1
843 45
0.2% -
3.5 0.0
9 months ago about 1 year ago
C Go
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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mbpfan

Posts with mentions or reviews of mbpfan. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-14.

cool

Posts with mentions or reviews of cool. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-23.
  • Programmatic way to set mac fan speeds
    3 projects | /r/MacOS | 23 Mar 2021
    Wow! Congrats on the M1. However, I disagree when you say I'm reinventing the wheel. The program I've written has its own thermal management algorithm: https://github.com/quackduck/cool

What are some alternatives?

When comparing mbpfan and cool you can also consider the following projects:

nbfc-linux - NoteBook FanControl ported to Linux

smcFanControl - Control the fans of every Intel Mac to make it run cooler

linux-mbp-arch - Arch Linux kernel with 2018+ MacBook Pro patches.

macs-fan-control - Control fans on Apple computers

nbfc-linux - NoteBook FanControl ported to Linux

macschema - Toolchain for generating JSON definitions of Apple APIs

owl - An open Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) implementation written in C

devzat - The devs are over here at devzat, chat over SSH!

apple-bce-arch - Arch Linux package for the Apple BCE driver required for T2-equipped devices.

uniclip - Cross-platform shared clipboard

snd_hda_macbookpro - Kernel audio driver for Macs with 8409 HDA chip + MAX98706/SSM3515 amps

macdriver - Native Mac APIs for Go. Soon to be renamed DarwinKit!