Libre Hardware Monitor, a fork of Open Hardware Monitor , is free software that can monitor the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.
Open Source SpeedFan AlternativesTop System Information Utilities and other similar apps like SpeedFan
The best open source alternative to SpeedFan is Libre Hardware Monitor. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to SpeedFan and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to SpeedFan are Stats, Sidebar Diagnostics, MacThrottle and CoreCtrl.
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Alternatives list
- 28 Libre Hardware Monitor alternatives
SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.
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Comments about Sidebar Diagnostics as an Alternative to SpeedFan
Does not control fan speeds
This alternative is disputed. Sidebar Diagnostics is a legitimate SpeedFan alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
- Sidebar Diagnostics is Free and Open Source
20 MacThrottle alternativesLightweight macOS tool that tracks thermal pressure and throttling, shows real time CPU temperature and fan speed, provides 10-minute history graphs, statistics for thermal states, and customizable notifications, all without requiring administrator privileges.
18 CoreCtrl alternativesCoreCtrl is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux application that allows you to control with ease your computer hardware using application profiles.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Linux
126 hwinfo alternativeshwinfo/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.
28 Lm-Sensors alternativesLm-Sensors is a free and open-source application that provides tools and drivers for monitoring temperatures, voltage, and fans.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Comments about FanCtrl as an Alternative to SpeedFan
mr_jPowerful and easy for setting temperature curves for automatic fan speed control, including hysteresis. Very low CPU usage.
- FanCtrl is Free and Open Source
5 NoteBook FanControl alternativesThis software detects and optionally controls speed of CPU fan of many PC-Systems. Furthermore you are able to configure the handling of the EC-registers on your own (risk). To determine the EC-registers use e.g. software like "rw everything".
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
38 smcFanControl alternativessmcFanControl is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook.
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Does NOT support fan speed controls.