Introduction

Introduction to fan controlling for Macs

By default, Apple runs your Mac’s fans automatically,with no way to configure them.The biggest problem is that they ramp up only when your Mac gets very hot;it throttles your CPU, slowing it down significantly until the temperature gets under control.

This problem has been adressed on macOS with the release of many utilities like Crystal Idea's MacsFanControl,eidac's smcFanControl and others,that let users adjust their fan's speed to their liking.

Such utilities were ported to Windows,but not for Linux,leaving Mac users running Linux,or Mac users moving to Linux in the shadow.

Fortunately,many devoted developers have written tools like those for Linux.They may not be as feature-rich as their macOS alternatives,but they are doing a great job at handling fan control and the best part : They are free and open-source!