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description: A list of Linux Mac Fan Controlling utilities.
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# Linux alternatives

Please note that this list will be updated if there are missing utilities,or if there are new ones released.

* [mbpfan](https://github.com/linux-on-mac/mbpfan) (CLI)
* [macfanctl](https://github.com/robteix/macfanctl) (CLI)
* [MacLinuxUtils](https://github.com/datcuandrei/MacLinuxUtils) (GUI)
* [iMac Fan control](https://github.com/juampapo546/Fan-control) (CLI)

In this guide,we will take a look individually at each of the tools in this list,so it is easier for users to decide.

Before you check every program,you can notice that they have a tag in front of them.The tag represents the type interface the program uses.

### CLI

* A **command-line interface** (**CLI**) processes commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text.

### GUI

* The **graphical user interface** (**GUI**) is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, instead of text-based user interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation.

With that being said,I hope that this list will make it easy for any Mac user running Linux to choose a fan control utility.

