README.md

Fan Control

This is the release repository for Fan Control, a focused and highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows.
Sources for this software are closed.

New

• The software is now open for translations. Contributions are welcomed here FanControl.i18n
• AMD GPU support through ADLXWrapper.
• Fan calibration and RPM mode for fan curves. See discussion.
• Installer now available in addition to the portable version of the application. Both .NET 4.8 and 8.0 versions of the application are available as such here.

Installation

1. Download the latest archive or an installer from the release page.
2. Extract to the desired installation folder or run the installer
3. Start FanControl.exe

Install with Scoop

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install fancontrol

Install with Winget

winget install Rem0o.FanControl

Documentation

https://getfancontrol.com/docs/

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Main features

• Guided setup process on first launch
• Save, edit and load multiple profiles
• Change the theme and color of the application.
• Multiple temperature sources ( CPU, GPU, motherboard, hard drives... )
• Multiple fan curve functions, including a custom graph
• Mix fan curves or sensor togethers (max, min, average)
• Low resource usage
• Advanced tuning with steps, start %, stop %, response time and hysteresis

Uninstall

Portable

You can leave the files there for use further down the line, or delete them. Note: If you have Fan Control set to automatically start with Windows, either untick the checkbox in Fan Control, or manually delete the "Fan Control" task in Windows Task Scheduler.

Installer

Uninstall like any other windows program through the programs list

Plugins

The plugin system let you inject any type of sensor into FanControl, see Plugins wiki

From the community (notify me if I'm missing some):

• https://github.com/fu-raz/FanControlThermaltake
• https://github.com/jmarucha/FanControl.Liquidctl
• https://github.com/Mourdraug/FanControl.AsusWMI to interface with ASUS motherboards through WMI methods
• https://github.com/medevil84/FanControl.AquacomputerDevices to interface with aquacomputer HighFlowNext, Quadro and Octo devices
• https://github.com/FoPzl/FanControl.AquacomputerQuadro to interface with aquacomputer Quadro
• https://github.com/vision57/FanControl.GPU-Z
• https://github.com/EvanMulawski/FanControl.CorsairLink to interface with Corsair Commander controllers and Hydro liquid coolers
• https://github.com/EvanMulawski/FanControl.Razer to interface with Razer devices
• https://github.com/hgross/FanControl.HomeAssistant to interface with HomeAssistant connected temperature sensors (i.e. ambient temperatures via Philips Hue, HomeMatic, HomeKit or many other brands & protocols)
• https://github.com/brokenmass/Fancontrol.NzxtKraken to interface with NZXT Kraken AIO that are not yet supported by LibreHardwareMonitor for example Kraken X2 and Kraken X3 - new PID. See LHM PR
• https://github.com/EightB1ts/FanControl.LianLi to interface with LianLi L-Connect 3 fan controllers
• https://github.com/TimSirmovics/FanControl.NvThermalSensors to get GPU Hot Spot and Memory Junction temperature for Nvidia GPUs
• https://github.com/SasaKaranovic/FanControl.OpenFan to interface with OpenFAN controller
• https://github.com/Brian-E-Taylor/FanControl.AIDA64 to get readings out of AIDA64

From Rem0o

• (EXPERIMENTAL) https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.IntelCtlLibrary (Intel ARC gpus)
• (OBSOLETE) https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.ADLX (AMD gpus)
• https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.HWInfo to import HWInfo sensor data
• https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.DellPlugin for dell laptops and some towers

Issues and hardware compatibility

• I am not the main developer for the driver/backend portion of this software. Fan Control is basically a UI on top of existing hardware libraries. Any issue regarding hardware compatibility entirely depends on the following projects. If you can't contribute meaningfully with a branch/PR, don't pollute their issue page with "XXXXX doesn't work". The hardware is needed for testing. If a dev has interest in that project, is browsing it, has your specific hardware AND the knowledge to make it work, that dev won't be looking for your issue, he'll just raise a PR.

  • https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor
  • https://github.com/falahati/NvAPIWrapper

• Please only open issues on this repository for the software itself, UI, feature request and so on. If it's a "make this work please" hardware support request, I will link this section of the README and close your issue.

• If you do have a special hardware compatibility request and you can provide a working sample of code that can be used in .NET, like with a Plugin, then feel free to submit that.

FAQ

• Q: What settings should I set in my BIOS to play along nicely with FanControl?
  A: You want to avoid any "smart" control from your BIOS. Setting a fixed default speed, like 50%, works great for most people. Also keep an eye if your BIOS has PWM or DC mode on. One could work better for you depending on your setup.
• Q: My Nvidia cards has X fans, but only two cards show up, why?
  A: Your card only has 2 channels, more than 1 fan are plugged to the same channel.
• Q: My Nvidia cards won't go below 30% and doesn't go to 0 RPM, why?
  A: See here
• Q: There is no control cards / control cards are missing / control cards are not changing my fan speeds, what's the issue?
  A: See Issues and hardware compatibility.
• Q: How does [FAN CURVE TYPE] works and what does its parameters do?
  A: Click on its card's icon at the top left, a dialog will tell you.
• Q: Does it run on my OS?
  A: If your OS is Windows 10 Or 11, yes.

Libraries used:

• https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor (main sensor source)
• https://github.com/MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit (UI)
• https://github.com/falahati/NvAPIWrapper (Nvidia gpu fan control and sensor reading)
• https://github.com/Rem0o/ADLXWrapper (AMD gpu fan control and sensor reading)
• https://github.com/punker76/gong-wpf-dragdrop (various drag and drop actions)

GitHub Sponsors

The GitHub Sponsor button on this page is intended for the related open-source work surrounding FanControl. This includes contributions to the open-source libraries used, mainly LHM, the plugin system and the various open-source plugins I contribute to, the AMD gpu driver support through ADLXWrapper, and more. Your sponsorship helps me continue to contribute to the community, maintain existing projects, and develop new ones. It does not apply to the main program (FanControl) itself. Use the Paypal donation button if your intent is to support the FanControl software itself.