Alternatives to CoolerControl
A Linux application for monitoring and controlling cooling fans, pumps and lighting on supported hardware. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
CoolerControl
A Linux application for monitoring and controlling cooling fans, pumps and lighting on supported hardware.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as CoolerControl.
FanControl
Controls CPU, GPU and case fans using custom curves from any temperature sensor.
FanControl brings custom fan curves from any sensor to Windows, free but closed source, and does not handle pumps or lighting in the same way.
Argus Monitor
Windows tool for fan control based on any temperature source, with hardware and drive monitoring.
Argus Monitor offers detailed fan curves with multiple controllers and hotkey profiles on Windows, but is paid after a 30-day trial and closed source.
NZXT CAM
A free Windows app that monitors PC performance and controls NZXT fans, lighting and LCDs.
NZXT CAM is a free Windows app controlling fans, RGB and Kraken LCDs, but only on NZXT hardware, and it is proprietary.
Macs Fan Control
Mac app that shows fan speeds and temperature sensors and lets you set fan speeds yourself.
Macs Fan Control sets fan speeds from any sensor on Apple hardware under macOS or Boot Camp Windows, with some features in a paid Pro version.
TG Pro
Mac app for monitoring component temperatures and battery health, with manual and automatic fan control.
TG Pro gives manual and automatic fan control plus temperature and battery monitoring on Macs, as a paid one-time purchase that is not open source.
Also worth comparing
These listings name CoolerControl as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
lm-sensors
Linux command-line utilities and a library for reading hardware temperature, voltage and fan sensors.
CoolerControl reads hwmon sensors in a graphical app and adds fan, pump and lighting control on supported hardware under GPL-3.0-or-later.
OpenRGB
Controls RGB lighting across many brands without the vendors' own software.
CoolerControl is open source and handles lighting alongside fan and pump control, but runs only on Linux and depends on hardware and driver support.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
CoreCtrl
A Linux utility that applies CPU and GPU settings automatically through per-application profiles.
LACT
A Linux application for configuring and monitoring AMD, Nvidia and Intel graphics cards.
Vitals
A GNOME Shell extension that shows temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, memory and CPU load in the top bar.
s-tui
Terminal tool that graphs CPU frequency, utilization, temperature and power and can run a stress test.
Astra Monitor
A GNOME Shell extension that shows processor, GPU, memory, storage, network and sensor readings in the panel.
