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CoolerControl vs lm-sensors: catalog facts
CoolerControl	lm-sensors
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Fan and pump control on Linux through hwmon Supports vendor coolers such as Corsair and NZXT	Reads temperatures, voltages and fan speeds from kernel drivers Includes libsensors for use by other tools
Linux only What you can control depends on hardware and driver support	Linux only Command-line output with no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.1
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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