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Macs Fan Control Changelog

What's new in Macs Fan Control 1.5.16

Sep 7, 2023
  • New: MacBook Air 15" and Mac Studio 2023 support #688
  • Improved: Added CPU Core Average temperature sensor on MacBook Pro M2 #687
  • Fixed: Fixed memory leaks on Apple Silicon macs #214
  • Fixed: Fixed temperature display readings freeze on some older MacBookAir laptops #682
  • Fixed: Fixed missing Performance Core 3 on Macmini M2 #672
  • Fixed: Multiple small improvements and fixes

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.15 (Mar 5, 2023)

  • Improved: Complete MacBook Pro & Mac Mini 2023 support #664
  • Improved: Bulgarian and Persian translations update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.14 (Dec 2, 2022)

  • New: Macbook Pro and MacBook Air M2 #621
  • Improved: More secure helper tool to avoid possible abuse of SMC interface by malware apps #601
  • Improved: Display 'Mainboard' sensor for MacBookPro6,1 and MacBookPro6,2 #647
  • Improved: Improved Windows 10/11 dark mode support #639
  • Improved: Arabic, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish translations update
  • Fixed: Fixed update checker when the app was not in /Applications #616
  • Fixed: Fixed working with the app when it's used by multiple users #619
  • Fixed: Fixed update check on macOS 10.8/10.9/10.10/10.11 #623
  • Fixed: Automatic update: fixed lost custom presets #543
  • Fixed: Fixed loosing of custom presets after reboot under certain conditions #389
  • Fixed: Latest SMC initialize error after Boot Camp drivers update #585
  • Fixed: Fixed row height in fans/sensors table on Retina displays in Windows #640
  • Fixed: Fixed window text being unreadable when using external display under certain conditions #577

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.13 (Jun 20, 2022)

  • New: Enable optional dock icon (can be turned on/off in preferences) #520
  • Improved: Remove 'always on top' behaviour #343
  • Improved: Simplify sharing technical info & screenshot from the app #604
  • Improved: Portuguese, Czech, Japanese and Korean translations update
  • Fixed: Fixed regression bug with fan spinning in sleep mode on some iMac models #594
  • Fixed: Fixed crash on macOS 10.13 when clicking the menu bar icon #603

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.12 (Apr 5, 2022)

  • New: Mac Studio 2022 support #586
  • Improved: Improved macOS Monterey compatibility
  • Improved: Dutch, French, Chinese (Simplified) translations update
  • Fixed: Fixed Apple Silicon laptops not entering the sleep mode with fan on #568

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.11 (Nov 17, 2021)

  • New: Added full support for latest 14” and 16” M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro (2021) #550
  • New: Compatibility with Windows 11 #530
  • Improved: Faster startup speed on Windows (specially with T2 chips) #549
  • Fixed: Fixed menubar icon not saving its position in macOS Big Sur/Monterey #555
  • Fixed: Fixed app being blocked on Windows by some 3rd party gaming anti-cheat programs (Vanguard and Faceit Anti-Cheat) #325

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.10 (Oct 10, 2021)

  • Improved:
  • Uninstall the app completely including the fan helper tool via the More -> Uninstall command #492
  • For next updates the app will download >30% smaller files thanks to more efficient XZ compression format #539
  • Added a warning message for macOS 10.7 to notify user that update is possible only manually #239
  • Improved Windows setup experience
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed app stopped responding after minor macOS Big Sur upgrades on Apple Silicon #500
  • Fixed text being cut off in macOS Big Sur menubar #502
  • Fixed app unable to quit from the full screen mode #506
  • Fixed eGPU temperature sensor display even when turned eGPU option was off in Preferences #508
  • Fixed temperature readings freeze on MacBookPro12,1 when working on battery #433
  • Fixed not showing of SMC temperature sensors on Hackintosh #448
  • Fixed preventing of ejection of connected USB drives on Windows #473

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.9 (Apr 16, 2021)

  • New:
  • Added full support for Apple Silicon Macs (MacBook Air/Pro and new Mac mini) #435
  • Main download is now a Universal binary for macOS 10.13 and higher with Big Sur and Apple Silicon support. Macs Fan Control for macOS 10.12 (and below) is now a separate download
  • Improved:
  • German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Thai, Ukrainian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Turkish, Catalan, translations update
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed restoring of menubar icon position once it's changed by a user #430
  • Fixed menubar display under macOS Big Sur #408
  • Fixed a memory leak which could cause app memory usage steadily increase over time #214

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.8.1 (Oct 5, 2020)

  • Fixed: Fixed reading of GPU temperatures #400
  • Fixed: Fixed missing GPU Proximity / Heatsink sensors on some Mac models #406

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.8 (Sep 27, 2020)

  • New: Display temperature of discrete GPU (eGPU) #209
  • New: New app icon to match new macOS Big Sur style #397
  • New: New virtual temperature sensor CPU Core (average) #235
  • Improved: Improved switching between presets from menubar #281
  • Improved: Inverted menu bar icon for macOS night mode #365
  • Improved: Improved preferences window
  • Improved: Support of iMac 2020 27" 5k #382
  • Improved: Improve warning message on computers without fans #309
  • Fixed: Fixed issue when the app didn't always restore automatic fan control upon computer restart #387
  • Fixed: Fixed UI glitch allowing setting of max temperature below min value when setting up sensor-based control #320
  • Fixed: Fixed crash on some Hackintosh machines #324
  • Fixed: Fixed displaying of temperatures of multiple drives with the same model on classic MacPro5,1 #246

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.7 (May 28, 2020)

  • Improved Tip on explaining how to create a new custom fan preset the first time #311
  • Improved Windows: dark mode support #299
  • Improved Swedish, Turkish translations update
  • Fixed Fixed number of reported fans on XServe hardware #314
  • Fixed Fixed custom presets disappearing on Windows after reboot #321

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.6 (Mar 29, 2020)

  • New: Windows: the app now works in Windows 10 on iMac Pro (2017) and Mac Pro (2019) #262
  • Improved: Added Mac Pro 2019 fan names
  • Fixed: Fixed unresponsive modal dialog(s) in certain scenarios after opening other dialogs from the menubar #297

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.5 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed crash on some machines under macOS Catalina #249
  • Fixed menubar icon display after automatic switch from/to dark theme under macOS Catalina #271

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.4 (Jan 13, 2020)

  • The app now works in Windows 10 also on modern computers that have the T2 security chip
  • Fixed Fixed setting same manual fan RPM twice in a row after going back to Auto

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.3.9 (Dec 5, 2019)

  • Improved:
  • Spanish, French, Ukrainian translations update
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed crash when disconnecting external monitors #238
  • Fixed menubar appearance in macOS Catalina with automatic light/dark mode switch preference

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.2.8 (Nov 26, 2019)

  • Fixed The main download is now again compatible with macOS 10.12 and later #211
  • Fixed Fixed menubar display in macOS 10.7 Lion #236

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.1.6 (Nov 8, 2019)

  • Improved:
  • Better support of MacBookAir 2019 and MacBookPro 2019
  • Better readability of the menubar icon text
  • CPU usage improvements
  • Notarized for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • Detection and solving of situation when the helper tool couldn't be installed #226
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed menubar not getting grayed out when switching between monitors
  • Fixed menubar display after automatic switch of dark/light theme in macOS Catalina
  • Minor improvements, fixed couple of memory leaks

New in Macs Fan Control 1.5.0.1 (Sep 24, 2019)

  • New:
  • New helper tool that must improve CPU usage and stability.
  • Fan presets (only in Pro version, #176)
  • Dark mode support in macOS Mojave #117
  • New improved Preferences dialog
  • Display connected NVMe drives temperatures
  • New option in preferences to enable/disable reading of connected SMART and/or NVMe drives temperatures.
  • Improved:
  • Support of Little Snitch Internet Access Policy
  • Better support of Macmini and MacBookAir 2018
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed detection and displaying of CPU cores on different machines
  • Fixed random crashes #122
  • Fixed autostart setting re-enabling itself every time on Windows. #169

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.12 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • Improved:
  • Better support of the latest MacBook Pro 2018 models
  • Added displaying of SSD temperature on MacBook Pro 2017-2018
  • Turn on/off default app behavior to check for updates on startup (in the Preferences dialog)
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed moving the app itself to the Applications folder on the first start

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.11 (Sep 3, 2018)

  • Improved: Translations update
  • Fixed: Improved compatibility with MacBook Pro 2018

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.10 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • New: iMac Pro support (only on macOS, not Boot Camp)
  • Improved: Optimized CPU usage
  • Improved: Better hiDPI support on Windows
  • Improved: Translations update
  • Fixed: Fixed MacBookPro13,3 fixed CPU Core numeration
  • Fixed: Fixed centering of menubar icon

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.10 Beta (Feb 8, 2018)

  • Macs Fan Control now recognizes iMac Pro fans and correctly reports fan readings for min/max/current fan values.

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.9 (Dec 19, 2017)

  • Improved: Optimized CPU usage and startup time
  • Improved: Qt framework is updated to 5.6.3 version
  • Improved: Checking for updates using HTTPS
  • Improved: Minor small improvements
  • Improved: Translations update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.8.1 (Jun 14, 2017)

  • Improved Ukranian translation
  • Fixed Fixed compatibility with macOS 10.13 beta (High Sierra)

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.8.0 (May 31, 2017)

  • Improved Correct behavior when no fans are detected
  • Fixed Fixed multiple issues in the updater dialog
  • Fixed Minor small fixes

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.7.0 (Jan 17, 2017)

  • FIXED Fixed maxing out fans on iMacs when switching between users or shutdown/restart

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.6.0 (Jan 10, 2017)

  • Fixed multiple issues with the previous update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.5.0 (Jan 6, 2017)

  • IMPROVED Restore automatic fan control before going to sleep mode and after exit
  • IMPROVED The app binary is now 64-bit on macOS
  • FIXED Fixed file system checking on macOS Sierra
  • FIXED Fixed CPU sensors naming on MacBookPro11,5
  • IMPROVED Added 'Expansion Slots' sensor on MacPro1,1, MacPro2,1, MacPro3,1

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.4.0 (Oct 1, 2016)

  • FIXED: Fixed incorrect display of fans RPMs and disappearing of temperature sensors
  • IMPROVED: Improved compatibility with macOS Sierra

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.3.0 (Jun 27, 2016)

  • FIXED: Mac: fixed disappearing controls after computer restart on some systems
  • IMPROVED: Polish, French, Chinese, Portuguese (Brazilian) translations update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.2.0 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • Fixed problem with broken menu bar icon preferences.

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.1.0 (Apr 19, 2016)

  • IMPROVED Fan & sensor table width now can be changed with a splitter between them
  • IMPROVED Removed warning when running under VMware (no warning) on Windows
  • FIXED Fixed detecting of apple hardware under Windows
  • FIXED Fixed digital signature for the setup file under Windows 10
  • FIXED Small improvements and fixes
  • IMPROVED Qt framework is updated to 5.6.0 version

New in Macs Fan Control 1.4.0.0 (Mar 15, 2016)

  • IMPROVED Major improvements on sensors support on most mac models (including iMac5k and Mac Pro 2013)
  • IMPROVED Temperature and fan speed are now displayed using single line in the menu bar (old two lines mode can be turned on in Preferences)
  • IMPROVED Improved menu bar popup menu (tray menu on Windows)
  • IMPROVED The app can now move itself to the /Applications when it's first run from the other directory
  • IMPROVED Lots of small fixes and improvements to improve usability and stability of the app
  • IMPROVED Added ability to rate the app at Macupdate to help us improving MFC
  • FIXED Fixed automatic update of the app on Mac
  • FIXED Fixed bug with detection of old hardware after transfering system to another hardware
  • FIXED Fixed problem with missing menu bar icon under El Capitan with auto-hide menu bar option on

New in Macs Fan Control 1.3.3.0 (Jan 3, 2016)

  • IMPROVED Better OS X El Capitan compatibility
  • IMPROVED Lithuanian and Thai translations, other translations update
  • IMPROVED Qt framework is updated to 5.5.1 version

New in Macs Fan Control 1.3.2.0 (Oct 12, 2015)

  • Fixed compatibility with OS X 10.11 El Capitan

New in Macs Fan Control 1.3.1.0 (Aug 31, 2015)

  • IMPROVED Qt framework is updated to 5.5.0 version
  • IMPROVED Polish and Vietnamese translations update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.3.0.0 (May 25, 2015)

  • IMPROVED Optimized reading of temperature of internal Apple SSD (retina MacBooks, MacPro6,1, iMacs)
  • IMPROVED HDD Proximity sensor for some iMac models
  • IMPROVED Support of 2 GPU cards on MacPro6,1 (late 2013)
  • IMPROVED Grayed out temperatures after restoring from menu bar until the are updated
  • IMPROVED Detect when running in Paralells virtual machine (displays warning)
  • IMPROVED New refactored menu bar icon code (tray icon on Windows)
  • IMPROVED Qt framework is updated to 5.4.1 version. OS X 10.6 is no longer supported
  • IMPROVED Slovak and Chinese translations update
  • FIXED Fixed reading of Ambient temperature on iMac13,2 and iMac14,1

New in Macs Fan Control 1.2.1.0 (Feb 16, 2015)

  • IMPROVED: Hi-dpi screen mode support on Windows (125%, 150%, etc)
  • FIXED: Fixed wrong CPU temperature readings on MacPro1,1
  • IMPROVED: Portuguese and Czech translations update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.2.0.0 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • NEW: New preferences dialog
  • IMPROVED: Improved user interface of fans list
  • IMPROVED: Mac: improved display of menu bar text and icon, support of OS X 10.10 dark mode
  • IMPROVED: Optimized CPU usage
  • FIXED: Exclude displaying of external USB drives on Mac
  • FIXED: Fixed calculating of temperature on Mac Pros for CPU A(B) core sensors
  • FIXED: Fixed fine-tuning of sensor-based mode in Fahrenheit
  • IMPROVED: Added CPU A(B) Temperature Diode sensor for Mac Pro
  • IMPROVED: Icon for GPU related sensors
  • IMPROVED: More technical information that can copied for diagnostics (see Preferences)
  • FIXED: Fixed display value of Ambient sensor on iMac14,2
  • FIXED: Fixed error message (initializing SMC) under Windows automatic startup
  • IMPROVED: Bulgarian and Hungarian translations

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.12.3 (Dec 1, 2014)

  • FIXED: Fixed updater

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.12.2 (Sep 8, 2014)

  • IMPROVED Small improvements in user interface

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.12.1 (Jul 23, 2014)

  • FIXED Regression fix: rare crash on startup
  • IMPROVED Added PECI GPU sensor for macs with integrated graphics

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.12 (Jul 22, 2014)

  • IMPROVED Improved sensor-based mode by handling sleep/wake-up notifications
  • IMPROVED Mac: significant increase of startup speedI
  • MPROVED Mac: improved accessibility for users using VoiceOver
  • IMPROVED Vietnamise, Korean, Portuguese and Persian translations update
  • IMPROVED /log parameter to activate logging
  • IMPROVED Qt framework updated to 5.3.1 version

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.11 (May 5, 2014)

  • FIXED: Fixed incorrect calculation and display of min/max fan speed (was not enough accurate, e.g. 1793 instead of 1800)
  • IMPROVED: Croatian, German and Slovak translations update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.10 (Apr 8, 2014)

  • NEW: Mac: /minimized command line parameter to start the app without opening window
  • IMPROVED: Mac: hotkeys - "Cmd+W" to close main window, "Cmd+," to open preferences
  • IMPROVED: Mac: do not prompt for admin password when running MFC for the first time
  • IMPROVED: PSU (Power Supply Unit) sensor icon, minor optimizations and improvements
  • IMPROVED: Czech, Chinese and Korean translations update
  • FIXED: Mac: fixed smc-write crashes on Mac OS 10.6 under certain conditions
  • FIXED: Mac: fixed self-update problem under certain conditions

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.9 (Apr 4, 2014)

  • IMPROVED Mac: improved auto-start logic
  • IMPROVED Mac: Improved display of menu bar icon in Mac
  • IMPROVED Qt framework updated to 5.2.1 version
  • NEW Norwegian translation, other translations update
  • IMPROVED Mac: other small fixes and improvements

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.8.1 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • FIXED Fixed crash on some Mac systems with accessibility options (problem in Qt 5.2.0)
  • IMPROVED French translation update

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.8 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • NEW Mac: major UI improvements for the main window and child dialogs (sheets). Complete support of MacBook Pro Retina displays
  • NEW Mac: black " white menubar icon option
  • NEW Check for new versions with automatic (Sparkle-like framework) update. Beta!
  • NEW Slovenian translation
  • FIXED Sensor-based control: fixed issue with restoring control after waking from sleep
  • FIXED Fixed a rare hang when switching fan mode from menubar (tray icon on Windows) popup menu
  • FIXED Mac: fixed application behaviour when using Cmd+Q to quit
  • IMPROVED The app finally switched from Qt 4.8.5 to Qt 5.2.0 framework (latest version)
  • IMPROVED Optimized threads responsiveness and the way the app quits

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.7 (Nov 23, 2013)

  • NEW: Finnish and Turkish translations
  • IMPROVED: Improved support of temperature sensors on MacPro, MacMini and some iMac models
  • IMPROVED: Improved and optimized sensor-based control algorithm
  • IMPROVED: Optimized CPU usage
  • IMPROVED: Small UI improvements

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.6 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • IMPROVED Improved compatibility with Mac OS X Mavericks
  • IMPROVED Improved the way user can change fan speed to a constant value (in the fan control window)
  • FIXED Removed unsupported sensor on iMac 11,3

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.5 (Oct 2, 2013)

  • IMPROVED: UI look and feel improvements e.g. fans list looks much prettier now
  • IMPROVED: Improvements in sensor-based control algorithms when temperature changes quicker than expected (Discussion)
  • IMPROVED: Further CPU usage optimizations, specially when fan control is set to a constant value
  • IMPROVED: Thread-safe stability improvements
  • FIXED: Removed displaying of unsupported temperature sensors (e.g. iMac10,1)
  • FIXED: Windows: fixed crash when updating Macs Fan Control while the program is running

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.1 (Sep 7, 2013)

  • FIXED: Mac: fixed problem with not displaying of menu bar icon menu (when app was started minimized)
  • FIXED: Fixed sensor-based control issue when waking mac from sleep (Discussion)
  • IMPROVED: Improved stability and sensors support on some systems (iMac13,1)
  • NEW: Korean and Danish translations

New in Macs Fan Control 1.1.0 (Aug 21, 2013)

  • NEW Precise temperature display option (display decimals, e.g. 45.4)
  • NEW Fan control from tray (menu bar icon) popup menu
  • IMPROVED Improved display of temperature sensors, separator for disk drives
  • IMPROVED Windows: minimize on close
  • IMPROVED Numerous improvements and fixes
  • NEW Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Greek and Swedish translations

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0.7 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • FIXED: Fixed some issues that could cause potential crash or instability
  • NEW: Romanian and Slovak translations

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0.6 (Jul 9, 2013)

  • FIXED Fixed crashing on quit under some conditions
  • IMPROVED Improved support of temperature sensor of some HDD/SSDs (e.g. Samsung SSD Pro 840)
  • IMPROVED Mac: digital signature to make Gatekeeper happy

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0.5 (Jul 8, 2013)

  • FIXED Mac: fixed excessive logging to console log
  • FIXED Windows: fixed tray icon with increased screen DPI scaling
  • IMPROVED Qt framework update (4.8.5)

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0.4 (Jul 2, 2013)

  • IMPROVED Significant CPU usage optimization when Macs Fan Control is working in background
  • FIXED Mac: fixed exclusive access to HDD S.M.A.R.T. data, prevented other apps from reading S.M.A.R.T. or eject a drive
  • NEW Persian translation

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0.3 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Italian translation
  • Fixed automatic startup option on Windows 8

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0.2 (Jun 8, 2013)

  • French, German, Japanese, Chinese and Polish translations;
  • Improved appearance on MacBook Pro with Retina display;
  • Stability improvements.

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0.1 (May 29, 2013)

  • NEW: French, German and Polish translations
  • IMPROVED Mac: improved appearance on MacBook Pro with Retina display
  • FIXED Mac: fixed warning message of non-supported file system
  • FIXED Mac: fixed an important memory leak in sensor-based controlling mode
  • FIXED: Minor stability fixes

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0 Beta 5 (May 13, 2013)

  • NEW Localization support, help to translate
  • FIXED Mac: fixed some memory leaks
  • FIXED Removed unsupported sensors from sensors list
  • FIXED Windows: fixed problem with not displaying of HDDs
  • FIXED Windows: fixed detecting of some Macs
  • IMPROVED Support of more temperature sensors (on MacPro as well)
  • IMPROVED Many small improvements and fixes

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0 Beta 4 (Apr 22, 2013)

  • Fixed sensor-based control problem when fan value exceeded maximum allowed value

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0 Beta 3 (Apr 10, 2013)

  • NEW New preferences dialog
  • NEW Fahrenheit temperature scale option
  • NEW Mac: display of fan RPM and/or temperature sensor value in menu bar
  • IMPROVED Improved user interface
  • FIXED Small fixes

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0 Beta 2 (Apr 10, 2013)

  • Fixed compatibility with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

New in Macs Fan Control 1.0 Beta (Mar 22, 2013)

  • Initial release for Mac with support of controlling of any fan speed, temperature sensors pane, tray(menu bar) icon and auto-start with system option