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Turbo Boost Switcher Changelog

What's new in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.13.0

Dec 18, 2023
  • New Displays auto mode (only PRO): This has been requested by many of you, and consist on disabling turbo Boost when certain number of external displays are connected. In addition you will also be able of disabling Turbo Boost when a specific screen is plugged in.
  • Apple Script support (only PRO): With this new release and as a starting point, you will be able to execute some commands from outside using Apple Script. This first approach includes.
  • enabletb: Enable Turbo Boost.
  • disabletb: Disable Turbo Boost.
  • checkauto: Check Auto Mode.
  • uncheckauto: Uncheck Auto Mode.
  • Monospaced fonts at status bar, help update, translations (FREE and PRO)
  • macOS Sonoma supported (FREE and PRO)
  • Other minor fixes and updates (FREE and PRO)

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.12.0 (Oct 31, 2022)

  • macOS Ventura tested and ready to go! (FREE and PRO)
  • New Auto Mode: CPU Load (PRO only): Yes! now you can set a CPU level as auto mode. As you can see in the following figure, enable it so Turbo Boost is automatically disabled when cpu load goes above the configured level, and goes on again below a certain load.
  • Revamped Charting!: (FREE and PRO): Charting needed some love since long ago, so put some work over them with this version:
  • 2 New Chart Modes: Now you can view also the CPU Load and Frequency average values.
  • No data: When there is no data available a gray background layer is added.
  • Adjusted charts: Axes and values are now scaled proportionally.
  • CPU Frequency Charts: Since retrieving CPU frequency (using powermetrics) is time and cpu consuming, data is only obtained when charting window is open, that’s why no value is shown (grey background) when charting is closed.
  • Minor fixes and improvements, help update and so on.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.11.0 (Oct 31, 2022)

  • Auto mode priorities! (PRO): As many of you have requested, now you can change auto mode tabs position to decide which configuration is reviewed first!. Just do some drag & drop after clicking on new “Reorder” button to decide which auto mode is evaluated first.
  • Custom Hotkeys (FREE & PRO): This is another feature requested by many of you!. Now you can set your own hotkeys both for disabling / enabling Turbo Boost and charting
  • Ability to enable / disable hotkeys: … and if you want to just disable hotkeys, feel free to do it with the new hotkeys configuration window.
  • Several other minor improvements and new features, like:
  • Fan auto mode now up to 8.000rpm
  • Modal popups are now always on top modal
  • Translation improvements
  • … and more!

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.10.0 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • New Temperature auto mode (only on PRO): After a long wait and a lot of requests, it’s finally here.., an auto mode that allows you configure Turbo Boost to be disabled depending on CPU temperature.
  • Global hotkeys! (FREE and PRO): Now you can enable / disable Turbo Boost at anytime without having to remove your hands from keyboard.., no matter the app currently in use since the hotkeys are now global! This is also another feature requested by many of you.
  • Fahrenheit in Charts (FREE and PRO): Now charts also allow to display data using Fahrenheit scale when configured that way…, and yes, this is now also a free feature.
  • Fixed and issue that prevented charts to refresh after a long period of time sleeping on certain mac models.
  • Improved performance when checking auto modes configuration. All users of macOS Big Sur should update to this version, since Apple changed the way kexts are loaded and improvements were made.
  • Other minor fixes, improvements and translation fixes.
  • New install procedure (FREE and PRO): Due to some Apple Changes, now the install procedure has changed just a bit and you must drag a folder with the app and resources instead only one .app file. This will also allow some interesting new features in the future 😉
  • .dmg installer also for free version! Like the PRO one, so it’s easier to install the app.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.9.1 (Feb 18, 2020)

  • Fix for this: There is a bug on macOS Catalina 10.15.1 when using an external monitor and vertical alignment between main one and external one. It doesn’t happen when side by side alignment. It has already been reported to Apple and it causes some status bar apps to only display dropdown menus when clicking on external monitor. The 2.9.1 contains a workaround for this. No need to update if using Mojave or any other previous version of macOS.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.9.0 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Notarization:
  • Both free and pro binaries have been reviewed by Apple and notarized using my Developer ID.
  • Disable monitoring:
  • A longly requested feature so you can enable / disable monitoring at will. In order to do so, just click on the new checkbox next to refresh rate. Of course, all the options related to this feature, like status bar info, will be also enabled / disabled accordingly. This is available for both free and pro versions.
  • PRO only:
  • New Fan Speed Ato mode!: Finally! here comes another feature longly requested by many of you! . It allows to set a threshold to disable Turbo Boost when fan speed goes over the configured rpm, and gets back enabled when lowered to another configurable value.
  • Several translations fixes.
  • Some dark mode fixes and other minor improvements.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.8.0 (Feb 12, 2019)

  • FREE & PRO: New translations (Italian and Czech) for both free and pro versions!. Ordered at Gengo using advanced/profesional profile… hope this time the quality is better than older translations.
  • FREE & PRO: Full dark mode support across all the application. Now all windows have been adapted to support both modes, including the charts window so it changes its background color according to the mode being used. Here you’ve got an example.
  • FREE & PRO: New battery indicator, available for both free and pro versions and on machines that uses…, battery of course. It displays the battery percentage graphically…. At first, I also added the time left estimation (using IOKit for those who are curious) that Apple decided to remove from MacOS Mojave.., but after some testing realised why they decided to remove it!. Reason? Well… it’s just almost impossible to keep the battery time left estimation up and on sync depending on the kind of activities you perform.
  • PRO Only: I also added a new auto mode based on remaining time estimate. At first, you could configure between 5 min and 4 hours left…, but again, since the estimate is very inaccurate sometimes (I got more than 20 hours left in one of my tests! :D), decided to lower down the upper side of the threshold to 60 minutes as you can see on the following screenshot
  • FREE & PRO: Some translations fixes (thanks for all your feedback!), lowered down minimum refresh time to 4s, some other minor fixes and improvements, etc.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.7.0 (May 25, 2018)

  • FREE & PRO: Long requested ability from many of you of changing the sensors refresh/update time. Default value is 4 seconds and you’ll be able to change it from 1 to 60.
  • FREE & PRO: Charting! You can open an independent window so you can view how disabling Turbo Boost affect both Temperature and Fan Speed. Charts will display up to 60 ticks with the same refresh / update time set for sensors.
  • Only PRO: Ability to reorder app configuration with drag & drop so you can easily change priorities between apps.
  • Only PRO: Alerts! Notifications have been moved to customizable “Alerts” based on Temperature, Fan speed, etc… and one more thing. If Turbo Boost feature is enabled, you will be able to disable it directly from the alert popup.
  • FREE & PRO: Some minor bugfixes and translations.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.6.1 (Oct 6, 2017)

  • Monitors both CPU Speed and Temperature.
  • Configure open at Login.
  • Enable / Disable at launch.
  • Fully customizable status bar (Pro).

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.6.0 (Oct 4, 2017)

  • This release includes several features requested by many of you:
  • [FREE & PRO]: Choose to display or not the text “Off/On” on the status bar!
  • [FREE & PRO]: Automatically restart the app when changing language to directly apply the new setting.
  • [PRO]: New and fully configurable status bar so you can chose to directly display on it the CPU Load, CPU Temperature, Fan rpm and Turbo Boost status. No more clicking on the bar to take a look at your Mac status!
  • [FREE & PRO]: As many of you also have requested, new icon for off state, so you can check Turbo Boost status even when there is anything else on the status bar (just take a look at the screenshot above).
  • [PRO]: Improved auto battery configuration, so you can set both battery level and charger connected settings at the same time.
  • [FREE & PRO]: Minor changes like removing the enable / disable icon to prevent confusions, menu items sorting, minor bugs fixed and improvements, etc.
  • [FREE & PRO]: Compatibility also tested against the just released macOS High Sierra!

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.5.0 (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Redesigned app icons
  • Some GUI improvements & more to come!
  • Display CPU load at anytime.
  • Change between languages directly from the app’s menu.
  • New language: Swedish.
  • Improved current translations.
  • [PRO only]: Display serial key on about dialog.
  • Some little bugfixes and stability improvements.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.4.0 (Dec 19, 2016)

  • Added languages are:
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Polish
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • This version also includes a little fix for PRO version that affected a reduced set of users (file permissions on macOS Sierra), so the update is also recommended for everyone.
  • For those asking… YES, the app does support the new macbooks pro. Architecture has not changed, you just need to take same precautions as in any other machine where you use macOS Sierra

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.3.0 (Oct 22, 2016)

  • Redesigned GUI to clearly separate the manual mode from the auto one and a new trigger depending on your batter level.
  • These are all the changes included:
  • New battery level auto mode (PRO): You will be able to set Turbo Boost feature to be disabled when battery level goes below a configurable setting.
  • GUI update to unify auto modes (PRO): All auto modes are now under the same settings screen, so future auto modes (like CPU Temp, load, etc) will be also included here.
  • The option “Disable when charged disconnected” (PRO) has been moved to the new auto mode GUI settings.
  • New auto mode checkbox (PRO): Auto mode can be enabled / disabled from the main menu (this has been requested by a bunch of users.
  • Check for updates automatically on startup (PRO & FREE).
  • Minor fixes, translations, etc (PRO & FREE).

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.2.0 (Oct 22, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Celsius & Fahrenheit display (PRO only): Now you can choose between both to display the cpu temp.
  • Beta support for macOS Sierra: The app has been tested both on beta 3 and 4 and works fine, as reported on last emails. Read more here.
  • App packaged as .dmg instead zip: In order to make things even easier, now the app is distributed as a .dmg. (PRO only for now, incoming also for free).
  • Improvements & Fixes:
  • Some stability improvements and compatibility fixes.
  • Licensing process improved.
  • Other minor fixes.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.1.0 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • Turbo Boost default mode (just PRO):
  • Some of you have asked for the possibility of setting a default mode of Turbo Boost enabled state. Now you’ll be able to do it by enabling “auto” configuration and default status that will be applied when no one configuration matches.
  • Retina Icon (all versions):
  • As requested by many of you, a retina status bar icon has been included with this version.
  • Fixes (all versions):
  • Version compatibility: Due to a xcode missconfiguration, last release of PRO version was set to be compatible with 10.10 and above. This has been fixed to previous configuration, so the PRO version is again compatible with 10.6 OSX and above.
  • Other minor fixes & updates: Minor changes on translations, improvements, etc.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 2.0.0 (Jun 17, 2016)

  • Turbo Boost Switcher Pro:
  • Asks for root password only once! (on the same machine, same user, of course :).
  • Auto disable Turbo Boost when battery charger is not connected.
  • Enable / Disable Turbo Boost when one of the configured apps is running.
  • OSX Notifications integration.
  • Purchase protection through license key verification.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements like status refresh issues, dark theme icon, etc.
  • Turbo Boost Switcher (Free):
  • Minor fixes and improvements like status refresh issues, dark theme icon, etc.

New in Turbo Boost Switcher 1.2.0 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • Auto Enable on Exit: When you Quit the app, it’ll automatically reenable Turbo Boost in case you forgot to do it.
  • Configure if Turbo Boost is disabled / enabled when the app is launched.
  • Updated GUI with configuration section.
  • Retina Icons included.
  • Improved Main Icon design.
  • Fixed a couple of bugs on temperature monitoring.