What's new in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.16

Sep 7, 2023
  • MacBook Air 15" and Mac Studio 2013 support #688
  • Added CPU Core Average temperature sensor on MacBook Pro M2 #687
  • Fixed memory leaks on Apple Silicon macs #214
  • Fixed temperature display readings freeze on some older MacBookAir laptops #682
  • Fixed missing Performance Core 3 on Macmini M2 #672
  • Multiple small improvements and fixes

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.14 (Dec 2, 2022)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.13 (Jun 20, 2022)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.12 (Apr 4, 2022)

  • Mac Studio 2022 support
  • (m1 pro) Computer won't enter sleep with fan on #568
  • Improved macOS Monterey compatibility
  • Dutch, French, Chinese (Simplified) translations update

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.11 (Nov 16, 2021)

  • Added full support for latest 14” and 16” M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro (2021) #550
  • Compatibility with Windows 11 #530
  • Faster startup speed on Windows (specially with T2 chips) #549
  • Fixed menubar icon not saving its position in macOS Big Sur/Monterey #555
  • Fixed app being blocked on Windows by some 3rd party gaming anti-cheat programs (Vanguard and Faceit Anti-Cheat) #325 #350

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.10 (Oct 8, 2021)

  • Improved:
  • Uninstall the app completely including the fan helper tool via the More -> Uninstall command #492
  • The app now used more efficient XZ format for performing future updates which is about 33% smaller #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 macOS Big Sur upgrade (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 ejectction of connected USB drives on Windows #473

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.9 (Apr 15, 2021)

  • Added full support for Apple Silicon Macs (MacBook Air/Pro and new Mac mini) #435
  • Main download is now for macOS 10.13 and higher including Big Sur and Apple Silicon support. Macs Fan Control for macOS 10.12 (and below) is now a separate download. More info
  • German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Thai, Ukrainian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Turkish, Catalan, translations update
  • 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.8.1 (Oct 5, 2020)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.8 (Sep 25, 2020)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.7 (May 29, 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.6 (Mar 27, 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.5 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Improved Windows: option to ignore wrong hardware and silently close #283
  • Fixed Fixed crash on some machines under macOS Catalina #249
  • Fixed Fixed menubar icon display after automatic switch from/to dark theme under macOS Catalina #271
  • Fixed Windows: fixed crash while updating the app in certain scenarios
  • Fixed Windows: fixed innecessary warning of potential BSOD #268
  • Fixed Windows: fixed setup when user name contains spaces #265

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.4 (Jan 13, 2020)

  • New:
  • 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 #211

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.3 (Dec 4, 2019)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.2 (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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5.1 (Nov 9, 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.5 (Sep 23, 2019)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.12 (Sep 20, 2018)

  • Better support of the latest MacBook Pro 2018 models
  • Improved Added displaying of SSD temperature on MacBook Pro 2017-2018
  • Improved 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.11 (Sep 2, 2018)

  • IMPROVED:
  • Translations update
  • FIXED:
  • Improved compatibility with MacBook Pro 2018

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.10 (Mar 5, 2018)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.9 (Dec 19, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.8.1 (Jun 7, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.8 (May 30, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.7 (Mar 1, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.6 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed multiple issues with the previous update

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.5 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Improved:
  • Restore automatic fan control after the app quits
  • The app binary is now 64-bit on macOS
  • =Added 'Expansion Slots' sensor on MacPro1,1, MacPro2,1, MacPro3,1
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed CPU sensors naming on MacBookPro11,5

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.4 (Mar 1, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.3 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Improved:
  • Polish, French, Chinese, Portuguese (Brazilian) translations update
  • Fixed:
  • fixed compatibility with Windows XP
  • fixed 'unsuported hardware detected' error
  • fixed crash on startup on certain hardware

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.2 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Improved:
  • French translation update
  • Fixed:
  • IMPORTANT: if you get 'Error extracting update' please update the app manually. Apologies
  • Fixed problem with broken menubar icon preferences

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.1 (Mar 1, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.4.0 (Mar 1, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.3.3 (Mar 1, 2017)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.3.2 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Fixed compatibility with OS X 10.11 El Capitan

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.3.1 (Aug 31, 2015)

  • IMPROVED Windows 10 support
  • FIXED Windows: fixed 'unsupported hardware detected' error
  • IMPROVED Qt framework is updated to 5.5.0 version
  • IMPROVED Polish and Vietnamese translations update

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.3.0 (May 22, 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 updated to 5.4.1 version
  • IMPROVED: Slovak and Chinese translations update
  • FIXED: Fixed reading of Ambient temperature on iMac13,2 and iMac14,1

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.2.1 (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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.2.0 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • NEW: New preferences dialog
  • IMPROVED: Improved user interface of fans list
  • 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.12.3 (Dec 2, 2014)

  • FIXED: Fixed updater
  • IMPROVED: Moved to Visual C++ 2013 and Qt 5.3.2 on Windows

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.12.2 (Sep 8, 2014)

  • IMPROVED: Small improvements in user interface

New in Mac & Boot Camp 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 Mac & Boot Camp 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 speed
  • IMPROVED Mac: improved accessibility for users using VoiceOver
  • FIXED Windows: fixed rare crash when restoring the app from system tray
  • FIXED Windows: fixed autostart when MacBook Pro is running on battery
  • FIXED Windows: fixed issue preventing MFC running on some macs under Windows (MacBookPro5,1)
  • 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 Mac & Boot Camp 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.10 (Apr 4, 2014)

  • IMPROVED:
  • PSU (Power Supply Unit) sensor icon, minor optimizations and improvements
  • Czech, Chinese and Korean translations update
  • FIXED:
  • Windows: fixed auto-start on Windows 7 when UAC is enabled

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.9 (Mar 22, 2014)

  • IMPROVED:
  • Qt framework updated to 5.2.1 version
  • NEW:
  • Norwegian translation, other translations update

New in Mac & Boot Camp 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.8 (Jan 30, 2014)

  • NEW:
  • Check for new versions with automatic (Sparkle-like framework) update. Beta!
  • Slovenian translation
  • FIXED:
  • Sensor-based control: fixed issue with restoring control after waking from sleep
  • Fixed a rare hang when switching fan mode from menubar (tray icon on Windows) popup menu
  • IMPROVED:
  • The app finally switched from Qt 4.8.5 to Qt 5.2.0 framework (latest version)
  • Optimized threads responsiveness and the way the app quits

New in Mac & Boot Camp 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.6 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Improved the way user can change fan speed to a constant value (in the fan control window)

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.5 (Oct 2, 2013)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.1 (Sep 7, 2013)

  • 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.1.0 (Aug 21, 2013)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0.7 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • FIXED:
  • Fixed some issues that could cause potential crash or instability
  • Windows: fixed problem when Macs Fan Control displayed zeros for all values (Discussion)
  • IMPROVED:
  • Windows: faster reading of temperature values, CPU usage optimization
  • NEW:
  • Romanian and Slovak translations

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0.6 (Jul 10, 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0.5 (Jul 6, 2013)

  • FIXED: Windows: fixed tray icon with increased DPI scaling
  • IMPROVED: Qt framework update (4.8.5)

New in Mac & Boot Camp 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0.3 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • NEW: Italian translation
  • FIXED: Fixed automatic startup option on Windows 8

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0.2 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • NEW: Chinese and Japanese translations
  • FIXED: Fixed displaying of invalid temperature value (128 C) on some hardware

New in Mac & Boot Camp 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
  • Mac: fixed an important memory leak in sensor-based controlling mode
  • Minor stability fixes

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0 Beta 5 (May 13, 2013)

  • NEW: Localization support, help to translate
  • 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0 Beta 4 (May 13, 2013)

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

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0 Beta 3 (Apr 12, 2013)

  • 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 Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0 Beta 2 (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Fixed compatibility with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

New in Mac & Boot Camp Fan Control 1.0 Beta (Mar 22, 2013)

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