Windrose
Windrose vs MacThrottle
MacThrottle tells you when the system is throttling. Windrose is for when you want to drive the fans. They can coexist.
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macOS 13.0+ · Apple Silicon · notarized
Limit
Fan control is verified on M1 and M3/M4. Not every Mac is verified. First takeover on some machines takes a few seconds. If firmware will not hand over, Windrose says so. Fanless Airs have nothing to drive.
Comparison
Role
- Windrose
- Controls fans: Auto, Constant RPM, Full blast, and temperature→RPM curves; restore to Auto. Reports whether control acquired.
- MacThrottle
- Observes thermal pressure and alerts when the Mac is throttled.
Admin
- Windrose
- Fan control uses a privileged helper.
- MacThrottle
- No admin privileges. No helper daemon.
Thermal pressure
- Windrose
- Optional Free menu-bar thermal pressure (off by default): Nominal / Moderate / Heavy / Critical — complementary to MacThrottle.
- MacThrottle
- Yes — menu bar state, history graph, stats, and configurable notifications.
License
- Windrose
- Free. Pro $14.99 one-time. Use on all your Macs.
- MacThrottle
- Free. MIT. Download from GitHub Releases.
Platform
- Windrose
- macOS 13.0+ · Apple Silicon · notarized
- MacThrottle
- macOS 15+.
MacThrottle facts are from the MacThrottle README on GitHub. Their reviews stay on their site. Not affiliated with MacThrottle.
Run it free. Confirm control on your own Mac.
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