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
Which Macs it works on
Fan control is verified on M1, M3 and M4 Macs. Not every model has been checked, so Windrose tells you whether it got control of your fans. Fanless MacBook Airs have no fans for Windrose to control.
Comparison
Role
- Windrose
- Controls fans: Auto, Constant RPM, Full blast, and temperature→RPM curves; restore to Auto. Reports whether it got control of the fans.
- 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
- Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 13 or later. Notarized.
- MacThrottle
- macOS 15+.
MacThrottle facts are from the MacThrottle README on GitHub. Not affiliated with MacThrottle.
Download it free and check that it can control the fans on your Mac.
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