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FanCtrl vs upower

A side-by-side look at FanCtrl and upower. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

FanCtrl

FanCtrl

System & Hardware

FanCtrl is a free, open source software application for Windows that allows you to manually control the speed of your computer's fans. It provides advanced options to create custom fan curves based on CPU and GPU temperatures.

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upower

upower

Os & Utilities

Upower is a lightweight tool for managing power devices and querying power usage on Linux systems. It collects and exposes info from various device components like batteries, AC power adapters, USB power devices, etc.

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