SSD Fan Control
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SSD Fan Control, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SSD Fan Control's own pricing page, checked 23 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Manual fan-speed control · SMART temperature information · Monitoring and control application |
| SSD Fan Control | Free | Totally free; latest version 2.13 |
The facts
Each one read from SSD Fan Control's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App
- The product includes an application for monitoring and controlling fans.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- macOSchecked 23 Sep 2026
What it does
- Background service
- A background daemon manages the fan and takes over again if the SMC resets to its default.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The page states compatibility with macOS 10.13 High Sierra and advises trying an SMC reset if the app fails after an OS upgrade; reinstalling may be required in some cases.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Donations
- The page thanks people who donated.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Fan control
- It lets users overrule automatic fan control and configure fan speed manually.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation involves downloading the package and running the installer, which reboots the iMac when finished.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Modes
- Users can control a noisy fan in Manual or SMART mode.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Older compatibility
- The page lists OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatibility as an addition in version 2.1.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SSD Fan Control addresses noisy hard disk fans in iMacs using third-party hard disks or solid state disks.checked 9 Oct 2026
- SMART temperature
- The page lists support for SMART temperature information and describes SMART mode for third-party hard disks.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Version
- The latest version listed is 2.13, dated October 31st 2013.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Version update
- Version 2.13 includes a fix for proper SMART temperature reading on Samsung 830/840 SSDs and possibly other SSDs.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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