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MacBooks and MacBook Pros are powerful and versatile laptops that can help you perform a wide variety of task but, at the same time, can warm up very fast, especially when running demanding processes and tasks. Thanks to smcFanControl you can now keep your Mac cool and reduce the overall system temperature before it becomes unbearable. smcFanControl is a practical and user-friendly Mac OS X utility that enables you to easily set a minimum speed for your Mac’s built-in fans. By increasing the minimum fan speed, you can make your Mac run cooler in normal usage conditions.

The great thing about smcFanControl, is that you cannot set a minimum speed below Apple’s default values. This feature prevents your from making accidental changes and damage your machine.

smcFanControl lets the user set the minimum speed of the build-in fans. If you've got burnt thighs from an old MacBook Pro or you notice that your computer is always overheating and crashing from using CPU-intensive apps (like playing PC games in a virtual Windows environment), you might want to check out smcFanControl. This free, GPL-licensed utility has a single purpose: letting you increase the minimum speed of built-in fans, so your Intel computer will run cooler.