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# Fan Control
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<img src="Images/logo.gif" width=60/>
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<p align=center>This is the release repository for Fan Control, a focused and highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows.</span>
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## Main features
* Guided __setup__ process on first launch
* Save, edit and load multiple __profiles__
* Change the __theme__ and __color__ to fit your setup
* Multiple temperature __sources__ ( CPU, GPU, motherboard, hard drives... )
* Multiple fan curve __[functions](#fan-curve-types)__, including a custom __[graph](#graph-fan-curve-editor)__
* __Mix__ fan curves or sensor togethers (max, min, average)
* Low ressource usage
* Advanced tuning with steps, start %, stop %, response time and hysteresis
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![Fan Control](Images/MainUI.png)
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## New
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* __Configurable temperature range for graphs__
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* Decimal support in graphs
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* Nickname any temperature sensor from the sensor settings dialog
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* Auto fan curve (BETA): Automatically adjust speed to keep target temperature
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* Sensor settings dialog window. Activate or deactivate specific sources.
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## Installation
1. [Download the latest archive](/FanControl.zip?raw=true)
2. Extract to the desired installation folder
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3. Start FanControl.exe
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4. (Optional) -c or --config [json config file] command line arg
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## Plugins
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The plugin system let you inject any type of sensor into FanControl, see [Plugins wiki](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/wiki/Plugins)
Some examples:
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* https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.HWInfo
* https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.DellPlugin
* https://github.com/medevil84/FanControl.AquacomputerHighFlowNext
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## Issues and hardware compatibility
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* I am not the main developer for the driver/backend portion of this software. Fan Control is basically a UI on top of existing hardware libraries. Any issue regarding hardware compatibility entirely depends on:
* https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor
* https://github.com/falahati/NvAPIWrapper
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* Please only open issues for the software itself, UI, feature request and so on.
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* If you do have a hardware compatibility request and you can provide a __working__ sample of code that can be used in .NET, like with a [Plugin](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/wiki/Plugins), then feel free to submit that.
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## FAQ
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* __Q__: There is no control cards / control cards are missing / control cards are not changing my fan speeds, what's the issue?
<br>__A__: See section above.
* __Q__: How does __[FAN CURVE TYPE]__ works and what does its parameters do?
<br>__A__: Click on its card's icon at the top left, a dialog will tell you.
* __Q__: Does it run on my OS?
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<br>__A__: If your OS is Windows 10 __Or 11__, yes.
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## Fan curve types
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* (NEW) Auto: PI-ish type function. % will surf until temp is stable at load.
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* Linear : Temperature based linear function
* Graph : Temperature based custom curve
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* Target: Temperature based that holds speed until target temperature is reached
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* Mix : Use two different curves and apply a mix function (Min, Max, Sum, Average)
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* Sync : Sync to an existing control
* Flat: Set a fixed %
## Graph fan curve editor
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* (NEW) Change the temperature range for finer control over a small range
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* Add, remove and drag points arround the graph
* Copy and paste points from a graph to another
* Fine-tune the response with the hysteresis and response time parameters
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![Fan Control](Images/GraphDialog.png)
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## Libraries used:
* https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor
* https://github.com/MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit
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* https://github.com/falahati/NvAPIWrapper