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# FanControl.Releases
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##
This is the release repository for Fan Control, a highly customizable fan controlling software for Windows.
![Fan Control](Images/MainUI.png)
## New
* <b>Reduced CPU usage by 50%</b>
* <b> -c or --config [json config file] command line arg </b>
* Increased max temp. to 120 C
* Replaced numerical comboboxes with text boxes
* Time average custom sensor ( Plus sign menu )
* File custom sensor interface ( Plus sign menu )
* Plugin system, see [Plugins wiki](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/wiki/Plugins) and
* https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.HWInfo
* https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.DellPlugin
## Installation
1. [Download the latest archive](/FanControl.zip?raw=true)
2. Extract to the desired installation folder
3. Start FanControl.exe
## Issues
* I am not the main developer for the driver portion of this software. Any issue regarding hardware compatibility should be submitted to LibreHardwareMonitor's repository.
* Please only open issues for the software itself, UI, feature request and so on.
## FAQ
* <b>Q</b>: How does <b>[FAN CURVE TYPE]</b> works and what does its parameters do?
<br><b>A</b>: Click on its card's icon at the top left, a dialog will tell you.
* <b>Q</b>: Does it run on my OS?
<br><b>A</b>: If your OS is Windows 10, yes.
* <b>Q</b>: There is no control cards / control cards are missing / control cards are not changing my fan speeds, what's the issue?
<br><b>A</b>: Your motherboard's SuperIO chip is not supported / badly supported, see the [Issues](#issues) section.
## Features
* Save, edit and load multiple profiles
* Multiple temperature sources ( CPU, GPU, motherboard, hard drives, ".sensor" file )
* <b>Mix different curves and sensors together</b>
* Custom fan curves
* Manual control
* Fine tune the fan control response with steps, start %, stop %, response time and hysteresis
* Modern, dashboard-style UI
* Works as a background application with a customizable tray icon
* And more!
## Fan curve types
* Linear : Temperature based linear function
* Graph : Temperature based custom curve
* Target: Temperature based that holds speed until target temperature is reached
* Mix : Use two different curves and apply a mix function (Min, Max, Sum, Average)
* Sync : Sync to an existing control
* Flat: Set a fixed %
## Graph fan curve editor
* 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
![Fan Control](Images/GraphDialog.png)
## Theme editor
* Dark mode available
![Fan Control](Images/ColorsDialog.png)
## Libraries used:
* https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor
* https://github.com/MaterialDesignInXAML/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit
* https://github.com/falahati/NvAPIWrapper