{"id":47420,"date":"2024-10-24T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=47420"},"modified":"2025-12-26T10:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:20:37","slug":"gpu-fan-speed-coolercontrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/10\/gpu-fan-speed-coolercontrol\/","title":{"rendered":"Control GPU\/CPU Fan Speed with CoolerControl in Ubuntu 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This tutorial shows how to install and use CoolerControl to control your CPU or graphics card fan speed in Ubuntu desktop computer or laptop.<\/p>\n

I’ve written about how to control fan speed for Thinkpad laptops<\/a>. But for those who are looking for how to do the job for NVIDIA\/AMD GPUs and other laptops, then try CoolerControl.<\/p>\n

CoolerControl<\/a> is a free open-source feature-rich cooling device control application written in Python programming language.<\/p>\n

It depends on Hwmon kernel driver<\/a>s and liquidctl<\/a> to access and control supported hardware, including Thinkpads, some ASUS and HP laptops, as well as most NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.<\/p>\n

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CoolerControl user interface<\/p><\/div>\n

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With CoolerControl, you can monitor the temperatures of your CPU, GPU, hard disk, etc devices in graphs, and set fan to either fixed or dynamic speed.<\/p>\n

As the tool\u00a0depends on open-source drivers and contributors, not all hardware is guaranteed to be supported. It will detect supported devices and available capabilities automatically.<\/p>\n

NOTE: This tutorial is tested in my case in following machines and systems. It MAY or MAY NOT work in your case depends on your hardware.<\/b><\/p>\n