01 · Entry
macOS keeps control until you deliberately start a pulse.
A focused macOS cooling utility
Thermal control. At your pace.
FanPulse delivers a brief maximum-speed fan boost, then returns control to macOS automatically.
Interactive behavior demoIdle
0s10s
Visual demonstration — not live hardware telemetry.ONE SHORT CONTROL CYCLE
Intent, acceleration, and restore — without the dead air.
02 · Accelerate
FanPulse requests a short maximum-speed boost on a supported Mac.
03 · Settle
The pulse ends and fan control is handed back automatically.
COMPATIBILITY
Compatibility is deliberately narrow.
FanPulse uses AppleSMC and requires administrator privileges. The project README documents testing on M4 Pro MacBook Pro and Mac mini; other models should be treated as unverified until checked.
SOURCE / MIT
Small, inspectable, reversible.
A tiny Swift command-line utility with no daemon and no persistent fan curve. Read the source and compatibility notes before running it on your Mac.
View source on GitHub