{"repo":"angristan/MacThrottle","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/angristan/MacThrottle","clone":"git clone https://github.com/angristan/MacThrottle.git","description":"Menu bar app to know when your Mac is thermal throttling","language":"Swift","stars":710,"topics":["apple","apple-silicon","mac","macbook","macbook-air","macos","swift","swiftui","thermal","thermal-throttling"],"license":"MIT","category":"mobile-apps","readme_excerpt":"MacThrottle A lightweight macOS menu bar app that monitors thermal pressure and alerts you when your Mac is being throttled. No admin privileges required. Features - Displays thermal pressure state in the menu bar using different thermometer icons - Shows CPU core temperature (reads directly from SMC) - Shows fan speed percentage (on Macs with fans) - History graph showing thermal state, temperature, and fan speed over the last 10 minutes - Statistics showing time spent in each thermal state - Configurable notifications: - When heavy throttling begins - When critical throttling occurs - When throttling stops (recovery) - Optional notification sounds - Launch at Login option - No helper daemon or admin privileges required Thermal States Icon State Description ---------------------- -------- ------------------------- thermometer.low Nominal Normal operation thermometer.medium Moderate Elevated thermal pressure thermometer.high Heavy Active throttling thermometer.sun.fill Critical Severe throttling Installation Homebrew (recommended) Download from Releases Since the app is not signed, Gatekeeper may block it on first launch. You can remove the quarantine attribute manually, or build it locally with Xcode to sign it with your own certificate. 1. Download the latest .dmg from Releases 2. Open it, and drag MacThrottle.app to your Applications folder 3. Remove quarantine attribute: xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/MacThrottle.app 4. Open the app Build Locally Building ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/angristan","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/angristan/MacThrottle/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}