Release notes

Release notes

What changed in every version of FanBar, newest first. FanBar updates itself, or you can upgrade with Homebrew.

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    FanBar 0.6.2

    • Opening Device Compatibility no longer crashes
    • Invalid fan readings no longer cause a quit
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  2. FanBar 0.6.1

    • Custom cooling presets
    • Russian interface
    • Mode buttons in the English menu panel no longer truncate
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  3. FanBar 0.6.0

    • Device compatibility check
    • Control test
    • Compatibility reports (optional)
    • Diagnostic logs
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  4. FanBar 0.5.1

    • High CPU with the stacked readout
    • Lower memory use
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  5. FanBar 0.5.0

    • Selectable menu bar icons
    • Stacked temperature and fan speed
    • Traditional Chinese and Japanese
    • Alternative app icons
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  6. FanBar 0.4.16

    • Curve anchors can be dragged past their neighbors
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  7. FanBar 0.4.15

    • Older Intel Macs (e.g. Mac mini 2014) now work
    • Manual fan mode survives sleep/wake, and GPU temperature reads again
    • Hardened the privileged helper
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  8. FanBar 0.4.14

    • Stopped fans no longer look like they're spinning
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  9. FanBar 0.4.13

    • Default automatic-restore duration
    • Panel animation can be turned off
    • Smoother control mode switching
    • Fixed RPM selection
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  10. FanBar 0.4.12

    • Custom fixed RPM
    • Adjustable high-temperature alert
    • Much lower background resource use
    • A tighter menu bar item
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  11. FanBar 0.4.11

    • Redesigned the settings window
    • The first-run onboarding now surfaces the control-service permission
    • Fix the temperature chart's x-axis losing the hour across an hour boundary
    • Fix a straight line being drawn across sampling gaps
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  12. FanBar 0.4.10

    • Fix a blank "FanBar Settings" window appearing after clicking the menu bar icon
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  13. FanBar 0.4.9

    • Fix "control service did not respond" and fans spinning up then dropping back to 0
    • Diagnostic logging for the control service
    • Fix the control-mode error overlapping its buttons
    • Fix crowded settings tab icons on macOS 26 and later
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  14. FanBar 0.4.8

    • Fix intermittent crash on launch-at-login
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  15. FanBar 0.4.7

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  16. FanBar 0.4.4

    • Fix helper crash on exit
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  17. FanBar 0.4.3

    • Editable smart cooling curves
    • One curve per panel preset
    • Advanced controls stay folded
    • Settings window fits the display
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  18. FanBar 0.4.2

    • Menu bar icon follows fan activity
    • Settings tab navigation
    • Grouped settings cards
    • Larger menu bar icon
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  19. FanBar 0.4.1

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  20. FanBar 0.4.0

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