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lm-sensors for Mac

Tools for monitoring the temperatures, voltages, and fans

Quick answer: lm-sensors is a system utility for macOS. Install it with brew install lm-sensors. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-later licence. It has 38 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What lm-sensors is

lm-sensors is a system utility for macOS: tools for monitoring the temperatures, voltages, and fans.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors.

How to install lm-sensors

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install lm-sensors.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install lm-sensors on Mac?

Run brew install lm-sensors in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is lm-sensors open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-later licence.

Does lm-sensors run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is lm-sensors?

It was installed 38 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5126 in this catalogue.

What version of lm-sensors is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.6.2.