macOS
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Install osx-cpu-temp with Homebrew, Nix
Outputs current CPU temperature for OSX. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#osx-cpu-temp.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#osx-cpu-tempnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/os/osx-cpu-temp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Outputs current CPU temperature for OSX
Project links
Commands and aliases
- osx-cpu-temp
history
Project history and usage
osx-cpu-temp is a small macOS command-line utility that reads Apple SMC sensor values and prints temperatures or fan speeds. Its appeal is the Unix shape: a single executable that reports hardware telemetry in a shell-friendly format.
Project history
GitHub records `lavoiesl/osx-cpu-temp` as created on 2012-05-14. The README describes the tool as an OSX CPU temperature reporter, maintained by Sébastien Lavoie, with source lineage from Apple's System Management Control tooling and inspiration from smcFanControl and its `smc-command` code.
The project reached tagged releases 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 in the GitHub releases API. The 1.1.0-era README documents a broader set of outputs than the original package description suggests: CPU, GPU, ambient temperature, fan speeds, Celsius/Fahrenheit selection, and an option to suppress units.
Adoption history
The tool became a familiar small dependency for macOS users who wanted temperature readings without a full menu-bar monitor. The input metadata records Homebrew and Nix packages, and the GitHub README also documents installation through `clib`, giving it several lightweight distribution paths.
How it is used
Users compile it with `make`, install it into `/usr/local/bin`, or install through a package manager, then run `osx-cpu-temp` to print a value such as `61.8 °C`. Its output format makes it easy to embed in shell prompts, status bars, scripts, and quick diagnostics.
Because it reads SMC-style hardware sensors, the useful behavior depends on Apple hardware exposing the expected keys. That hardware specificity is part of the package's identity: it is not a general cross-platform temperature library.
Why package nerds care
osx-cpu-temp is the sort of tiny native utility package that survives because it does one platform-specific job better than a generic cross-platform abstraction. For package databases, it is a good example of a CLI whose package-manager value is mostly discoverability and easy installation.
Timeline
- 2012-05-14: GitHub records creation of `lavoiesl/osx-cpu-temp`.
- 2016-12-21: GitHub release 1.0.0 was published.
- 2018-09-11: GitHub release 1.1.0 was published.
Related projects
- smcFanControl and its `smc-command` are listed as inspirations in the README.
- Other macOS SMC utilities such as iSMC and smctemp occupy the same hardware-monitoring niche, but osx-cpu-temp's package identity remains the minimal one-command temperature reader.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
osx-cpu-temp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.1.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:osx-cpu-temp |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/lavoiesl/osx-cpu-temp |
| Repository | https://github.com/lavoiesl/osx-cpu-temp |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
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osx-cpu-temp
nix profile install nixpkgs#osx-cpu-temp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osx Cpu Temp
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation