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Turbo Boost Switcher

A menu bar app that turns Turbo Boost on or off on Intel Macs to lower heat, fan noise and power use.

GPL-2.0+ · Downloads from tbswitcher.rugarciap.com

License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Open source
Category
Utilities
Source
GitHub
rugarciap
Verified
2026

About Turbo Boost Switcher

Turbo Boost Switcher sits in the menu bar and lets you disable or re-enable the Turbo Boost feature of Intel processors, which can keep a laptop cooler and quieter and extend battery life at the cost of peak speed. It does this by loading a small kernel extension, so it asks for an administrator password and, on recent macOS versions, a one-time approval in System Settings.

It only applies to Intel Macs with Turbo Boost. The free, open-source version is downloadable from the project website and Homebrew; a paid Pro edition with automatic modes is sold separately and is not covered by this listing.

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Source code
rugarciap/Turbo-Boost-Switcher
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Website
tbswitcher.rugarciap.com
Download
tbswitcher.rugarciap.com
Category
Utilities
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