{"id":775,"date":"2026-10-26T16:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/?p=775"},"modified":"2026-10-26T16:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:41:22","slug":"wattbar-1-6-temperatures-fan-speeds-and-a-check-for-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wattbar-1-6-temperatures-fan-speeds-and-a-check-for-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Wattbar 1.6 \u2013 temperatures, fan speeds and a check for updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wattbar 1.6 is out. The panel can now show how warm your Mac is and how fast its fans spin, and Wattbar can check whether a newer version is out. There are also a few fixes to the panel and the right-click menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new temperatures and fans section, here with example values.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Temperatures and fans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Turn on Show temperatures<\/em> or Show fan speeds<\/em> in Settings \u2192 General, and the panel shows the CPU, GPU and battery temperatures in \u00b0C and each fan’s actual speed. The temperatures share one row and the fans another, so the panel only grows a little. Both are off by default, and each works on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wattbar only shows what your Mac reports. A fan that has stopped reads 0 RPM, and a sensor the Mac doesn’t have says Unavailable<\/em> rather than showing a made-up number. When neither is switched on, Wattbar doesn’t read the sensors at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check for updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Also in Settings \u2192 General: Check for updates\u2026<\/em>. Wattbar asks stigern.net for the latest version only when you click it, and if there is a newer one, opens the download page in your browser. There are still no automatic checks, no account and no analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n