# Install osx-cpu-temp with Homebrew, Nix Outputs current CPU temperature for OSX. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:osx-cpu-temp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install osx-cpu-temp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#osx-cpu-temp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/os/osx-cpu-temp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:osx-cpu-temp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.0 - **Source summary:** Outputs current CPU temperature for OSX - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - osx-cpu-temp (cli) - osx-cpu-temp (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/lavoiesl/osx-cpu-temp - Upstream latest detected: 1.1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** osx-cpu-temp - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** macos - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - osx-cpu-temp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/os/osx-cpu-temp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [bpytop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bpytop/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [devcockpit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcockpit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, monitoring, system. - [asitop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asitop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, monitoring, system. - [dark-mode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dark-mode/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [defaultbrowser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/defaultbrowser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [fileicon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fileicon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [framework-tool-tui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/framework-tool-tui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware-monitoring, monitoring, system. - [infat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/infat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [launch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/launch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, macos, system. - [lm-sensors](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lm-sensors/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, hardware, hardware-monitoring, monitoring, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/osx-cpu-temp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/osx-cpu-temp.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph