# RedMagic Cooler for macOS: a Bluetooth controller for the VC Cooler 6 Pro

> RedMagic Cooler for macOS reconstructs the REDMAGIC VC Cooler 6 Pro's Bluetooth control path in a menu bar app. It uses packet captures and vendor app observation to map GATT characteristics for cooling, fan speed, lighting and telemetry, and includes probe scripts for testing command bytes.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/hajarrashidi/redmagic-cooler-mac>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/hajarrashidi/redmagic-cooler-mac/blob/517a8684bbb9a308f1facdfc40c3a5eddfe8fcdf/docs/FINDINGS.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/redmagic-cooler-mac-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/redmagic-cooler-mac-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/redmagic-cooler-mac-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** macOS 13 or later and a REDMAGIC VC Cooler 6 Pro; Apple Silicon enables direct die-temperature readings.
- **Limits:** Only the VC Cooler 6 Pro is documented as hardware-tested; other models remain unverified.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/hajarrashidi/redmagic-cooler-mac/blob/517a8684bbb9a308f1facdfc40c3a5eddfe8fcdf/docs/FINDINGS.md>
2. <https://github.com/hajarrashidi/redmagic-cooler-mac/blob/517a8684bbb9a308f1facdfc40c3a5eddfe8fcdf/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/hajarrashidi/redmagic-cooler-mac/blob/517a8684bbb9a308f1facdfc40c3a5eddfe8fcdf/tools/probe/README.md>

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