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Menu bar Tool to set Charge Limits and Prolong Battery Lifespan

10 mentions on Hacker News by 10 people: 1 story, 9 comments · first 2020-05-27 · latest 2025-04-30

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  1. …state of charge setpoints or times Another option I learned about just now for Macbooks: https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter (macOS 11+; $25 Pro version) And I saw your recommendation elsewhere in the previous…
  2. …start a 30 minute timer when you plug in electronics to charge, and you'll gain about 50% SoC. [1] https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter
    comment by avidiax · 2025-03-27 · in Has the decline of knowledge work begun?
  3. If you're on a Mac, you can install the free version of AlDente: https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter I keep my MBA at 60% since it basically never goes for more than a couple hours within being plugged in.
    comment by crazygringo · 2024-06-21 · in How to prolong lithium based batteries
  4. …to limit your laptop charging. I can see a noticeable improvement in my MBP battery life. 1: https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter
    comment by FlyingSnake · 2023-11-21 · in Charging a lithium battery to 80% only?
  5. …[4] https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-to-set-an-automatio... [5] https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter [6] https://linrunner.de/tlp/settings/bc-vendors.html
    comment by tinybear1 · 2023-11-21 · in Charging a lithium battery to 80% only?
  6. Maybe try AlDente: https://apphousekitchen.com/ https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Charge-Limiter When you tell it to top-up, it does. (Yes, I am a paid user.)
    comment by DamonHD · 2023-09-14 · in I hate my MacBook's “smart” charging
  7. There is a tool that takes care of it for you - https://github.com/davidwernhart/AlDente
    comment by yisonPylkita · 2022-10-28 · in Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
  8. Check out this app to get full control of charging: https://github.com/davidwernhart/AlDente
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    AlDente: macOS tool to limit maximum charging percentage
    story by dont__panic · 2020-06-01 · 0 comments
  10. …today for some possible occasion in the feature where you might need few more hours of juice. [0]: https://github.com/davidwernhart/AlDente
    comment by mrtksn · 2020-05-27 · in macOS Catalina 10.15.5