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DESCRIPTION
SlimBatteryMonitor is a space-efficient replacement power gauge for your Mac OS X menu bar. It monitors both laptop batteries and many UPS batteries. You can select different views for when powered, charging or on battery... even instruct SlimBatteryMonitor to automatically hide itself in some circumstances (e.g. while fully charged).

A graphical icon shows the power remaining, and can be accompanied by a text description (battery charge in percent, or time remaining). Colours indicate whether the system is fully charged, charging or on battery. In some cases, SlimBatteryMonitor can be 70% slimmer than Apple's system meter... With SlimBatteryMonitor you'll have room for other important menu bar items.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.5:
  • 64/32 Universal binary supports 32 bit PowerPC Macs as well as 32/64 bit Intel-based Macs
  • Repairs horizontal image text display on Mac OS X 10.6 and later
  • Adds arbitrary sliders to set warning panel and colour level
  • Uses the Sparkle framework to automatically check for updates
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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Developer:Colin Henein
Downloads:13,547
  - Version d/l:1,269
Utilities:System
License:Free
Date:30 Sep 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
*****
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Sep 30 2009
*****

GRYPHONENT  My favorite little app... many thanks for updating this one!  
(Version 1.5)

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Sep 30 2009

THEC13  So glad to see this updated. Big thank you.  
(Version 1.5)

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Sep 23 2009
*****

SHK747  perfect with 10.6.1  
(Version 1.4)

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May 29 2008
*****

GCOGHILL  Perfect battery status replacement for the menubar, this is how it should be. And works great with my APC UPS/battery backup as well.

About the only thing I could suggest for this app would be to have the option to use Growl for updates - switching to battery/charger, fully charged, low battery warnings. And when the battery hits low enough to go to sleep mode, the warning window could be an HUD-style window (or Growl - I can't recall if there needs to be user input). Currently I use a widget for these notifications.

But as-is, still excellent.  
(Version 1.4)

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Jun 30 2007
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RIDOGI  It's great to be able to have the battery icon turn red when you're running low -- really catches the eye so you don't get caught off guard. The only thing I'd like to see in it is the ability to switch between the energy saver modes as in Apple's standard menu bar icon.  
(Version 1.4)

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Mar 22 2007
*****

MACUPDATE109  Elegant. Light. Saves menu bar space compared to Apple's battery thing. Doesn't gobble up resources. Doesn't do anything unnecessary like graphs.

Perfect.  
(Version 1.4)

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Apr 7 2006

FREAKYFINK  I much prefer SlimBatteryMonitor over Apple's manubar battery icon. I'd love to see a universal version of this for my MacBook Pro!  
(Version 1.3)

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Mar 1 2006

AKROBAT  I was looking for something like this but seemed only to find widgets.

This developer however has not followed everyone else in developing similar widgets but has made a proper replacement for the oh so ugly and space hogging apple battery icon.

Well done! Keep up the good work.   
(Version 1.3)

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Nov 22 2005
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SCOTT CASCADDEN  SPLENDID!!! THIS APP IS VERY COOL AND I LIKE THE POP-UP, LOW BATTERY WARNING. JOB WELL DONE, COLIN. THANX A LOT.  
(Version 1.3)

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Nov 10 2005
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ANONYMOUS  Perfect menu battery tool with enough customization to make anyone happy!  
(Version 1.3)

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