AlDente
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AlDente overview
AlDente allows you to limit your MacBook from charging above a certain percentage. This will not only decrease Battery wear but also increase longevity of your Battery.
Features:
- Charge Limiter allows you to set your maximum charging percentage between 20 and 100 percent. You can either set it by using the slide bar or by typing in the desired percentage in the field above and pressing enter afterwards.
- Discharge - This feature allows your MacBook to run completely on Battery even if it is plugged in. Therefore, you can actively discharge your MacBook to a more healthy percentage. Unfortunately, while Discharge is activated, clamshell mode is not supported due to technical limitations.
AlDente comes in two service levels: Free and Pro. Compare the plans.
What’s new in version 1.20
Updated on Jan 03 2023
- Fixed a bug where Pro users would get a wrong warning message when using Automatic Discharge in Clamshell Mode
- Fixed a number of bugs related to the textfield not updating correctly in certain cases
- Fixed a bug in Calibration Mode where AlDente Pro would charge to 100% after the calibration
- Debug file improvements
Information
App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- macOS 11.0 or later
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Dec 16 2022
Version: 1.19.2
It's kind of ok. But it just fails every couple of days and then battery charge goes up.
(Yes, it's the free version -- but since it is not functioning as advertised, why should I expect the paid version to function as advertised?)
Dec 13 2022
Version: 1.19.2
My previous comments were about the free version. The Pro version addresses all of the limitations I've encountered so far, without having to install a driver. I'm impressed. Get the annual license if you're unsure, but get it!
Dec 9 2022
Version: 1.19.2
I'm not finding it effective in my case. The Monterey MacOs "optimized battery charging" is unpredictable. But Al Dente is failing too. So what's the problem? I think it might be what is becoming the norm. It's where the macBook is bristling with power input from monitors, dongles, docks and hubs that get activated separately. Clamshell mode too. And then there is sleep, and auto logout, where Al Dente terminates, and has no influence.
Evidently no algorithm is likely to handle all cases successfully. More options needlessly complicate things. Only one thing is for sure -- that I have never seen either MacOS or Al Dente reliably prevent that inescapable destructive charging to 100%.
What I want is a hard unconditional charge limiter that I can set MANUALLY say to 85%, and that I can MANUALLY set higher when I want more battery capacity. Like on my Tesla. End of story.
Aug 24 2022
Version: 1.18
"AlDente now locks the screen automatically if you close your MacBook while sleeping is disabled"
Now, what the heck is that all about? I'm in this situation, and I do NOT want my screen to lock at AlDente's whim. AlDente is NOT a security app!!!
Jul 29 2022
Version: 1.17.1
Simply the easiest and best way to preserve the battery. I love the app and the Pro version is well worth the small price.
Apr 17 2022
Version: 1.16
I can't find a contact link to submit a feature request, so I'll post here.
PLEASE reduce the padding around AlDente's menu bar icon! It is disturbingly hugely disproportionate to that of the icons of all my other apps...Apple and 3rd party.
Mar 7 2022
Version: 1.15.1
Al Dente is great but I'm struggling to find links to old versions that still worked with Mojave. I'm running a machine that can't update past Mojave
Mar 17 2021
Version: 2.1.2
Nw issue: Helper crashes once every morning. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mar 5 2021
Version: 1.2
Running the v 2.1 alpha with no significant problems, but when I tested "Allow discharge (Beta)," my battery stopped discharging at 97%...long before the 80% target. (Couldn't figure out how to post at GitHub.) Useful app for someone like me who virtually never runs on battery power.
Mar 2 2021
Version: 1.2
v2.1 is the actual version just released. And note that it is an Alpha build, i.e. not for the faint of heart, not even a beta yet.
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