Given how difficult and expensive it is to replace a battery on an Apple device, it's understandable why people try to keep them going for as long as possible.

AlDente was designed to help users maximize battery lifespan by preventing it from charging all the way to 100%. This should help keep your battery in good shape for longer, and it's something you can't easily do by yourself.

The Lithium-ion battery in your MacBook will degrade the least when operating between 30 and 80 percent of its maximum charge level. While it's not too difficult to prevent your laptop from dropping below 30% charge, keeping an eye on it while it charges to stop it from getting to 100% isn't really feasible.

The macOS Battery Health Management feature is meant to help with this, but it doesn't simply set a cap on the charge level. It tries to take your usage and charging patterns into account, which is understandable, as Apple can't just limit battery capacity across the board.

After running the app, you will find it in your menu bar. From here, you can set the upper limit your MacBook's battery will be charged to. AlDente works by writing that value to your laptop's SMC (System Management Controller).

The app will then run at login automatically and prevent your device from being charged past that percentage. 80% is generally recommended, but you can set any other value you prefer.

Bottom line: if you want to keep your MacBook going for years down the line, AlDente should help, at least as far as the battery is concerned. It's a more drastic measure than the Battery Health Management macOS feature, but it could be a smart move in the long run.

What's New:

AlDente 1.38

For macOS 27 Beta users:

• We will release a first beta of AlDente with support for macOS 27 soon.
• To receive this beta, make sure to enable the "Receive Beta Updates" toggle in the settings.

All

• Implemented a "What's New" window for release highlights.
• Implemented a Help & Support page with direct contact and resources.
• Improved the Onboarding layout and elements style.
• Added missing hover popups on some controls and status icons for better clarity.
• Added a confirmation dialog after pressing the Reset Settings button.
• Fixed the popover window not opening after rapid menubar clicks.
• Fixed the overcharge notification not clearing when the charge drops to the limit.
• Fixed Automatic Updates not matching the setting.
• Fixed Accessability issue with "Increase contrast" enabled.
• Removed the Optimized Battery Charging step in Onboarding for Tahoe.
• AlDente now requires macOS 12.0 as the minimum OS version has been increased by Apple.

Pro

• Reimplemented the Power Flow diagram from scratch with a significantly reduced CPU footprint (macOS 26+).
• Added new SoC, USB, and Display power readings to the Power Flow diagram (macOS 26+).
• Added a dedicated, expandable Power Flow panel to the dashboard.
• Added a new Onboarding step for the popover style with live preview.
• Added a new Onboarding step for menu bar style.
• Added Schedule Templates for easier setup.
• Implemented SetLowPowerMode and SetHighPowerMode Apple shortcuts.
• Enabled advanced sleep settings for Intel MacBooks.
• Improved Schedule Task card layout.
• Improved the style of Topup/Discharge buttons when activated.
• Improved the notification when graphs are loading to clarify the state.
• Fixed battery capacity readings on macOS 27.
• Fixed temperature units in the heat protection slider and status widget.
• Fixed jiggle animation stopping after widget reorder in edit mode.
• Fixed pro settings from survey not being applied if deactivated.
• Fixed compact widget appearing for the High Power Mode.
• Fixed random null values in graphs.
• Fixed Maximum Capacity graph not loading on start in the popover.
• Fixed the delayed charge limit values on the Battery Level graph.
• Integrated a setting to enable AlDente beta updates.

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