# AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring

Menubar Tool to set Charge Limits and Prolong Battery Lifespan

Repository: https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aldente-battery_care_and_monitoring
Homepage: https://apphousekitchen.com/
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-03T12:39:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2391, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 17, "n_releases_24m": 30}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9159, forks 333 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.694307+00:00)

## What it is
AlDente is a macOS menu bar application that lets users set charging limits on their MacBook to keep the battery between healthy percentages and prolong its lifespan. It offers a free tier with charge limiting and discharge features, plus a paid Pro version with extras like Heat Protection, Sailing Mode, and Calibration Mode.

## Use cases
- limit macbook charging to 80 percent
- extend macbook battery lifespan
- stop battery from charging while plugged in
- discharge macbook battery while connected to charger
- monitor battery health on mac
- keep battery between 20 and 80 percent
- calibrate macbook battery automatically

## When to choose
- you use a MacBook and want to reduce battery wear from always charging to 100%
- you want a simple menu bar tool to control charging behavior
- you need features like automatic discharge or heat protection on macOS

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows, Linux, or a non-Apple laptop
- you need an open-source tool with a permissive license (the license is custom and Pro features are paid)
- you use an unsupported or very old MacBook model

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, hardware, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: battery-management, menubar-app, macbook, charge-limiter, battery-health, freemium, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.694307+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:23:22.931078+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AppHouseKitchen/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.694307+00:00, sha 8b36cdf81261)
  - homepage: https://apphousekitchen.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:43.818604+00:00, sha 0f8c086d3a79)
  - site_page: https://apphousekitchen.com/aldente-overview/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:43.828131+00:00, sha f44e0c069dc7)
  - site_page: https://apphousekitchen.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:43.835640+00:00, sha 991639ba9918)
  - site_page: https://apphousekitchen.com/aldente-overview/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:43.831487+00:00, sha 549bd4c9db45)
  - site_page: https://apphousekitchen.com/leftovers (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:43.833464+00:00, sha 5b24f0187b06)
  - site_page: https://apphousekitchen.com/aldente-overview (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:43.837698+00:00, sha 0faadb9d7e25)
  - site_page: https://apphousekitchen.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:43.839533+00:00, sha 1a82836148bb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.