samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor
tfw when you when your lid when uhh angle your lid sensor observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
64/100
- Activity 73
- Release rhythm 75
- Longevity 25
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 361
- days_rel: 164
- days_push: 164
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
4161 stars · 175 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A small macOS utility that reads the hidden lid angle sensor in modern MacBooks and displays the angle in real time, optionally playing a creaking door sound as the lid moves. It is a playful novelty app distributed via Homebrew.
Use cases
- read the lid angle sensor value on a MacBook
- see the hinge angle of my MacBook lid in real time
- play a creaking door sound when slowly opening my laptop
- test whether my Mac model has a lid angle sensor
- access hidden HID sensor data on macOS
When to choose
- you have an Intel or M3/M4 MacBook and want to see the lid angle sensor data
- you want a fun novelty utility to show off your MacBook's hidden hardware
- you prefer installing simple macOS utilities via Homebrew
When to avoid
- you have an M1 or M2 MacBook, where the sensor is reported not to work
- you need a programmatic API rather than a GUI utility (use the related pybooklid library instead)
- you need a serious or production hardware-monitoring tool
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools sdk hardware apple-ecosystem developer-tools entertainment macbook lid-angle-sensor hid sensor-utility novelty swiftui homebrew macos swift
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6a48c495a95d
- homepage: https://samhenri.gold · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9c060fd827f5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor | main | 64 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor")
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