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<h1>AlDente - Battery Care & Monitoring</h1>
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_MacOS menu bar tool to limit maximum charging percentage_
_MacOS menu bar tool to limit maximum charging percentage and improve battery lifespan_
#### Don't overcook your battery! Keep it fresh and chewy with AlDente.
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An installation guide can be found on our website:[Installation Guide](https://apphousekitchen.com/installation-guide/)
## How to use
When the installation is finished, enter your desired max. charging percentage by clicking on the 🍝 icon on your menu bar. Usually, the operating system will take a minute or two to register the changes, so be patient. You can check if it's working by setting the max. percentage to e.g., 80%. After a while, clicking on your battery icon will report "Battery is not charging" if you have more than ≈73% left, even though your charger is connected. Notice that in this state, your MacBook is still powered by the charger, but the battery is not charging anymore.
When the installation is finished, enter your desired max. charging percentage by clicking on the AlDente icon on your menu bar. Usually, the operating system will take a minute or two to register the changes, so be patient. You can check if it's working by setting the max. percentage to e.g., 80%. After a while, clicking on your battery icon will report "Battery is not charging" if you have more than ≈73% left, even though your charger is connected. Notice that in this state, your MacBook is still powered by the charger, but the battery is bypassed and not charging anymore.
IMPORTANT: Keeping your battery at a lower percentage, such as under 80%, for weeks without doing full cycles (100%-0%) can result in a disturbed battery calibration. When this happens, your MacBook might turn off with 40-50% left or your battery capacity will drop significantly. However, this is only due to a disturbed battery calibration and not because of a faulty or degraded battery. To avoid this issue, we recommend doing at least one full cycle (0%-100%) every two weeks. Even if your battery calibration gets disturbed, doing 4+ full cycles will recalibrate your battery, and the capacity will go up again.
IMPORTANT: Keeping your battery at a lower percentage, such as under 80%, for weeks without doing full cycles (100%-0%) can result in a disturbed battery calibration. When this happens, your MacBook might turn off with 40-50% left, or your battery capacity will drop significantly. However, this is only due to a disturbed battery calibration and not because of a faulty or degraded battery. To avoid this issue, we recommend doing at least one full cycle (0%-100%) every two weeks. Even if your battery calibration gets disturbed, doing 4+ full cycles will recalibrate your battery, and the capacity will go up again.
## Support
* Most questions are already answered on our [FAQ page](https://apphousekitchen.com/faq/) or on our [blog](https://apphousekitchen.com/blog/). Check them out!
* E-mail support is only available for AlDente Pro customers. Check out our [support page](https://apphousekitchen.com/support/) if you want to contact us.
* Due to limited resources, we are not able to provide support to AlDente Free users or here in Github.
* Due to limited resources, we are not able to provide support to AlDente Free users or here on GitHub.
## Other tools used in this project:
* <https://github.com/beltex/SMCKit>
* <https://github.com/sindresorhus/LaunchAtLogin>
* <https://github.com/andreyvit/create-dmg>
## Closed‑Source Notice
This project is no longer open source. Although the GitHub repository contains legacy code and archived releases, the current version of the software is proprietary and closed‑source.
## Disclaimer:
I do not take any responsibility for any sort of damage as a result of using this tool! Although this had no negative side effects for me and thousands of others, AlDente still taps into some very low-level system functions that are not meant to be tampered with. Use it at your own risk!