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BatteryBoi - A Battery Indicator to Rule Them All!

BatteryBoi is a replacement Battery Indicator for the MacOS Menu Bar. <br><br>

Why

The battery icon really needed an indicator for how much time is left in terms of minutes and hours. So as a fun evening project, I (Mojito Joe) built it.

<br> However, because of popular demand, the scope of this project has expanded significantly to be a full-fledged, open-source, completely free battery app giving you beautiful notifications and insights into your battery, and even your connected Bluetooth devices<br><br><br> <br>

News! News! News! - Version 3.0 & the iOS App

After crossing 20k downloads, I am happy to launch not only some huge updates coming to Version 3.0, but also the release of the BatteryBoi iOS and iPadOS apps. Plus much more. <br>

See the full post about it all here

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How (to Install)

Manual Download

  1. You can install the app by downloading the latest released .DMG file. This contains an executable version of the app - you do not need to Xcode to run this.
  2. Open/mount the DMG file and drag BatteryBoi into the Applications Folder. And that's it!
  3. You can hide the default battery icon by going to System Preferences > Control Center > Battery > Show in Menu Bar <br><br><br>

Homebrew

You can install BatteryBoi via Homebrew thanks to the contribution from Marcus Kannicht. $ brew install batteryboi

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Works On...

BatteryBoi runs on both Intel & Silicon (M1 & M2) for the following MacOS versions

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Localization

BatteryBoi has been Localized into the following languages, either by way of auto-translation or by direct translation by the community.

Verified

Unverified/Auto-Translated

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If you would like to help by verifying your native language, or if it is not yet on the list, add it!

You can do this on our Crowdin Translation Page

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Roadmap

With continued support, I will be adding...

<br>Ideas are welcome.

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Q&A

Q. Is the app GDPR compliment?<br> A. BatteryBoi does not collect, store, process, or transfer any personal information as defined by Article 4, Section 1 of the GDPR <br><br> Q. Does this app steal my data? <br> A. The app only logs installs with Enalog. <br><br>   The information captured in this logging event is... <br><br>    - Device Architecture (Silicon or Intel) <br>     - MacOS Version Number<br>     - System Locale (ISO Country Code) <br>     - Theme (Dark/Light Mode). <br><br> Q. What about Personal Data? <br> A. No personal data or anything that can be remotely attributed to your person is collected, stored, processed, or transferred. <br><br> Q. Did you make any other sweet sweet apps I can try? <br> A. Yeah, SprintDock is my masterpeice. Check it out! <br><br> Q. The estimated time does not show up. Why? <br> A. Estimated time until battery depletion is calculated by the System. Sometimes this information just isn't available. When it isn't, it will fall back on the Battery Percentage. <br><br> Q. Can I revert back to the old MacOS Battery Indicator?<br> A. Yes! Go to System Preferences > Control Center > Battery > Show in Menu Bar and toggle it on. <br><br> Q. Is there support for 3rd Party Devices?<br> A. Devices that are connected (via Bluetooth) now show up with their battery level (if available) in BatteryBoi. <br><br> Q. Some Bluetooth devices don't show the Battery Level. Why?<br> A. BatteryBoi uses System Information to get this information, if it's not in here the device simply may not offer this information or it isn't supported.

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BatteryBoi In the Media

Here's a list of places BatteryBoi has been featured across the web and across the world.

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