Mac Software for the Gourmet
Mac Software for the Gourmet
Beta Feature This feature is still in development and bugs might still be possible! Summary AlDente Pro can now control the MagSafe LED Green means charge limit reached, Orange means charging or discharging toward the charge limit Activation: Go to Settings/Appearance/MagSafe LED and activate Control MagSafe LED Works differently on MagSafe 2 and MagSafe 3 …
General explanation With AlDente Pro 1.19 we are officially launching support for the Apple Shortcuts app. Shortcuts allows you to add automations and configure AlDente the way you want. If you want to read more about the Apple Shortcuts app and what you can do with it, take a look here. The following Shortcuts of …
General explanation With AlDente Pro 1.19, we are introducing a new feature called “Automatic Discharge”. This new feature builds on top of the popular feature Discharge by automatically discharging the MacBook when the set Charge Limit in AlDente is lower than the current battery percentage. Therefore, it is not necessary anymore to manually activate Discharge …
General explanation With AlDente Pro 1.16, we are introducing a new feature called “Hardware Battery Percentage”. The battery percentage shown by macOS is actually not the real battery percentage that the battery management system reports. The two battery percentages usually differ by 2-7%. When “Hardware Battery Percentage” is enabled, AlDente Pro will read out the …
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General explanation Icon State Energy Source Battery Charging Battery Discharging Plugged in and Charging Power Supply Yes No Plugged in and Charging Paused Power Supply No No Plugged in and Discharging Battery No Yes Unplugged and Discharging Battery No Yes
Since version 1.15 AlDente supports Apple’s Fast User Switching. It is activated by default and you do not need to change any setting in AlDente. However, you need to follow a couple of steps to get it to work properly. Here is how it works: Just install AlDente on every user account you want to …
General explanation When your MacBook is in sleep, third-party apps are not able to run and do any changes. Therefore, AlDente is not able to make any changes to the charging behavior of your MacBook while it is in sleep. As a result, your MacBook would either charge to 100% when it is plugged in …
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General explanation One of the contributing factors of fast battery degradation is a high battery temperature. The temperature of the battery can be high because of multiple reasons. High CPU or GPU usage will heat up your whole MacBook, including the battery. Furthermore, the faster you charge or discharge a battery, the hotter it gets. …
Important! This feature works differently depending on your MacBook model. Three different categories: Apple Silicon MacBooks Intel MacBooks with Thunderbolt 3 ports Intel MacBooks without Thunderbolt 3 ports You can find out here which category your MacBook model belongs to. 1. General explanation Apple Silicon MacBooks When your MacBook is powered off, apps cannot run …
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General explanation When your MacBook is sleeping, third-party apps cannot run and make any changes. Therefore, AlDente is not able to make any changes to the charging behavior of your MacBook while it is in sleep. As a result, your MacBook will always charge to 100% when it is plugged in and your MacBook goes …
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