AlDente Alternatives

Reviews and mentions

• 2021 MacBook Pro has a replaceable battery
  news.ycombinator.com | 2021-10-27

  Check out the app Al Dente. There’s a free version, but the pro also comes with some nice features.

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• Experience using Aldente on M1
  reddit.com/r/macbookpro | 2021-10-27

  Has anyone used Aldente to control max charge limits on M1 Macs (preferably for a couple of months)? I recently came across it and it looks like something I'd like to use, but I've read about some SMC / charging issues here and there. Any notable issues or battery related hardware failures as a result of using it?

• MacBook Charging
  reddit.com/r/macbookpro | 2021-10-27

  There's a utility called Aldente which allows you to limit the max charge of your MacBook, which can reduce battery wear especially if you leave it plugged in all day :)

• How do I avoid fast charging the 16 inch?
  reddit.com/r/macbookpro | 2021-10-27

  Not sure if you know already, but Aldente is a nice utility to limit max charge if you're plugged in for long periods and prolong battery lifespan :)

• Laptop charging recommendations
  reddit.com/r/macbookpro | 2021-10-26

  I believe the OS has one built in now. But you can checkout AlDente (at your own risk ofc).

• 🍎My first ever MBA M1
  reddit.com/r/mac | 2021-10-25

  Whoppss, sorry for the typo. Here’s more on AlDente

• M1 Mac and battery life health
  reddit.com/r/mac | 2021-10-25

  The battery life is pretty good however you should limit charge cycles to keep battery health high. The optimisation built in didn't work for me. I have been using Aldente (Free Open Source) for limiting charging to 80%.

• MacBook Pro M1 Battery Health
  reddit.com/r/macbookpro | 2021-10-24
• should I refrain from keeping my M1 air from being plugged in all the time?
  reddit.com/r/macbook | 2021-10-22

  That’s not the ideal scenario because it puts unnecessary cycles on the battery. If you really want to micromanage your charge levels, you can use AlDente. Maybe set it at 50% or something.

• How do I get the option to "hold charge"?
  reddit.com/r/mac | 2021-10-22

  You can limit the percent your battery charges to using Aldente

• New 16-Inch MacBook Pro With M1 Max to Feature High Power Mode for Intensive Workloads
  reddit.com/r/hardware | 2021-10-22

  Something like Al Dente lets your arbitrarily cap your maximum charge like some Windows OEMs allow you to. I'm not sure it's possible to make a laptop pull e.g. 20W out of a 100W charger through software.

• So I just bought this for my Macbook Air M1. It has PD on its usb-c port... So my question is, is it safe to just leave this one plugged in 24/7 or will it destroy my battery life?
  reddit.com/r/macbook | 2021-10-20
• Macbook Air M1 battery life
  reddit.com/r/mac | 2021-10-18

  Consider using Al Dente to limit the charge and prolong your battery health.

• Doesn't using usb-C for monitor and charging affect battery life?
  reddit.com/r/mac | 2021-10-18
• What does "AlDente is running in Intel Mode" mean and what should I do?
  reddit.com/r/MacOS | 2021-10-16

  I'm sure a ** AlDente is referring to this battery app. Now that I quit it I get logged in at normal speed.