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Brings back the estimated battery time remaining to the menu bar for MacOS / OS X

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BatteryEstimate

Brings back the estimated battery time remaining to the menu bar for MacOS / OS X

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Download .dmg file under "Assets" in the latest release here

IMPORTANT: If you get a warning that BatteryEstimate can't be opened due to an unidentified developer or Apple cannot check it for malicious software go to: "System Preferences" > "Security & Privacy" > "General" and make sure "Allow apps downloaded from:" is set to "App Store and identified developers". Then try again to open BatteryEstimate and under "System Preferences" > "Security & Privacy" > "General" click on "Open Anyway". You may have to do this for both opening the .dmg file and opening the app once it is in your Applications folder.

Draining

Charging

Features

  • Shows battery time remaining when unplugged
  • Shows time until fully charged when plugged in
  • Can toggle displaying battery percent
  • Symbols to represent power state

Notices

  • Drain estimate is derived directly from the MacOS API which I guess is calculated based off of the rate at which the computer is currently draining battery and is subject to fluctuation based on its workload, so take the estimate with a grain of salt and consider the work that your computer is doing and if it is accurate or not to your average workload.
  • Charge estimate is also derived directly from the MacOS API which I guess is calculated based off of the rate of charge coming into the battery.
  • "Seconds Between Status Refresh" is the time between the code gets executed to update the status data so smaller intervals will use more energy over time

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