Li-ion and polymer batteries (like the one in your MacBook) last the longest when operating between 30 and 80 percent. Keeping your battery at 100% at all times can shorten the lifespan of your notebook significantly.
AlDente writes the desired value to your MacBooks SMC (System Management Controller), which handles the rest. For everyone that is curious, the modified SMC key is called “BCLM” (Presumably “Battery Charge Level Max”)
AlDente is tested and working on pretty much every Intel MacBook from 2011-2020, including:
- 2020 MacBook Air 13″ M1 Apple Silicon
- 2020 MacBook Pro 13″ M1 Apple Silicon
- 2020 MacBook Pro 13″ with 4 TB3 ports
- 2020 Macbook Air 13″ (Intel)
- 2019 MacBook Pro 16″
- 2019 MacBook Pro 13″
- 2017 Macbook Pro 13″ without TouchBar
- 2017 MacBook Air 13″
- 2017 MacBook 12″
- 2016 MacBook Pro 15″
- 2016 MacBook 12″
- 2015 MacBook 12″
- 2015 MacBook Pro 13″
- 2014 MacBook Air 13″
- 2014 MacBook Pro 13″
- 2013 MacBook Pro 13″
- 2013 MacBook Air 13″
- 2010 MacBook
Note: AlDente for Apple Silicon (M1 MacBooks) is out now.
What’s New
Version 2.2:
- Fixed a bug that caused increased CPU consumption over time on some systems.
- Added automatic updates
- Slight UI changes
Compatibility
macOS 10.15.0 or later
Support M1 Apple silicon.
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