Turn battery data into useful answers.

See what is true now, understand what is using the power, and keep enough history to know what is changing.

True battery health

Unrounded health, raw capacity, cycle count, service condition, and the facts macOS leaves out.

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Live power and apps

Watts in and out, temperature, voltage, charger details, and your own processes ranked by power.

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History and runway Pro

Follow health over months and forecast when the battery may reach Apple's 80% service threshold.

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Bluetooth accessories

See keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and AirPods levels. Add history, runtime estimates, and alerts with Pro.

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Reports and export Pro

Create a one-page battery report or export the underlying history as CSV or JSON.

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Read-only, unprivileged, and open source.

WhatBattery does not install a daemon, kernel extension, or charging controller. It reads Apple's battery and power interfaces and degrades cleanly when a value is unavailable.

  • No root access
  • No automatic battery-data uploads
  • No invented values when hardware reports nothing
  • Source available on GitHub
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Start with the battery numbers macOS hides.

The essential Mac view is free. Pro adds history, forecasting, deeper diagnosis, and connected devices.

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