Ampere
Menu bar battery monitor for Apple silicon Macs; the free license holds charge at 40 to 60%, custom bounds need a paid license.
MIT · Free download · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- az-code-lab
- Verified
- 2026
About Ampere
Ampere shows the battery's charge, health and wattage from the menu bar. It can pause and resume charging through the SMC, keep the charge between an upper and a lower bound, run a one-off full charge, and optionally keep the Mac awake while it is on power. Charge control runs through a small root helper and a sudoers rule that the app installs after you enter an administrator password.
It needs macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later on an Apple silicon Mac. A free license, registered with a name and email address, unlocks charge control but fixes the bounds at 40 to 60%; custom bounds need a paid license. Until a license is registered, the app shows only its registration window. Registration and a daily check send the Mac's serial number, app version and macOS version to the license server. The README does not say whether the build is notarized.
Information
- Source code
- az-code-lab/ampere
- License
- MIT
- Website
- amperebattery.app
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Topics
- Menu bar apps
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/az-code-lab/ampere
- github.com/az-code-lab/ampere/blob/master/LICENSE
- github.com/az-code-lab/ampere/releases/latest
- amperebattery.app/
- icon.png: AZ Code Lab. MIT; upstream app icon, trademarks retained.
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