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Kombucha

A MacBook that stays on its adapter spends its life at 100%, the level at which a lithium-ion cell ages fastest. Kombucha holds the battery inside a range you choose: it stops charging at the upper threshold and resumes at the lower one, so the Mac runs from the adapter while...

Menu bar panel: the battery rests between 70% and 80% while the Mac runs from the adapter, with sliders for the stop and resume levels.
History: seven-day charge level chart with charging and Battery Rest periods, plus the maximum capacity trend. Data stays on the Mac.
Battery health: cycle count, maximum capacity, condition, temperature and voltage, with live system power and the apps using the most energy.

Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

Platforms

  • Mac
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What is Kombucha?

A MacBook that stays on its adapter spends its life at 100%, the level at which a lithium-ion cell ages fastest. Kombucha holds the battery inside a range you choose: it stops charging at the upper threshold and resumes at the lower one, so the Mac runs from the adapter while the battery rests.

Features:

  • Charge range (stop 55–95%, resume 40–85%)
  • Charge to 100% Once
  • Heat Protection
  • Discharge to the limit with the cable plugged in
  • Seven- and thirty-day history charts
  • Battery health readings
  • Notifications, and App Intents for Shortcuts.

A small helper writes only two SMC keys. No network access, accounts or telemetry.

Native Swift app for Apple Silicon MacBooks, macOS 15 to 26.