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WhatCable

A small macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do, and why your Mac might be charging slowly.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Homebrew
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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Command line interface
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  No registration required
  5.  No Tracking
  6.  Apple Silicon support
  7.  Hardware Monitoring
  8.  Sits in the MenuBar

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WhatCable information

  • Developed by

    GB flagDarryl Morley

  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.

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  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

OS & Utilities, System & Hardware

GitHub repository

  •  468 Stars
  •  9 Forks
  •  6 Open Issues
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What is WhatCable?

A small macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do, and why your Mac might be charging slowly.

USB-C hides a lot under one connector. Anything from a USB 2.0 charge-only cable to a 240W / 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 cable, all looking identical in your drawer. macOS already exposes the relevant info via IOKit; WhatCable surfaces it as a friendly menu bar popover.

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