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Install aldente with Homebrew Cask

Menu bar tool to limit maximum charging percentage. Version 1.40.1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask aldente

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overview

Package summary

Menu bar tool to limit maximum charging percentage

Commands and aliases

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history

Project history and usage

AlDente is a macOS menu-bar utility for limiting MacBook charging and monitoring battery health. Its central use case is holding a notebook below full charge during extended plugged-in use.

Project history

David Wernhart and Matthias Kerbl developed AlDente as a macOS menu-bar charge limiter. AppHouseKitchen subsequently maintained the project and expanded it from basic charge limiting into a broader battery-care product with Free and Pro editions.

Adoption history

AlDente became a prominent macOS battery utility, with its official GitHub repository recording thousands of stars and dozens of releases. Free and Pro editions serve users who keep MacBooks connected to power for long periods.

How it is used

Users choose a maximum charge percentage from the menu-bar interface. Additional features include discharge control, heat protection, sailing ranges, calibration, scheduling, sensor statistics, and Apple Shortcuts integration.

Why package nerds care

AlDente is notable for exposing charge-limit controls beyond macOS's adaptive charging behavior. It also illustrates the macOS utility pattern of combining a menu-bar application, privileged low-level battery control, Homebrew Cask distribution, and commercial features.

Timeline

  • 2021: The official repository identifies AppHouseKitchen as the copyright holder for AlDente.
  • 2026: The official repository continued publishing 1.x releases and supporting Free and Pro editions.

Related projects

  • macOS Optimized Battery Charging
  • Setapp
  • Homebrew Cask

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aldente. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.40.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://apphousekitchen.com/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://apphousekitchen.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:aldente
Version1.40.1
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/aldente
Homepagehttps://apphousekitchen.com/
Upstream docshttps://apphousekitchen.com/
Source archivehttps://apphousekitchen.com/aldente/AlDente1.40.1.dmg
SHA-256cbe3f47f1b08b9de5760caf46b4965a6ec80b1ff8b5f043a7e83b952b006ca23
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenaldente
Names
  • AlDente
Depends On
Macos
>=: 12
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

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Same workflow

  • adrafinilLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bar, management, menu, menu-bar, power.
  • caffeineLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bar, management, menu, menu-bar, power.
  • batfiLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: battery, charging, management, power, power-management.

source trail

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