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VoltKit

v0.9.4 macOS

Source-labeled battery draw, charge input, silicon power, SMC thermals, fan speeds, and measurement sessions for macOS. Menu bar app and CLI.

macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · Developer ID signed

Features

Everything your Mac reports about battery flow, silicon power, thermals, and fans — surfaced with source labels.

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Battery Intelligence

Charge level, time remaining, health percentage, cycle count, and signed SmartBattery terminal watts.

Honest Live Watts

Separates battery draw, battery charge input, battery supplement, and IOReport silicon power instead of blending them into one vague number.

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Measurement Sessions

Record workflow benchmarks from the app or CLI, export JSONL, and split mixed AC/battery recordings into per-source segments.

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SMC Thermals + Fans

17+ hardware sensors plus real fan RPM from AppleSMC: CPU average, CPU peak, battery, storage, palm rest, wireless, and fan ranges.

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Menu Bar Dashboard

SwiftUI popover with battery ring, source-labeled power graph, thermal indicators, fan gauges, and Low Power Mode detection.

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CLI + JSON

Terminal commands for status, battery detail, live monitoring, and sessions. JSON, NDJSON, and JSONL output for automation.

Screenshots

The dashboard window and menu bar popover on macOS.

VoltKit dashboard window showing battery, thermal sensors, and fan RPM
Dashboard
VoltKit menu bar popover showing battery charge input
Menu Bar — Charging
VoltKit menu bar popover on battery power
Menu Bar — On Battery

Built to Last

Native Apple frameworks. Zero runtime dependencies. Tested and shipped.

48
Tests
17+
Sensors
0
Dependencies
1.2
MB (DMG)
Swift 6 SwiftUI IOKit IOReport AppleSMC Menu Bar App CLI SwiftData Sessions JSONL Export Zero Dependencies Developer ID Signed

Get VoltKit

Download the Developer ID signed DMG. Drag to Applications. Done.

↓ Download v0.9.4

macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · 2.0 MB