See where the power goes.
Battery level, health, cycles, temperature, and power flow. A useful snapshot, right in your menu bar.
One glance. A clearer picture.A LITTLE UTILITY. A LOT OF CARE.
Happy battery.
Happy Mac.
Keep your battery in balance and your work moving. Thoughtful charging and sleep controls, quietly at home in your menu bar.
Free & open source · macOS · No account needed
LESS TO MANAGE. MORE ROOM TO FOCUS.
A little care
goes a long way.
goes a long way.
Coddle
Just enough.Set a limit. Settle in.
Native to the MacYour routine, on your deviceSmall details. Clear controls.Free & open source
01 / FIND YOUR BALANCE
A better rhythm
for your everyday.
At your desk, on the move, or deep in a long-running task. Give your Mac a plan that fits.
A LITTLE INTERACTIVE PREVIEWHolding steady
Mac awake. Display at rest.
A limit that feels right.
Choose an 80–100% charge limit on supported Macs. Keep a little headroom while you stay plugged in.
Illustration only. These controls do not change your Mac.
02 / QUIETLY CAPABLE
Less fuss. More thought.
A routine that learns yours.
Smart charging uses your local plug-in history to estimate when you might unplug, holding a limit and allowing a top-up beforehand.
Simple rules. No cloud model.Let the long jobs run.
Keep your Mac awake for a build, export, or agent run. Choose separately whether the display stays on or the lid can close.
Closed-lid use needs the optional helper.Your Mac. Your choices.
Charging history and preferences stay on your device. No account, no subscription. Six app languages, two appearances, and controls you can always change.
RIGHT AT HOME
03 / A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Good to know.
A small app should be easy to understand. Here are the details before you get started.
Will Coddle work on my Mac?
The Universal app is built for Apple Silicon and Intel, targeting macOS 13 or later. Charging control depends on the capabilities available on your Mac and macOS version, which Coddle checks at runtime. Current real-device validation covers recent macOS on Apple Silicon; Intel and older macOS runtime validation remain open.
Is the download a finished release?
It is an early preview, free to download. The app is ad-hoc signed, not Developer ID signed or notarized by Apple. macOS may prevent it from opening normally. Review the installation notes and source before deciding to use it.
Does it need administrator access?
Charging control and ordinary sleep prevention do not need the privileged helper. Keeping your Mac awake with its lid closed requires the optional helper, installed only when you choose it and approve the macOS administrator prompt. Some system power-mode changes also require authorization.
What happens when I turn sleep prevention off?
Coddle stops its Mac, display, and lid-closed sleep prevention, while remembering your display and lid preferences for next time. Charging settings and the system display timeout stay as you set them. If stopping cannot be confirmed, the app shows that state and retries.
Does smart charging use AI or send my data away?
It uses local hourly plug-in samples and straightforward rules, not an online AI model. It needs enough observations to recognize a routine, and its estimates are not guaranteed. Configuration and charging history are stored locally on your Mac.
Is Coddle open source?
Yes. Coddle is available under MIT or Apache-2.0. Download the source snapshot alongside the preview to inspect it or build it yourself. Get the source ↗
A LITTLE CARE STARTS HERE.
Make yourself
at home.
A calmer corner of your menu bar. Try Coddle for Mac.
Download the previewNot notarized by Apple. Charge control varies by Mac and macOS.