# ChargePilot — Fact Sheet

**Tagline:** The most beautiful way to monitor your Mac's battery.

**What it is:** ChargePilot is a native macOS menu bar app that makes battery
state impossible to miss — for your Mac and every Bluetooth device connected
to it. Customizable screen-edge glow alerts, smart notification bubbles, and
battery health insights, wrapped in a design that feels at home on macOS.

## At a Glance

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|---|---|
| Name | ChargePilot |
| Category | macOS utility — battery monitoring |
| Price | Free (core features) · Pro **$9.99 one-time, lifetime** — no subscription |
| Trial | 14-day full Pro trial in the direct download (no sign-up, no credit card). The App Store version offers live previews of every Pro feature. |
| Platform | macOS 13.0+ · Universal (Apple Silicon & Intel) |
| Languages | English, German |
| Distribution | Mac App Store + direct download at getchargepilot.app |
| Launch | Summer 2026 (exact date TBA) |
| Developer | Marc Mantei — independent developer, Germany |
| Press contact | hello@getchargepilot.app |
| Press kit | https://getchargepilot.app/press |

## Key Features

- **Screen-Edge Glow** — the screen edge glows when battery thresholds are
  crossed: orange at low, red at critical. Visible at a glance, even in
  full-screen work. 16 themes, fully customizable (Pro).
- **Smart Notification Bubbles** — beautiful, glassmorphic in-app bubbles
  instead of system notifications. Five default thresholds out of the box;
  critical alerts persist and dodge your cursor instead of blocking it.
- **Bluetooth Device Levels** — AirPods (left/right/case), mice, keyboards,
  trackpads and headphones in one popup, each with its own progress bar.
- **Battery Health & History** — health percentage, cycle count, and trends
  over time (Pro).
- **Your Menu Bar, Your Style** — battery or circular ring icon, with or
  without percentage, in 16 themes.
- **Native & Private** — Swift/AppKit, no Electron. No telemetry, no
  accounts: all data stays on the device.

## What Makes It Different

ChargePilot doesn't try to control charging (AlDente) and isn't a diagnostics
tool you open occasionally (coconutBattery). It's the always-on, design-first
battery companion: it makes battery state — across all your devices —
beautifully visible exactly when it matters, then gets out of the way.

## Promo Codes & Review Copies

App Store promo codes and direct-download license keys for editorial review
are available on request: hello@getchargepilot.app
