AlDente 1.29

AlDente 1.29 Canneloni

All

• The new M4 series MacBook Pros are now officially supported.
• Updated Ukrainian and French translations.
• Error messages now appear when using Top Up or Discharge while the device is unplugged.
• Fixed a bug that caused the popover to overlap with the dock in some configurations.
• Many smaller improvements and fixes.

Pro

• A new "Power Adapter Specs" section was added to the Sensor Data Panel.
• A new "Apps Using Significant Energy" panel was added to the Stats Section.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.28.6

AlDente 1.28.6 Spirelli

All

• Fixed a bug that caused the popover window to not get focused correctly.
• Fixed a bug that made changing the charge limit via text input impossible.

Pro

• Updated the Paddle SDK to fix some users' issues: the Pro license would be deactivated at every start of AlDente. For users who have experienced this bug, it is possible that they will experience this issue once more after the update because the license file needs to be repaired. It will be resolved afterward.
• Fixed a bug that caused the macOS percentage readout to not display the correct value in some cases.
• The "Time to full" readout dynamically changes to "Time remaining" when the MacBook discharges.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.28.5

AlDente 1.28.5 Spirelli

Pro

• Removed a warning that AlDente would incorrectly show on some specific power supplies.
• The battery info widget now only shows the time to full when the battery is currently charging.

All

• Fixed an issue introduced with macOS 15 that caused the menu bar icon to not adapt correctly on unfocused monitors.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.28.4

AlDente 1.28.4 Spirelli

Pro

• Fixed an issue that caused Heat Protection to not work correctly for some users

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.28.3

AlDente 1.28.3 Spirelli

Pro

• Detecting the Low Power Mode state from the system is now more reliable.
• Fixed some inconsistencies with the MagSafe LED settings.
• Fixed a bug that prevented calibration mode from being disabled when the power cable was unplugged.
• Heat Protection does not pause charging below 15% anymore.

All

• Fixed a bug that prevented the popover from appearing when using AlDente on some monitors with very high scaling settings.
• Several smaller fixes and improvements.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.28.2

AlDente 1.28.2 Spirelli

All

• Fixed some UI issues in the new settings window

AlDente 1.28.1 Spirelli

All

• New App Icon!
• New Settings window which can better visualize AlDente's features and settings, especially on smaller screens.
• New and improved popover window with tweaked design to better fit the macOS visual language.
• Removed the "Popup Animation" option due to the new popover window.
• Many smaller changes and fixes.

Pro

• Users of Sailing Mode can now charge back to the charge limit by double-clicking the slider in the popup window.
• A warning icon in AlDente's status display is added if the app detects that the power supply is plugged in but cannot provide power.
• Added the ability to control the color of the Magsafe LED for MacBooks with MagSafe 3 via the Apple Shortcuts app.
• Added the ability to turn the Magsafe LED off while the device is asleep.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.28.1

AlDente 1.28.1 Spirelli

All

• New App Icon!
• New Settings window which can better visualize AlDente's features and settings, especially on smaller screens.
• New and improved popover window with tweaked design to better fit the macOS visual language.
• Removed the "Popup Animation" option due to the new popover window.
• Many smaller changes and fixes.

Pro

• Users of Sailing Mode can now charge back to the charge limit by double-clicking the slider in the popup window.
• A warning icon in AlDente's status display is added if the app detects that the power supply is plugged in but cannot provide power.
• Added the ability to control the color of the Magsafe LED for MacBooks with MagSafe 3 via the Apple Shortcuts app.
• Added the ability to turn the Magsafe LED off while the device is asleep.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.27.3

AlDente 1.27.3 Capellini

All

• Fixed a bug that caused the Power Flow widget to not appear in AlDente's settings.
• Fixed a bug that caused AlDente to crash on systems with the new macOS Sequoia beta.
• Fixed a bug that caused the screen brightness to change after waking up for some users.
• Fixed a bug that caused unwanted charging behavior for some users that had Intel Mode enabled before updating to 1.27.
• Compatibility enhancements for M3 - powered MacBooks.

AlDente 1.27

Pro

• Unified the charging backend for all MacBooks with Intel CPUs. This means that "Stop charging when sleeping" and "Stop charging when powered off" are no longer required on these devices because the charge limit remains in these scenarios. This also means that "Intel Mode" is gone for good, since it is not needed anymore. For more info, please visit our blog.
• Calibration Mode now shows the date of the last successful calibration.
• AlDente now turns off the backlight of the display when sleep is disabled and the lid is closed.
• Added an option to mirror the normal click when right-clicking the AlDente menubar icon.
• Improved the reliability of the Calibration Mode while the MacBook's lid is closed.
• Improved the behavior to keep the charge limit when the MacBook sleeps for Intel devices.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Sailing Mode percentage to get negative when changing it while Calibration mode was active.

All

• Improved typos and small issues in all translations - thanks to ace-dent for the help!
• Fixed a bug that caused the charge limit to remain after uninstalling the helper application in some scenarios.
• The cmd+w keyboard shortcut now closes the settings and the popover window.
• Added Slovak and Ukrainian translations.
• Many additional stability improvements and fixes.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.27.2

AlDente 1.27.2 Capellini

All

• Fixed a bug that caused AlDente to crash on systems with the new macOS Sequoia beta.
• Fixed a bug that caused the screen brightness to change after waking up for some users.
• Fixed a bug that caused unwanted charging behavior for some users that had Intel Mode enabled before updating to 1.27.
• Compatibility enhancements for M3 - powered MacBooks.

AlDente 1.27

Pro

• Unified the charging backend for all MacBooks with Intel CPUs. This means that "Stop charging when sleeping" and "Stop charging when powered off" are no longer required on these devices because the charge limit remains in these scenarios. This also means that "Intel Mode" is gone for good, since it is not needed anymore. For more info, please visit our blog.
• Calibration Mode now shows the date of the last successful calibration.
• AlDente now turns off the backlight of the display when sleep is disabled and the lid is closed.
• Added an option to mirror the normal click when right-clicking the AlDente menubar icon.
• Improved the reliability of the Calibration Mode while the MacBook's lid is closed.
• Improved the behavior to keep the charge limit when the MacBook sleeps for Intel devices.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Sailing Mode percentage to get negative when changing it while Calibration mode was active.

All

• Improved typos and small issues in all translations - thanks to ace-dent for the help!
• Fixed a bug that caused the charge limit to remain after uninstalling the helper application in some scenarios.
• The cmd+w keyboard shortcut now closes the settings and the popover window.
• Added Slovak and Ukrainian translations.
• Many additional stability improvements and fixes.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.27

AlDente 1.27 Capellini

Pro

• Unified the charging backend for all MacBooks with Intel CPUs. This means that "Stop charging when sleeping" and "Stop charging when powered off" are no longer required on these devices because the charge limit remains in these scenarios. This also means that "Intel Mode" is gone for good, since it is not needed anymore. For more info, please visit our blog.
• Calibration Mode now shows the date of the last successful calibration.
• AlDente now turns off the backlight of the display when sleep is disabled and the lid is closed.
• Added an option to mirror the normal click when right-clicking the AlDente menubar icon.
• Improved the reliability of the Calibration Mode while the MacBook's lid is closed.
• Improved the behavior to keep the charge limit when the MacBook sleeps for Intel devices.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Sailing Mode percentage to get negative when changing it while Calibration mode was active.

All

• Improved typos and small issues in all translations - thanks to ace-dent for the help!
• Fixed a bug that caused the charge limit to remain after uninstalling the helper application in some scenarios.
• The cmd+w keyboard shortcut now closes the settings and the popover window.
• Added Slovak and Ukrainian translations.
• Many additional stability improvements and fixes.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen