# AlDente

A free MacBook battery charge-limiter — cap charging between custom bounds — with a Pro upgrade ($13.99/yr, $24.99 lifetime, or via Setapp) adding automatic scheduling and heat protection.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** Free (Pro: $13.99/yr, $24.99 lifetime, or via Setapp)
- **Open source:** no
- **Official site:** https://apphousekitchen.com/aldente-overview
- **Available via:** Direct, Setapp
- **Requirements:** macOS 12 Monterey through macOS 26 Tahoe, per the developer’s current compatibility list.
- **Maker:** AppHouseKitchen (Austria)

## Kitsmith's take

AppHouseKitchen’s flagship app since 2021: set a charge ceiling (commonly 80%) to slow long-term battery wear, with the free tier covering the core Charge Limiter and manual Discharge. Pro adds automatic discharge scheduling, Heat Protection, “Sailing Mode,” MagSafe LED control, and a Calibration Mode, for $13.99/year, $24.99 lifetime, or bundled into a $9.99/month Setapp subscription alongside 240+ other apps. Built by a small team based in Austria; the company’s own blog has a refreshingly candid post (“We Got Sherlocked — Or Did We?”) about macOS 26.4’s beta adding a native manual Charge Limiter to Optimized Battery Charging, arguing AlDente still earns its keep on the features Apple’s version doesn’t cover.

## Features

- **Charge Limiter:** Cap charging at a custom ceiling to slow long-term battery wear — included free.
- **Automatic Discharge and Sailing Mode (Pro):** Scheduled discharge cycles and a mode that keeps charge oscillating in a band, rather than sitting pinned at the ceiling.
- **Heat Protection and Calibration Mode (Pro):** Temperature-aware charging behavior, plus a guided calibration cycle for more accurate battery-health readings.

## FAQ

**Is AlDente free?**

A free tier covers the core Charge Limiter with a full, unlimited license. Pro ($13.99/yr, $24.99 lifetime, or via Setapp) adds automatic scheduling, heat protection, and calibration.

**Did Apple make AlDente redundant?**

Not entirely, per the developer’s own post on the topic: macOS 26.4’s beta added a native manual Charge Limiter, but AlDente Pro’s automatic discharge, heat protection, and calibration features go beyond what Apple’s built-in version does.

**Who makes AlDente?**

AppHouseKitchen, a small team based in Austria, building it since 2021.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/aldente/