Micro-App Feature
The Best Free Mac Battery Monitor
Stop using outdated battery utilities. Notchygives you gorgeous, iOS-style battery HUDs for your Mac and AirPods right inside the notch. It's the perfect free coconutBattery alternative.
Modern iOS aesthetics
Apps like coconutBattery look like they were built a decade ago. Notchy brings the sleek, fluid battery animations of the iPhone Dynamic Island straight to your Mac.
AirPods & Mac in one place
Don't install two different apps for your Mac and your headphones. Notchy displays your MacBook charge, your AirPods case, and individual earbud batteries all in one gorgeous UI.
Zero menu bar clutter
Free up space in your menu bar. Instead of showing percentages constantly, Notchy displays your battery health elegantly only when you click or plug in a charger.
Low resource footprint
A battery monitor shouldn't drain your battery. Notchy is built purely in SwiftUI and uses native frameworks, consuming roughly ~0.1% CPU while running in the background.
Everything Notchy does, for free
- Fluid Dynamic Island animations on the Mac notch
- Now Playing music controls (Apple Music & Spotify)
- Time-synced karaoke lyrics under the notch
- Mac clipboard history shelf (password-manager safe)
- Drag-and-drop file drop shelf — persists across relaunches
- Zip & unzip files right from the shelf
- Image converter (HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF) + video → GIF
- Run Apple Shortcuts with one tap
- Screenshots auto-staged on the shelf, ready to drag
- Download finished alerts with Reveal in Finder
- USB drive mount island with one-tap Eject
- Apple Reminders quick capture & due list
- macOS Pomodoro notch timer & stopwatch
- System HUDs (volume, brightness, battery)
- Audio output switcher (speakers, AirPods, monitor)
- AirPods connection manager & battery
- Magic Mouse, Keyboard & Trackpad battery + low-battery alerts
- Quick notes & Calendar widgets
- Camera Mirror (check your appearance)
- Keep Awake (caffeine toggle)
- Teleprompter (Cuely) for Zoom calls
- Focus-aware alerts & native haptic feedback
- Lock screen widgets & hide-the-notch mode
- 133 languages, fully localized
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple Silicon
Mac Battery Monitor — FAQ
Is there a free alternative to coconutBattery?
Yes! While coconutBattery is an old staple, Notchy provides a modern, iOS-style battery monitor directly in the MacBook notch. It shows your Mac's battery and your connected AirPods battery instantly.
How do I check my Mac battery health natively?
Notchy uses pure macOS native APIs to read your battery state. When you interact with the notch, a sleek, iOS-inspired battery pill expands to show your current charge level and charging status.
Does it track AirPods and Bluetooth device batteries?
Yes. If you open your AirPods case or connect a Bluetooth device, Notchy dynamically expands the notch to display the battery levels of the case and individual earbuds.