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

AlDente 1.26.1

AlDente 1.26.1 Farfalle

Pro

• Added the option to toggle the macOS Low Power Mode from AlDente's Feature settings.

• An indication of whether Lower Power Mode is active can now be found in the Sensor Data panel under "Power Specs".

• Added the option to choose what happens when you right-click on AlDente's menu bar icon.

• Fixed a bug that caused the screen to stay off when continuing the Calibration Mode in some scenarios.

• Fixed a bug that caused the charge limit to change after using the Calibration Mode.

• Removed the redundant "Hide Menubar Icon" setting.

• Automatic Discharge will now start to engage 30 seconds after the app starts to increase compatibility with some Thunderbolt docks.

• Improved Power Flow accuracy for some devices.

• When Automatic Discharge is enabled and the MacBook is used in Clamshell Mode, AlDente now waits 15 seconds to start discharging after the cable is plugged in. This increases the compatability with some Thunderbolt 4 docks.

• Fixed a bug that caused charge limit issues when Sailing Mode was enabled and the battery was at 20%.

All

• Added Serbian translation.

• Updated Polish and Russian translations.

• Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when enabling sleep in some scenarios.

• Fixed a bug that caused MacBooks with Intel Mode enabled to always charge to 100% when powered off.

• Added a safety feature to prevent the charge limit from getting stuck on some Apple Silicon devices.

• AlDente now locally saves some sensor data values for visualization in future updates.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.25.2

AlDente 1.25.2 Tagliatelle

All

• Fixed a bug that caused the charge limit not to remain when the App was closed on Intel MacBooks with MagSafe 2.
• Fixed a bug that caused the percentage to change under some circumstances when enabling Intel Mode.
• Fixed a bug that caused the app to incorrectly determine whether a charging cable was attached (MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch, mid-2015).
• Debug File Improvements.

Pro

• Fixed a visual glitch in Power Flow for macOS 11 users.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen

AlDente 1.25.1

AlDente 1.25.1 Tagliatelle

All

• Fixed a bug that caused the App to crash at launch for MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015).

• Fixed a bug that caused the screen to lock when reinstalling the helper during clamshell mode.

Pro

• Fixed a bug where the "Electrical Specs" sensor data would not show up in the popover.

• Reduced the height of the Power Flow panel in the settings.

With peace & love from Vienna,
AppHouseKitchen