Learn
Guides on tidying up the macOS menu bar.
AlDente alternatives: decide what you can drop
AlDente alternatives compared: the Charge Limit built into macOS Tahoe 26.4, AlDente Free, and two open source limiters, with the limits and prices of each.
AlDente not working on Mac: what to check
AlDente not working on a Mac comes down to five symptoms, often a clash with the macOS Charge Limit. How to tell them apart, and the vendor's fix for each.
AlDente pricing: what the free tier covers
AlDente pricing: the free tier covers only Charge Limiter and Discharge. The three paid routes, when lifetime beats annual, and the license limits to check.
AlDente on Mac: how to set it up
Install AlDente with brew install --cask aldente, set the charge limit, avoid clashes with macOS battery settings, and uninstall cleanly with Homebrew's zap.
AlDente: how to uninstall it cleanly
To uninstall AlDente, set the limit back to 100 percent and use Remove AlDente in Settings before the Trash. Then the licence, and a Mac that stops charging.
Alfred not working on Mac: what to check
When Alfred is not working on a Mac, the cause is usually one of six things. Check them in order: version, hotkey conflicts, permissions, indexing, saved settings, install.
Alfred menu bar icon: hide it or keep it
Alfred remove from menu bar, step by step: the Hide menu bar icon checkbox, the system switch on macOS Tahoe and later, and the three ways back in afterwards.
MacBook Notch Menu Bar Icons Hidden: Why It Happens
MacBook notch menu bar icons hidden behind the camera housing: what causes the cut-off, which built-in settings reclaim width, and how to decide what to hide.