macOS menu bar app

Your Mac
yells at you
when its battery is low.

ChargeMac monitors your battery and triggers dramatic voice alerts at critical thresholds.

ChargeMac mascot
20% Concerned
10% Worried
5% Panicking
1% Accepting fate

A tiny battery character
with big feelings.

An expressive menu bar icon that shows its emotional state — happy when charging, dead-eyed at 1%.

Expressive menu bar icon

A tiny battery character lives in your menu bar. Its face changes based on battery level — happy when charging, neutral above 20%, concerned, worried, panicking, and finally dead-eyed at 1%.

Escalating voice alerts

Voice alerts trigger at 20%, 10%, 5%, and 1%. Each level escalates in urgency. Enable or disable individual thresholds as you like.

Personalized to you

Enter your name and hear custom voice lines that address you directly. Instead of "plug me in," you hear "Mike, for the love of god, plug me in."

Toast notifications

Visual alerts slide in from the top-right with the voice line text, battery percentage, and a matching emoji. They appear even when audio is muted.

Mute toggle

Quick mute from the menu bar popover or right-click context menu. One click to shut it up, one click to bring it back.

Quiet hours

Set a window (e.g., 10 PM – 7 AM) where voice alerts are silenced. Visual toasts still appear so you never miss an emergency.

15
Voice packs
5
Personalities
3
Tiers per voice

15 voice packs.
5 personalities. 3 tiers.

Each personality comes in Clean, Mild, and Explicit versions so you can match your tolerance for profanity.

20%

"Hey we should maybe find electricity soon"

10%

"This is becoming a real problem... I'm scared"

5%

"Please.. I still have unsaved thoughts."

1%

"Tell Finder I was brave... Tell Safari I'm sorry"

Desperate Default

Guilt-tripping, emotionally manipulative, increasingly pathetic.

Angry Battery

Passive-aggressive at first, full rage by the end.

British Butler

Politely disappointed in a way that somehow hurts more than yelling.

Drill Sergeant

Treats your low battery like a military emergency.

Existential Philosopher

Questions the meaning of existence while you ignore the charger.

Each voice pack comes in Clean, Mild, and Explicit versions.

But relief when you plug in

🔌

"Oh! Thank Goodness! Sweet sweet electricity... I thought it was over!"

When you finally plug in

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Volume control

Adjustable volume slider independent of your system volume.

Plug-in relief

When you finally plug in, the app plays a celebration line — relief, sarcasm, or grudging acceptance depending on your voice pack.

Threshold control

Enable or disable individual thresholds (20%, 10%, 5%, 1%) so the drama lands exactly when you want it.

One-time purchase

$4.99

Buy it once, install it, and let your battery start guilt-tripping you immediately. No subscriptions, no hidden fees.

Get the app

Made for people who always say
"I'll charge it later"

🎓 Students in lecture halls
Coffee shop roamers
📚 Chronic tab hoarders
😤 Everyone living between 3% and denial

FAQ

Does it actually use my name?

Yes. Enter your name in settings and ChargeMac generates custom voice lines that address you directly.

Will it get annoying?

You can mute anytime, disable specific thresholds, or set quiet hours. Toast notifications still appear so you never miss an emergency.

Is this a subscription?

No. ChargeMac is a one-time purchase because your battery already asks enough from you.

Give your dying battery a voice.

ChargeMac is a tiny macOS menu bar app that makes low battery warnings impossible to ignore.