I made a menu bar app that shows your MacBook's real charging watts https://preview.redd.it/c7r5wajeb51i1.png?width=2540&format=png&auto=webp&s=6c26bba798732b87c7f5088976bf2fc7d318b525https://preview.redd.it/i7nvbajeb51i1.png?width=2540&format=png&auto=webp&s=6610dab68c2b21db66bf8a332d63ebf764d842e6https://preview.redd.it/8fl5u0lwb51i1.png?width=2540&format=png&auto=webp&s=8f393d9c062f2b3bf80af70ef90b787b4222f025Problem: macOS never shows how fast your Mac is charging, so you can't tell a fast charger or cable from a slow one.Hi r/macapps, I'm the dev of ChargeWatt. It reads the battery controller and shows (measured, not estimated):- Real charging watts, voltage and current in the menu bar- How the adapter's power splits between your Mac and the battery- Every charge saved, so you can compare chargers and cablesComparison:- coconutBattery: better than ChargeWatt for a deep battery health snapshot, and it can read a connected iPhone's battery. ChargeWatt is better at charging speed over time: every charge saved with its curve, chargers compared side by side, and the power split live in the menu bar.- AlDente: better if you want to limit charging to protect the battery, which ChargeWatt doesn't do. ChargeWatt is better at measuring and comparing chargers, and it also covers iPhone and Apple Watch charging.Pricing: Free, no subscription. Optional Pro (desktop widgets, charger comparison, menu bar options) is $4.99 one-time, and one purchase unlocks it on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.https://apps.apple.com/app/id6820282553?platform=macTrust: MAS Submitted November 12, 2026 at 09:55AM by RX-18 on r/macapps via https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1xu7vlc/i_made_a_menu_bar_app_that_shows_your_macbooks/?utm_source=iftttAn @AppleStyleOfficial project

What I expect from a native live-wallpaper app on macOS, and how to check any of them in Activity Monitor I make one of these apps (Mac+, details at the end), so read this with that in mind. The checks below work on any wallpaper app, mine included.An animated wallpaper is the one app you never look at directly, so "native" for me means it gets out of the way:It stops drawing when nobody can see it. Screen asleep, a window covering the desktop, a full-screen app: there's nothing to render, so it shouldn't.You can cap the frame rate. A slow mist doesn't need 120 frames a second. 30 is often enough and costs a lot less.It lives in the menu bar, not as a Dock icon you have to keep open.Plugging in a second display just works, without restarting the app.How to check, in about two minutes:Open Activity Monitor > Energy and sort by Energy Impact.Note the wallpaper app's number with the desktop visible.Cover the desktop with a full-screen window and wait 20 to 30 seconds. The number should drop close to zero. If it barely moves, the app keeps rendering behind your windows.Repeat on battery, with the frame rate at 30 and then at 60.Mac+ is my take on it: GPU rendering through Metal, 30/60/120 FPS and resolution you can adjust, and the animation pauses when the screen sleeps, when an app covers it, or in full screen. 15 animated scenes (or your own looping video), 12 desktop widgets and 52 folder-icon patterns, from the menu bar, macOS 13 or later.The free version has 6 scenes, 8 palettes, 2 widgets and 6 folder icons. Paid is €1.99/month after a 7-day trial, or €8.99 once for life: macplus.proWhat else would you put on the "native" list for an app like this? Submitted November 12, 2026 at 09:58AM by DutyOnly4308 on r/nativemacapps via https://www.reddit.com/r/nativemacapps/comments/1xu7xoo/what_i_expect_from_a_native_livewallpaper_app_on/?utm_source=iftttAn @AppleStyleOfficial project

“The Dreamer”: An Apple Holiday Film featuring MacBook Neo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp54mxnWjUM