Battery Mode replaces Windows default battery indicator to a more powerful and useful one. It provides backlight control, easy power scheme selection, detailed battery information and a lot of handy features for customization. Works on Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10.
Advanced Power Scheme Selection
- Battery Mode allows you to change current power scheme right from the battery popup window.
- Unlike the standard popup in Windows 7-8.1, Battery Mode provides a full list of power schemes available on your system.
- You can setup a schedule to change power scheme automatically.
Comfortable Backlight Control
- You can use Battery Mode to control backlight on both internal and external monitors.
- Note: External monitors should support I2C interface and DDC/CI standard to work.
- Check the «Fixed screen brightness» option to prevent backlight level from changing when attaching power supply or changing power scheme.
- Brightness icon near backlight slider allows you to enable or disable «Adaptive brightness» (if your device support it).
Hotkeys for Power Users
- Battery Mode provides a customizable hotkey to change a power scheme without opening it's window.
- You can use NextScheme.exe utility to switch power scheme or control backlight in you scripts.
- Type NextScheme*.exe -? in command prompt to get help - NextScheme Documentation.
Battery Mode 4.3.0.182 changelog:
- Added Windows 11 Light icon style (#44)
- Added an option to automaticaly select icon style based on Windows version
- Added two new options to configure icon color: "Based on charger" and "Based on charger or battery charge" (#35)
- Added a dialog to setup battery charge levels being used in "Based on battery charge" and "Based on charger" color mode
- Fixed an error when Battery Mode starts in HiDPI mode
- Battery Mode now uses ClearType font to display battery charge percentage in tray icon in HiDPI mode
- Updated colors used to display battery charge percentage in tray icon
- Added its own color for "Ultimate performance" scheme to be used to display battery charge percentage in tray icon
Changes in v4.3.0.184:
- Updated Japanese localization (#47)
- Fixed Windows 10 icon
Download: Battery Mode 4.3.0.184 (64-bit) | Portable | ~7.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Battery Mode 4.3.0.184 (32-bit) | Portable
View: Battery Mode Home Page | Battery Mode Screenshots
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