Of course if you use this command on a Mac that does not have an internal battery it won’t report anything, which is to be expected. InternalBattery-0ę2% charging 0:12 remaining InternalBattery-0 100% charged 0:00 remainingĪnd if the MacBook is actively charging, you’ll also get information about current charge percentage and the time remaining until there is a full charge: If the MacBook Pro / Air is connected to a MagSafe AC power adapter, the pmset command will report “AC Power” and display the status of the battery charging.
InternalBattery-0 90% discharging 6:32 remaining Hit return as usual and you’ll see something like the following, assuming you’re currently running off a MacBook battery: The command to get battery information, including percentage, time remaining, battery source, and battery charge status, is as follows: How to View Battery Percentage, Battery Life Remaining, & Battery Charge Status of a Mac from the Command Line in OS X This trick works to retrieve battery details on all Mac laptops in just about every version of OS X out there, whether it’s a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or MacBook.Įven if you aren’t a heavy command line user, this is a simple enough tip that anyone can get battery life info about their Mac this way, so just fire up the Terminal app and enter the appropriate pmset syntax.
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