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PlugPilot is a lightweight macOS utility that maintains your battery health by automating physical power cut-off. Using the 20-80% rule, it communicates with your Alexa-compatible smart plugs to toggle your charger automatically. It runs as a background worker (LaunchAgent), ensuring invisible automation without bloated software. Fully open source and built for Mac power users who want one less thing to think about. Better battery longevity, zero manual effort.
Hi Hunters! 👋
I built PlugPilot because I was tired of manually monitoring my MacBook's battery to keep it in the "healthy" 20-80% range. While software-only limiters exist, I wanted a solution that physically cuts the power using the smart plugs I already had around my desk.
I realized that a simple menu bar app combined with a background LaunchAgent could solve this perfectly. It’s been a fun challenge to integrate the Alexa API with macOS system states to create an "invisible" automation that just works.
My goal was to create something that "disappears" once configured—one less decision to make every day.
It's 100% open source and I'm excited to hear your feedback, suggestions, or any questions about the setup!
Thanks for checking it out! 🚀
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About PlugPilot on Product Hunt
“Keep your MacBook battery healthy automatically”
PlugPilot was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. PlugPilot is a lightweight macOS utility that maintains your battery health by automating physical power cut-off. Using the 20-80% rule, it communicates with your Alexa-compatible smart plugs to toggle your charger automatically. It runs as a background worker (LaunchAgent), ensuring invisible automation without bloated software. Fully open source and built for Mac power users who want one less thing to think about. Better battery longevity, zero manual effort.
PlugPilot was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), GitHub (41.3k followers), Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) and Apple (15.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 39.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted PlugPilot?
PlugPilot was hunted by Rohit Nishad. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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