Battery Mode 4.3.0.184

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
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