Battery Monitor PowerTool

This page provides documentation about the Battery Monitor PowerTool implementation.

It is a Work-In-Progress

Problem Description

I have poor experience regarding laptop battery health mostly because I leave my laptop constantly plugged in, even if it is fully charged, because I forget to unplug it.

Also with Windows 11 on my laptop I have missed a couple of times the low battery warning (see screenshot below) and got my PC shut down in the middle of my work/ meetings because of it.

Solution

This problem shall be easily monitored with a small tool implemented in AutoHotkey.

The tool shall monitor the battery state and display a clear warning when it gets low and isn't charged and when it is full and charging.

The implementation shall be done with AutoHotkey v2.

YouTube Playlist

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLUSZfg60tAwI-MLZPhobKPif7lm8yCdb2

Implementation

Files are available in GitHub repository: https://github.com/tdalon/PowerTools

Main file is: https://github.com/tdalon/PowerTools/blob/main/BatteryMonitor.ahk 

Key monitoring part

References: 

• Core algorithm: https://github.com/GorvGoyl/Autohotkey-Scripts-Windows/blob/master/battery_alert.ahk 
• AHK v2 adaptation: https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=128527

Link to first version https://github.com/tdalon/PowerTools/blob/f342fb4f040ada6e32023d49352cba83024df735/BatteryMonitor.ahk 

Adding Autostart functionality and change systray icon

TODO

Systray icons for warning status

Better notifications

Threshold as parameters in settings

Usage / Documentation

TODO