jolt

Battery intelligence for your laptop

Real-time power monitoring, process energy tracking, and battery health insights — all in a beautiful terminal UI. Works on macOS and Linux.

Install View on GitHub
jolt terminal UI showing battery status and power metrics

Quick Install

Get up and running in seconds. Supports macOS, Linux, and standard package managers. 

curl -fsSL https://getjolt.sh/install.sh | bash
cargo install jolt-tui
git clone https://github.com/jordond/jolt.git
cd jolt && cargo build --release
./target/release/jolt
brew install jordond/tap/jolt
Supported platforms
macOS Linux

Features

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Real-time Monitoring

Track battery percentage, charging state, time remaining, and power draw updated every second.

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Power Breakdown

See exactly how much power your CPU, GPU, and ANE are consuming in watts.

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Process Tracking

Identify energy-hungry processes with color-coded severity and collapsible groups.

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300+ Themes

Import from iTerm2 Color Schemes or create your own. Light, dark, and auto modes.

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Historical Data

Track battery and power trends over time with built-in graphs and data export.

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Background Daemon

Run a daemon to collect historical data even when the TUI isn't running.