{"id":137872,"date":"2020-12-20T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T09:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-show-the-battery-percentage-on-mac\/"},"modified":"2020-12-20T12:30:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T09:30:51","slug":"how-to-show-the-battery-percentage-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-show-the-battery-percentage-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Show the Battery Percentage on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Show the Battery Percentage on Mac&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-702781\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_702306\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-702306 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xMacBook-User-Seeing-Battery-Left-in-Percentage.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.ZpZ855M4bo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Khamosh Pathak\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Khamosh Pathak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The battery percentage on your Mac is one statistic you end up checking quite often. But the little default battery icon in the menu bar only shows you a vague picture. Here\u2019s how to show your Mac\u2019s battery percentage in the menu bar.<\/p>\n<p>Your Mac doesn\u2019t show the battery percentage by default, although you can click the battery icon to see the percentage in the drop-down menu. But this is not an intuitive step.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-704947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xClick-Battery-Icon-to-See-Percentage.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.tbkRpGu1dk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"292\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, you can add the battery percentage value next to the battery icon quite easily.<\/p>\n<p>Click the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le icon from the menu bar and choose the \u201cSystem Preferences\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-699489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xSelect-System-Preferences-from-Apple-Menu-in-Big-Sur.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.DrpfIVryy1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"373\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here, go to the \u201cDock &amp; Menu Bar\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-699498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xClick-Dock-Menu-Bar-from-System-Preferences.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.BXQ4bkrWSQ.png\" alt=\"Click Dock &amp; Menu Bar from System Preferences\" width=\"650\" height=\"191\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, from the sidebar, choose the \u201cBattery\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p>Here, click the checkmark next to the \u201cShow Battery Percentage\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-704944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xClick-Show-Percentage.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.X6hUBWPB9S.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"271\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And voila, you\u2019ll now see the battery percentage next to the battery icon in the menu bar!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-704946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xSee-Battery-with-Percentage-in-Menu-Bar.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.r50nOs2PfH.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"155\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re in the Dock &amp; Menu Bar section, you can also check the \u201cShow in Control Center\u201d option to add a battery icon with the percentage at the bottom of the Control Center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-704945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xBattery-with-Percentage-in-Control-Center.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.QtqEYrzvBT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"521\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use Control Center on Mac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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