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Battery Info vs BatteryInfoView: catalog facts
Battery InfoBatteryInfoView
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.

Free

Freeware from NirSoft; it may not be sold or bundled with commercial products.

Linux Windows
  • Shows design versus actual battery capacity as a percentage
  • Lists battery and computer model for sourcing a replacement
  • Battery health from designed versus full-charge capacity
  • Timed log that also captures standby drain
  • Linux only
  • Shows information only; no charge control or history graphs
  • Serial number, manufacture date and cycle count only appear if the battery provides them
  • Time estimates are based on the last 30 seconds of activity
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: Freeware
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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