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Life & fun · November 18, 2015

Endurance

A small app that boosts your Mac's battery by 20%

Endurance launched on November 18, 2015 with 502 votes, #12 of 4,110 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Endurance is a Mac app that extends battery life by automatically adjusting system settings and disabling power-hungry features when battery levels drop below a threshold. The background utility targets Mac users seeking longer usage time away from power sources. The app operates through the menu bar for easy access and management.

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From the sources

Endurance is an app that helps your Mac run longer. Endurance runs in the background and when your battery level drops to a certain level, it automatically starts adjusting your settings and turning off features which use a lot of energy.

No matter how good your battery is, everyone could use a little more battery power! Endurance is an app that helps your Mac run longer.

You've already got enough to think about, so Endurance automatically integrates with your Mac. When your battery hits the 70% charge level, you'll be prompted to go into low power mode. Or, are you a consistent user? You can have Endurance kick in automatically. Interested in a different trigger level? It's all customizable. You can even have it start up the minute you unplug your battery from your Mac. Endurance is actually a set of different tools all bundled together in one app, which can work together or separately to help you to lower your energy usage. Prefer not to use a certain module? You can turn it off so it won't bother you. Your processor, the brains of your computer, can go…from enduranceapp.com

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