Free for Windows

Your battery,
at a glance

A tiny floating pill that lives on your desktop. Always visible. Never in the way. Just your time remaining.

2h 34m

always on top drag anywhere

v0.9.0 — ~170 KB, single .exe, no install

Windows may show a SmartScreen warning — click “More info” then “Run anyway”

Features

Small widget,
big clarity

BatteryPill does one thing and does it well. No bloat, no clutter, no system tray diving.

Always on top

Floats above all windows so your battery status is always one glance away.

Time remaining

Shows hours and minutes left, not just a percentage. Know exactly when you need to plug in.

Detailed popup

Hover over the pill for charge rate, capacity, wear level, battery history, and more.

Crisp at any DPI

Renders perfectly on high-DPI and scaled displays. No blurry icons or clipped text.

Battery sparkline

See your battery trend over the last 2 hours. Charging periods highlighted in green, with a 50% guide line.

Fully customizable

Dark, light, or auto theme. 8 accent colors. Compact, normal, or expanded pill. Snap-to-edge dragging. All persisted across sessions.

See it in action

The pill shows time at a glance. Hover for charge rate, capacity, wear, and a 2-hour sparkline.

How it works

Grab the latest version from this page. It's a single .exe file, no installer needed.

Double-click to launch. The pill appears on your desktop and the tray icon sits quietly in the background.

That's it. Drag the pill where you like. Click it for details. Right-click the tray icon to exit.

Support

BatteryPill is free and always will be. If it saves you from an unexpected shutdown, consider buying me a coffee.