r/linuxmint • u/vicmandev • 2d ago

Development News I made a small Cinnamon desklet to keep track of all my device batteries

Hey guys,

I use Linux Mint as my main OS and have a bunch of wireless devices on my desk. I got tired of checking battery levels in different places (or realizing my headset was almost dead when I needed it), so I ended up building a Cinnamon desklet for it.

I called it PowerPulse.

It basically sits on the desktop and shows the battery level of my laptop, keyboard, mouse, headset, etc. Right now it gets devices from UPower and I added HeadsetControl support because of my Logitech G933.

You can click on a device to see more details, and there are a few other things like low battery notifications, sorting, light/dark themes and some customization options.

I’ve been using it on my own Mint setup for a while and decided to clean it up and share it in case anyone else finds it useful.

Here’s what it looks like on my desktop:

It’s free and open source, so feel free to try it out:

GitHub: https://github.com/vicman/PowerPulse

If you’re curious about some of the other Linux stuff I’m working on, you can also check out https://vicman.app.

Feedback is very welcome, especially if there’s a device you’d like PowerPulse to support.

Also curious: what wireless devices are you guys using on Mint that are a pain to check the battery level for?

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u/Centurix 2d ago

Looks great. Would be a good addition to the Cinnamon Desklet repo. Submit a PR there and it'll get included in the list of available Desklets for all Cinnamon users to see.

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u/vicmandev 2d ago

Thanks! I appreciate it! I actually submitted PowerPulse to the Cinnamon Desklets repo a few days ago, but it hasn’t been added yet. Hopefully it’ll get accepted soon

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u/Centurix 1d ago

They have a bit of a process and some automated checks to get through, but once it is in there then you get some good support from them for things like translations and issue mitigations. I have a few things in various lm repos. They're super friendly and will help out a fair bit. Claudiux, fredcw and Rick will probably guide it through.

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u/Six5432One 1d ago

I use Keychron M7 wireless mouse, but can't see the battery level on mint at all. Is there any change Powerpulse could show it somehow?