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Battery Widget
v2.1.0 yocraft

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Battery Widget

Desktop/Lockscreen widget that displays battery level, status, charging rate, and time remaining.

Plugin

Field Value
ID yocraft/battery-widget
Entries Desktop widget: widget

Requirements

The plugin requires gdbus on PATH and upower.

Usage

Add it to your desktop/lockscreen widgets using the widget editor. You can configure it in the widget settings.

Settings

Setting Type Default Description
layout select horizontal Layout of the widget.
show_glyph bool true Show the battery icon.
show_label bool true Show text next to the icon.
label_content select percent What the battery label shows: charge percentage, time remaining, or power draw.
hide_plugged bool false Hide the battery widget when connected to AC power.
hide_full bool false Hide the battery widget when fully charged.
color color on_surface Color role for this widget's icon and label; fixed hex colors are also supported.
warning_color color error Color applied when charge is at or below warning threshold.
charging_color color on_surface Color applied when connected to AC power.
battery select auto Detect the battery automatically or set a custom name.
battery_name string BAT0 Set a custom name for the battery.

Notes

hide_full and hide_plugged do not hide the background due to plugin limitations. The warning threshold is pulled from noctalia's settings.

Versions

VersionPlugin APIUpdated
v2.1.0 latest26Aug 18, 2026
v2.0.1 3Aug 12, 2026

Older versions stay installable on a Noctalia release whose plugin API is below the latest version's.