{"id":784,"date":"2026-10-28T18:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wattbar-1-7\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:27:36","slug":"wattbar-1-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wattbar-1-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Wattbar 1.7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wattbar 1.7 is out. You can now choose whether temperatures show in Celsius or Fahrenheit, and a handful of small things that bugged me are fixed, the most visible being that the reading in the menu bar no longer nudges its neighbours when you open the panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wattbar-card-1.7-blog.png\" alt=\"The Wattbar panel with the battery charging at 18 W, above the Temperatures &amp; fans section in Fahrenheit: CPU 149 \u00b0F, GPU 136 \u00b0F, battery 90 \u00b0F, fan 1 Off and fan 2 at 1800 RPM\" class=\"wp-image-783\" style=\"width:504px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wattbar-card-1.7-blog.png 672w, https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wattbar-card-1.7-blog-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Temperatures in Fahrenheit, and a stopped fan showing as Off. Example values.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celsius or Fahrenheit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <em>Show temperatures<\/em> on in Settings \u2192 General, there is now a choice of unit just below it. <em>Same as macOS<\/em> is the default and follows the temperature setting in Language &amp; Region, so most people won&#8217;t need to touch it. Pick Celsius or Fahrenheit if you want Wattbar to differ from the rest of your Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The reading in the menu bar stays put when you open or close the panel. Before, it grew a little while the panel was open and pushed the icons next to it sideways.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A fan that has stopped now says <em>Off<\/em> instead of 0 RPM, and the fan speeds line up under the temperatures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temperatures and fans say <em>Measuring\u2026<\/em> until the first reading arrives, instead of flashing <em>Unavailable<\/em> for a moment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apps with \u201c.app\u201d inside their name keep their whole name in the app list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The per-app energy scan only looks at your own processes, which cuts the CPU time it takes to about a third.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full list is in the changelog on the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Version 1.7 is free, for Apple silicon Macs with macOS 13 or later, signed and notarized by Apple. 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