darrylmorley / whatcable
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v1.5.0 · 11d ago
macOS menu bar app that reports in plain English what each USB-C cable on your Mac can do and why charging may be slow.
Why you might care
Useful when a USB-C cable charges slowly or links at the wrong speed, since it reads cable e-marker and port data from IOKit and explains the bottleneck. It shows cable speed and current rating, plus USB-IF certification matched against a list bundled with the app, with no network lookups.
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Star history (as recorded here)
LanguageSwift
License—
Created2026-05-01 (5mo ago)
Last push11d ago
Watchers17
OwnerUser
Seen on GitHub Trending
- 2026-10-23 — #11 daily in swift · +17 ★
- 2026-10-23 — #5 weekly in swift · +89 ★
GitHub topics
apple-siliconhardware-infoiokitmac-appmacosmenubarmenubar-appswiftswiftuithunderboltusb-cusb-power-deliveryutility
Links
- GitHub: github.com/darrylmorley/whatcable
- Homepage: https://whatcable.uk
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