darrylmorley/whatcable: macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do ·
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macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do
What can this USB-C cable actually do? Website: whatcable.uk (overview, screenshots, and CLI docs) A small macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do, and why your Mac might be charging slowly. USB-C hides a lot under one connector. Anything from a USB 2.0 charge-only cable to a 240W / 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 cable, all looking identical in your drawer. macOS already exposes the relevant info via IOKit; WhatCable surfaces it as a friendly menu bar popover. Part of a family: WhatBattery for battery health and charging,…
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