battery_notifier

Sends desktop notifications for low and critical battery warnings, and optionally when charging/discharging state changes

Installation

battery_notifier has the following dependencies available on PyPI:

• pydbus
• PyGObject

The package can be installed using pipx, e.g.:

pipx install battery_notifier

Configuration

battery_notifier can be configured with a file located at ~/.config/battery_notifier/config.ini, e.g.

[low]
expire_timeout = 0

[critical]
expire_timeout = 0

[discharging]
enable = true
expire_timeout = 0

[charging]
enable = true
expire_timeout = 5000

Starting with systemd

A systemd service file is included in this repository which can be enabled and started like so:

# Copy the service file
cp battery_notifier.service ~/.local/share/systemd/user/

# Enable the service
systemctl --user enable battery_notifier

# Start the service
systemctl --user start battery_notifier