What is PowerChime on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Plays the little chime when you plug a charger into a MacBook.
PowerChime is a tiny background app that plays the charging sound when you connect power to a Mac laptop. It does almost nothing the rest of the time.
- Category
- macOS system
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as PowerChime
Why is PowerChime using so much CPU or memory?
- Rarely busy; it only works for a moment when power is connected
- A faulty charger or cable connecting and disconnecting repeatedly can trigger it over and over
What to do
- 1Try a different charger or cable if the chime keeps playing
- 2Restart your Mac
Safe to quit? With care.
It relaunches; you might miss the charging sound once.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library