BatteryInfoView is a free utility app for Windows laptops and netbooks that lets you check your battery’s health and performance. It provides more detail than the standard battery indicator and lets you track changes over time. It is useful if you want a closer look at your battery’s health and charging activity.

Detailed battery information and tracking

BatteryInfoView gives you a detailed look at your laptop battery’s current status and condition. It shows the power state, current and full charge capacity, voltage, charge or discharge rate, and battery health. You can also view the designed capacity, charge cycles, battery chemistry, and estimated charging or remaining time. For ongoing monitoring, its Battery Log records status updates at intervals you choose, including when the computer enters or leaves standby.

You can adjust the update and logging rates through Advanced Options, then save selected battery information as CSV, tab-delimited, HTML, or XML files, or copy it to a spreadsheet for further reference. However, some details, such as the serial number and manufacture date, only appear when supported by the battery. It also has limited platform support, as it is not available on macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS.

A handy battery check

Overall, BatteryInfoView covers the practical details you need to check battery condition and monitor changes over time. Its detailed readings are useful when you want to understand capacity, health, charging activity, or battery wear, while the logging and export options help you keep a record of that information. It’s best suited to Windows users who need more than basic battery readings.