System
Battery impact of volume HUD
volume HUD is a small SwiftUI surface. Volume overlays replace the stock macOS HUD when enabled. Disable it if you want the lightest possible notch.
Last updated 2025-03-18
What costs energy
Live polling and media artwork cost more than a static chip. volume HUD should sleep when unused.
How to lighten it
Turn off unused live activities in Settings so volume HUD is not in the stack all day.