How to check AirPods, mouse and keyboard battery on Mac

From the Bluetooth menu

This is the quickest way on macOS 15 Sequoia, macOS 26 Tahoe and macOS 27:

1. Make sure the accessory is on and connected. For AirPods, open the case lid or take them out, and keep them near the Mac.
2. Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. Each connected device is listed with its battery level.

Apple's guide for Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad gives this as one of the two ways to check, and adds that "your device itself does not have an indicator of its charge level" (Apple, Recharge the built-in battery in your Apple keyboard, mouse, or trackpad). For AirPods, the Bluetooth menu is Apple's first suggestion on Mac (Apple, AirPods User Guide).

No Bluetooth icon? On macOS 26 and 27, open System Settings › Menu Bar and, under Menu Bar Controls, select Bluetooth. On macOS 15, open System Settings › Control Center and choose Show in Menu Bar next to Bluetooth.

From Control Center

Without the Bluetooth icon, Control Center gets you there in two clicks: click Control Center in the menu bar, then click Bluetooth. Apple gives the same steps for checking a Magic accessory's charge level (Apple). For AirPods, Apple also gives a route through Sound: "Click Control Center in the menu bar. Click Sound, then choose your AirPods from the list" (Apple, Charge your AirPods). Apple's picture of this shows the levels of both AirPods and the charging case.

In Bluetooth settings

Open System Settings and click Bluetooth. Apple's guide for Beats headphones, written for macOS 27, says "the battery levels are displayed at the top of the My Devices list" (Apple, Beats User Guide). The same list is where you check a keyboard or mouse is still paired.

On your desktop: the Batteries widget

macOS has a battery widget that keeps the levels in view:

1. Control-click the wallpaper and choose Edit Widgets.
2. Click Batteries in the widget gallery's sidebar.
3. Click a size to place it automatically, or drag it where you want it, then click Done.

Apple describes it as a way "to view the status of your connected Beats" (Apple), and on macOS 27 the widget's own description reads "View the status of your Mac and connected Bluetooth accessories". To put it in Notification Center instead, click the date and time in the menu bar and choose Edit Widgets at the bottom. How to add widgets to your Mac desktop covers resizing, moving and other useful widgets.

AirPods: what you'll see

• Each earbud and the case. Apple's steps start with "Open the lid or take your AirPods out of the case" and "Hold your AirPods close to your Mac"; if the case is closed, or out of range, you may not see its level.
• Low-battery warnings come elsewhere. Apple says you get a notification on your iPhone or iPad at 20, 10 and 5 percent, and that "a tone chimes in one or both AirPods when the battery charge is low" (Apple). Apple doesn't describe the same notifications on a Mac, so if you only use them with a Mac, check the level before a long call.
• The status light. With the AirPods in the case and the lid open, "green means fully charged, and amber means that less than one full charge remains".

Magic Mouse, Keyboard and Trackpad

• Charging and use. "Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad can be used while charging. Magic Mouse is unavailable for use while charging" (Apple), so charge a Magic Mouse when you're taking a break.
• When it's full. Apple says that when the accessory is charged, "you receive a notification on your screen" telling you that you can disconnect the cable (Apple, macOS 27).
• Accessories from other makers. Some report their battery level to macOS over Bluetooth and some don't. If yours doesn't show a level in the Bluetooth menu, the maker's own app is the place to look.

If an accessory isn't listed

A device that isn't connected has no battery level to show. Apple's steps for a Magic Keyboard, Mouse or Trackpad that won't connect (Apple):

1. Turn it off and on. Magic Mouse has a switch on the bottom, and Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad have one on the back edge. Green showing means it's on.
2. Check Bluetooth is on, in System Settings › Bluetooth, using the built-in trackpad or a USB mouse.
3. Connect the cable. Plug the accessory into the Mac with its USB-C or Lightning cable, wait a minute, then unplug it. Apple says this "pairs the accessory with your Mac and charges the built-in battery".

Once it's paired, Apple says the device "should appear in the list of Bluetooth devices" in System Settings › Bluetooth (Apple, Set up your Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, or Magic Trackpad), and its level appears in the Bluetooth menu again. For AirPods, put them in your ears or open the case near the Mac, and choose them in the Bluetooth menu if they connected to another device instead.

In Terminal

Two read-only commands; neither needs a password or changes anything. For AirPods and other Bluetooth audio devices:

system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType | grep -i "battery level"

On our MacBook Pro with macOS 27.0.1 and a pair of AirPods Pro connected, it printed:

Case Battery Level: 91 %
Left Battery Level: 76 %
Right Battery Level: 78 %

For Apple keyboards, mice and trackpads, which report their level in a different place:

ioreg -r -k BatteryPercent -l | grep -E '"Product" =|"BatteryPercent" ='

Each connected device prints a "Product" line with its name and a "BatteryPercent" line. With no Apple input devices connected, as on our Mac when we ran it, it prints nothing. If you share the full system_profiler output, remove the lines with device addresses first.

How Tend helps

Tend's Battery page lists the battery levels of your AirPods, keyboards, mice and trackpads next to your MacBook's own battery, health and cycle count, so you can see everything in one place without opening a menu. On a Mac without a battery, such as a Mac mini or iMac, the same list appears on the Power page. It's free.

Questions

Related guides

Sources

• Apple, Recharge the built-in battery in your Apple keyboard, mouse, or trackpad and If you can't connect your Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, or Magic Trackpad to your Mac
• Apple, Set up your Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, or Magic Trackpad with your Mac
• Apple, Charge AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max (published 13 October 2026) and the AirPods User Guide
• Apple, Beats User Guide: Check the charge status and Add a battery widget on Mac
• Apple, Charge a Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, or Magic Trackpad with Mac (macOS 15 and 27)
• Apple, Change Control Center settings (macOS 15) and Change Menu Bar settings (macOS 26 and 27)
• system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType and ioreg on a MacBook Pro (M2 Max) with macOS 27.0.1, 20 October 2026; the Batteries widget's description read from macOS 27.0.1

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