🔋 DualSense Battery Monitor - Low Battery Warning Overlay for PS5 Controllers

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⚡ Never Miss a Low Battery Warning Again

DualSense Battery Monitor is a lightweight Windows utility that automatically alerts you with a visual overlay whenever any connected PlayStation 5 DualSense controller reaches a low battery level.

• ✅ Auto-starts with Windows
• 🔋 Accurate battery monitoring every 5 seconds
• ⚠️ Only shows when battery is low
• 🧠 Silent

Note

This only works on Windows systems

🕹️ Use Case

This utility is perfect for:

• Users who use PS5 controllers on PC and want a non-intrusive, visual heads-up for low battery levels
• Multiplayer users with multiple controllers connected — the app tracks and displays each one with its own icon and battery status (Up to 4 DualSense controllers)
• Users using the DualSense controller as a pointer/input device

The app acts only when needed, showing a overlay with controller status only when a low battery is detected.

🧠 Features

• 🎮 DualSense-aware overlay: Shows connected PS5 controllers and their individual battery levels.
• ⚠️ Low battery detection: If any controller drops below 25%, the widget appears and below 15% the effected controller's battery icon will start flashing.
• 🔁 5-second refresh rate: Battery status updates frequently and efficiently.
• 🪛 Automatic Windows startup: Uses registry-based startup (no Task Scheduler required).
• 🧊 Invisible when not needed: If no controller is low on battery, the widget remains hidden.
• 🧪 Tested with firmware A-0520 (latest as of June 11, 2025).
• 📦 Framework-dependent and self-contained releases available.
• 💡 Built using .NET 8.0.

🚀 Installation & Download

You can download the latest release here.

Two versions are provided:

• 📁 Framework-dependent (.NET 8.0 required on system)
• 📦 Self-contained (no dependencies — just run the executable with its files)

No manual configuration is needed. On first launch:

• The app silently registers itself to auto-start with Windows.
• If no controller is connected or has low battery, the app hides itself automatically.

❌ Uninstallation

To completely remove DualSense Battery Monitor from your system:

1. Stop the application from currently running:

   Find the DualSenseBatteryMonitor.exe process in Task Manager and 'End Task' it.

2. Delete the application files:

   Remove the folder/insides of folder where you extracted the application.

Warning

(Optional) (Advanced users only) Remove the auto-start registry entry:

1. Open regedit and navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

2. Find the entry related to DualSenseBatteryMonitor and delete it to stop the app from launching automatically at startup.

🔗 Inspiration

This application is inspired by:

• nondebug/dualsense – DualSense explorer tool
• filipmachalowski/TraySense – Tray app for battery status

🪝 This project uses

HIDSharp

• Copyright 2010-2019 James F. Bellinger
• Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0

📃 License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

🔍 Keywords

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