XInput Battery Meter

The Xbox One and Xbox 360 gamepads are, by quite a distance, the most popular controllers for PC users. However, for all their strengths, it is very difficult to find their current battery level from Windows, and the Xbox One controller doesn’t even warn you when the battery is about to run out.

XInput Battery Meter can certainly prove helpful in this scenario, as it enables you to monitor the charge level of up to four gamepads from the system tray. It alerts you when the battery gets too low and when a device is connected or disconnected.

The application should support any gamepad that relies on XInput to transmit signals, including the Xbox One and Xbox 360 controllers. Multiple devices can be monitored at once, and the app even provides details about each one’s battery type.

Once you have connected a device, the program should detect it in a few seconds, but you may need to press a button for it to be recognized. You can view information about all controllers from the context menu, and the battery level of the selected device will be indicated via the system tray icon.

XInput Battery Meter displays notifications whenever a device is connected or disconnected, as well as when its battery level gets dangerously low. Sadly, though, you can’t control which types of alerts should be displayed.

This application is especially well-suited for those who use multiple gamepads on a single PC, as you can easily track their charge level from the system tray and avoid unpleasant surprises.

In short, any gamer that uses an Xbox controller on their computer can benefit from this app, especially those who play with their friends and have multiple gamepads. The only feature it lacks is the option to disable specific notifications, but this is not a significant issue by any means.