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Terminal originated in NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, the predecessor operating systems of macOS.\") and run the following command: \n\n```powershell\ncurl -sL git.io/no-chime | sh\n```\n\n\u003csub align=\"center\"\u003e\n\t\nThe script is harmless, [transparent](/powerchime.sh \"free, open-source, and secure\"), and easily revertable \u003csup\u003e(by running it again)\u003c/sup\u003e\n\t\n\u003c/sub\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n### Reasons\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003eAnnoyance\u003c/summary\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\n  The sound of a charging cable being connected might be unnecessary and even annoying, because you already see the battery status right in your [Menu Bar](//support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/aside/glos33eb8abd/11.0/mac/11.0 \"The menu bar runs along the top of the screen on your Mac. The left side of the menu bar contains the Apple menu  and app menus. The right side of the menu bar can contain status menus, such as Wi-Fi, Spotlight  and Siri  — you can customise which items are shown using Dock \u0026 Menu Bar preferences. Control Centre  and Notification Centre (click the date and time) are always available in the menu bar.\").\n  \n  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003e The weird thing is that macOS lets you easily switch, for example, [the startup sound](#switching-the-startup-sound), but not PowerChime.\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\nPeople might be sleeping\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails align=\"right\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003e\u003csub\u003eTo remove PowerChime even with the lid closed...\u003c/sub\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eStarting from Big Sur, the loudness of PowerChime depends on your system's volume. If it's muted — the charging sound won't play. Even with the lid closed.\u003c/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eFor Catalina and prior, the charging sound volume has a fixed value — consider reading \u003ca href=\"https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/make-mac-play-sound-plug-charger/#how-to-change-the-macbook-charging-sound\"\u003ethis article\u003c/a\u003e on how to change the charging sound.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n### Related\n\n#### Switching the startup sound\n\n\u003ccode\u003e\u003c/code\u003e \u003e \u003ccode\u003eSystem Preferences...\u003c/code\u003e \u003e \u003ccode\u003eSound\u003c/code\u003e \u003e \u003ccode\u003eSound Effects\u003c/code\u003e \u003e :black_square_button: \u003ccode\u003ePlay sound on startup\u003c/code\u003e\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fartginzburg%2Fpowerchime","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fartginzburg%2Fpowerchime","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fartginzburg%2Fpowerchime/lists"}