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.

• Battery monitoring every 4 seconds
• Only shows when battery is low, or when the user holds down the PS button
• 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, or when the user holds down the PS button.

Supports

• Sony PlayStation DualSense
• Sony PlayStation DualSense Edge

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.
• 4-second refresh rate: Battery status updates frequently and efficiently.
• Invisible when not needed: If no controller is low on battery, the widget remains hidden.
• Button to view the battery levels: If any controllers has the PS button down (for ~1-1.5 sec), the overlay will show for a couple of seconds.
• Settings menu: customize your user experience with just some clicks.
• Tested with firmware A-0630 (latest as of December 5, 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)

Inspiration

This application is inspired by:

• nondebug/dualsense – DualSense explorer tool
• filipmachalowski/TraySense – Tray app for battery status
• filipmachalowski/TraySense - This project contains some code that is inspired by the code in the TraySense project

This project uses

HIDSharp

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

DualSense SVG Vector

• Copyright Alex Martynov
• Licensed under the CC Attribution License
• The DualSense Edge version of the DualSense SVG is a edited version of the original

📃 License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

🔍 Keywords

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DualSense Battery Monitor is an independent project and is not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment.