--- title: Install Charge Stop on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Charge Stop for on openSUSE - Battery charge threshold manager for laptops url: https://snapcraft.io/install/charge-stop/opensuse --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Charge Stop on **openSUSE** # Charge Stop [Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/zygoon "View all snaps from Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)") * [Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/zygoon "View all snaps from Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/charge-stop/opensuse#install) #### Battery charge threshold manager for laptops Charge Stop manages your laptop's battery charge threshold — the percentage above which charging stops. Keeping it below 100% extends battery lifespan for laptops that spend most of their time plugged in. ## Quick start (CLI) The command-line tool is the primary way to use Charge Stop: $ charge-stop # show the current threshold $ charge-stop 65 # stop charging at 65% $ charge-stop history day # render battery activity as a chart Run `charge-stop history` to see how your laptop has been used over time. Plug-in, unplug, and charge cycles are rendered as color-coded terminal charts for the current day (default), week (`history week`), or month (`history month`). Try it: $ charge-stop history ## How it works A root daemon (`charge-stopd`) manages the sysfs battery attribute directly and persists the setting so it survives reboots and suspend. Firmware on many laptops resets the threshold across these events, but the daemon re-applies the persisted value automatically (including after resume). The CLI talks to the daemon over a UNIX domain socket using a small REST API: * GET /v1/threshold report the current threshold * POST /v1/threshold set and persist the threshold * POST /v1/restore re-apply the persisted threshold * GET /v1/events retrieve battery event history ## Snap interfaces (strict confinement) The daemon uses the `power-control` interface to manage sysfs battery attributes. Connect it manually before use: $ sudo snap connect charge-stop:power-control ### Package name * charge-stop --- ### License * Apache-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 25 August 2026 - latest/stable * 25 August 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Contact * [me@zygoon.pl](mailto:me@zygoon.pl "mailto:me@zygoon.pl") --- ### Source code * [gitlab.com/zygoon/charge-stop](https://gitlab.com/zygoon/charge-stop "https://gitlab.com/zygoon/charge-stop") --- ### Report a bug * [gitlab.com/zygoon/charge-stop/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/zygoon/charge-stop/-/issues "https://gitlab.com/zygoon/charge-stop/-/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/charge-stop/opensuse#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install Charge Stop Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed. You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor. Tumbleweed: ``` sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy ``` Leap 15.x: ``` sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy ``` If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE. With the repository added, import its GPG key: ``` sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh ``` Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository: ``` sudo zypper dup --from snappy ``` Snap can now be installed with the following: ``` sudo zypper install snapd ``` You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH. Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor ``` ### Install Charge Stop To install Charge Stop, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install charge-stop ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/charge-stop/opensuse) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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