# Battery consumption is absurd: post your consumption

**URL:** <https://community.redact.dev/t/battery-consumption-is-absurd-post-your-consumption/395>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [May 26, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/battery-consumption-is-absurd-post-your-consumption/395 "2026-05-26T16:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![redact-mc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@redact-mc](https://community.redact.dev/u/redact-mc)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/battery-consumption-is-absurd-post-your-consumption/395/1 "2026-05-26T16:52:29Z")

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Love the app and have been using it for over a year. I also love the way you keep developing and improving the features: this shows commitment.

However, this app runs really hot on your desktop in the background to do its stuff. I discovered it sucks my battery dry consuming over 900% more consumption than my next in line app. See screenshot below. Also look at the 12hr consumption on only the instant consumption.

Guys posts your consumption levels so we can see what the actual use is across devices. On a mac use Activity Monitor → Energy.

 ![Screenshot 2026-05-26 at 09.46.41](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/redact/original/1X/35e455981786e42ea8c3895c688fdfd3da5b2bf2.png)

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**Author:** ![Marlonlgonzalez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Marlonlgonzalez](https://community.redact.dev/u/Marlonlgonzalez)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/battery-consumption-is-absurd-post-your-consumption/395/2 "2026-06-20T15:18:29Z")

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Mine is really low compared to yours but I only just got it and have not used to remove any data yet, I wonder does frequent use somehow make it eat more battery?