# Authentic M18™ batteries — Power tool battery and accessory compatibility

For Authentic M18™ batteries, system is Milwaukee M18/M12; platform owner is Milwaukee; subject type is battery; compatible with is Authentic M18™ batteries must be charged on Milwaukee M18™ chargers; condition / restriction is Users should not use third party batteries or chargers, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **System:** Milwaukee M18/M12 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Platform owner:** Milwaukee _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Subject:** Authentic M18™ batteries _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subject type:** battery _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Compatible with:** Authentic M18™ batteries must be charged on Milwaukee M18™ chargers. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition / restriction:** Users should not use third party batteries or chargers. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Authentic M18™ batteries must be charged on Milwaukee M18™ chargers. Users should not use third party batteries or chargers.

## Source

- https://www.milwaukeetool.com/products/batteries-and-chargers/m18-batteries-and-chargers

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [Power tool battery and accessory compatibility](https://referencesource.org/power-tool-battery-accessory-compatibility/).