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Notchy

Dynamic Island for your Mac·notchy.dev

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Notchy is a native macOS menu-bar utility that turns the Mac notch (or a floating pill on notchless Macs) into a fluid, iPhone-style Dynamic Island. It bundles music controls, clipboard history with OCR search, AI usage tracking for coding assistants, window snapping, a file shelf, system HUDs, an app launcher, Face Unlock, and dozens of other utilities into one app. It is built entirely in SwiftUI, requires no account, and is free with optional donations supporting development.

What it's for

Control Apple Music and Spotify playback from the notchTrack AI coding assistant usage and rate limits (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, and 60+ other providers)Manage clipboard history with OCR-searchable screenshotsSnap and tile windows by dragging to the notchUnlock a locked Mac by looking at it (Face Unlock)Run a Pomodoro timer and track focus sessionsDrag and drop files into a persistent file shelfLaunch pinned apps from the notchMonitor system stats, battery, and connected Bluetooth device battery levelsRun Apple Shortcuts and capture Apple Reminders from the notchConvert images (HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF) via drag and dropUse a built-in terminal (VT100/xterm) from a notch tab

Features 20

Agent Approvals for Claude Code/Codex permission prompts
AI Usage Tracker for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, and 60+ providers
AirPods and Bluetooth device battery manager
App Launcher pinned to the notch
Clipboard history with OCR search
Command Palette (⌃⌥K)
Desktop Pet (pixel pets reacting to system activity)
Developer API for local scripting on 127.0.0.1:9999
Dynamic Island-style notch interface
Face Unlock (on-device Face ID-style Mac unlock)
File drop shelf that persists across relaunches
Image converter (HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF)
Lock screen widgets
Notch Terminal (VT100/xterm shell)
Now Playing music controls for Apple Music and Spotify
Pomodoro timer with streaks and focus chart
Sound Mixer with per-app volume and equaliser
System HUDs for volume, brightness, and battery
Time-synced lyrics (via LRCLIB)
Window snapping/tiling from the notch

At a glance

free tierAPI

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsmacOS

LanguagesEN, AF, AK, AM, AR, AS, AY, AZ, BE, BG, BHO, BM, BN, BS, CA, CEB, CKB, CO, CS, CY, DA, DE, DOI, DV, EE, EL, EO, ES, ET, EU, FA, FI, FR, FY, GA, GD, GL, GN, GOM, GU, HA, HAW, HI, HMN, HR, HT, HU, HY, ID, IG, ILO, IS, IT, IW, JA, JW, KA, KK, KM, KN, KO, KRI, KU, KY, LA, LB, LG, LN, LO, LT, LUS, LV, MAI, MG, MI, MK, ML, MN, MNI, MR, MS, MT, MY, NE, NL, NO, NSO, NY, OM, OR, PA, PL, PS, PT, QU, RO, RU, RW, SA, SD, SI, SK, SL, SM, SN, SO, SQ, SR, ST, SU, SV, SW, TA, TE, TG, TH, TI, TK, TL, TR, TS, TT, UG, UK, UR, UZ, VI, XH, YI, YO, ZH, ZU

ForMac users, developers

CompanyNotchy

Integrations

MistralAmpGoogle CalendarGitHub CopilotClaude CodeGitHubPerplexityKimiZoomOllamaGroqZedWhatsAppSpotifyApple ShortcutsElevenLabsOpenRouterApple MusicMicrosoft TeamsFaceTimeOpenAI CodexMiniMaxOpenAIMessagesiCloudDeepInfraWindsurfWarpDeepSeekGoogle GeminiMicrosoft ExchangeApple RemindersCursorxAI GrokAntigravity

Resources

Changelog

Pricing

Notchy is entirely free with no subscription, trial, or paywall; development is funded solely by optional donations via Buy Me a Coffee, PayPal, Ko-fi, or Apple Pay.

NotchyFree

Donations (Buy Me a Coffee, PayPal, Ko-fi, Apple Pay) are voluntary tips, not a paid tier.

No feature limits; completely free with no subscription, licence key, or usage limit, funded by optional donations.