Version 0.1.4 · Free · Open source

Notch doing
nothing?Give it a job.

Notching turns your MacBook's notch into a calm panel of small tools you use every day. Click the notch and the panel opens.

Download for Mac

macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon · 7 MB

See the code on GitHubGitHub
A notch you can try. It plays a short demo on its own until you click: the notch opens into the Notching panel, the pill switches between the Home, Focus, Time and Modules pages, and a click outside the panel or Esc closes it.
  • 8 modules

    One click from the panel

  • 25 widgets

    In six packs

  • 7 MB

    Download size, no Electron

  • 0.0% CPU

    With the panel closed

01How it works

Click the notch.
The panel opens.

Click outside the panel or press Esc, and it's gone. Notching also works on screens without a notch and on external displays.

  1. 01

    Click the notch

    The panel opens right under the notch, on the page you had open last.

  2. 02

    Switch pages with the pill

    Home always comes first and Modules always last. In between go the pages you make, each with its own icon.

  3. 03

    Keeps you posted when closed

    Album art and a soundwave while music plays, a countdown while Timer runs, a dot for a reminder you missed.

02Widgets

25 widgets.
Six packs.

Every page has four columns. A widget takes one or two of them, plus one strip underneath. Arrange your pages in Settings.

07

Time

Digital and analog clocks, calendar, world clock

06

Around

Weather, hourly weather, air quality, moon, sun

03

Daily

Date, prayer times (Kemenag RI method), reminders

02

Plan

This week and what's up next

04

Focus

Breathe, work hours, timer (small and strip)

03

Music

What's playing, in three sizes, with its controls

Add or remove packs from the Catalog in Settings. Nothing to download: they're all in the app already.

03Modules

8 modules,
one click away.

They all live on the Modules page, at the right end of the pill. Some open a page of their own, others just run when you click their tile.

  • System stat

    CPU, memory, the heaviest apps, heat, network and storage on one page.

  • Keep awake

    Your Mac stays awake until you say so: 1 hour, 2 hours or no limit.

  • Timer

    Drag the ruler to set the minutes. The countdown runs beside the notch.

  • Keyboard Cleaning Mode

    Locks the keyboard so you can wipe it clean. Press Esc five times to get out.

  • Mirror

    Check your camera before a meeting. Flip, zoom and a light in the color you pick.

  • Shelf

    Start dragging a file and Shelf opens. Drag copies out anywhere; ⌃⌥V opens it on the screen your pointer is on.

  • Screenshot

    Screen, window or area, straight to the clipboard. With an editor for marking it up.

  • Cleaner

    Clears caches and removes apps with their leftovers. Everything goes to the Trash first.

04Background tools

3 background tools.
No panel needed.

They work quietly in the background, so they have no tile on the Modules page. Allow Accessibility once; Window peek also asks for Screen Recording to picture your windows.

Cut files

⌘X then ⌘V moves files in Finder, just like cutting text. While you type, ⌘X and ⌘V work as usual.

Arrange windows

Hold ⌃⌥, then an arrow for half the screen, ; ' . / for a corner, \ for the center, and Return to fill the screen. You can change the keys.

Window peek: the pointer on the Notes icon in the Dock, with the app's three windows above it, one in front and one minimized.

Window peek

New in 0.1.4

Point at a Dock icon to see every window of the app, minimized ones too. Click the icon to minimize them all or bring them all back. ⌘Tab shows every window, with M, W and Q to minimize, close and quit.

Install it from the Catalog in Settings.

05Shortcuts

One page,
every key.

Every key Notching listens for is in Settings → Shortcuts. Click one, then press the new combination.

  • ⌃⌥K turns Keep awake on and off.
  • ⌃⌥V opens Shelf on the screen your pointer is on.
  • ⌘⇧3 and ⌘⇧4 for Screenshot, once you take them over from macOS.
  • ⌘Tab opens the Window peek switcher. Turn it off and macOS's own ⌘Tab comes back.
  • Two Notching shortcuts can't share a key.
  • If another app already uses a key, Notching tells you.

06Light

On all day. Your Mac barely notices.

  • 7 MB

    The download. No Electron, no bundled browser: Rust and Tauri, drawing with the web view your Mac already has.

  • 0.0% CPU

    With the panel closed. In an overnight test of 877 samples, it never went above 0.2%.

  • 0 widgets running

    While you're not looking. Close the panel and every widget and module is unloaded, then loaded again when you open it.

07Private

No account.
No snooping.

Only two things leave your Mac: your city name for the weather, and a version check with GitHub.

  • No account, no ads, no analytics.
  • The city you enter goes to Open-Meteo, for weather, air quality and city search.
  • Once a day Notching asks GitHub for the latest version. Turn it off in Settings → About.
  • Everything else stays on your computer.
  • The Mac app is signed and notarized by Apple. An update installs only after its signature checks out.
  • Open source, MIT license. Read every line.

Permissions it asks for, and why

Allowed once, when a module needs it.

Screen Recording
Screenshot, Window peek
Accessibility
Keyboard Cleaning Mode, Cut files, Arrange windows, Window peek
Full Disk Access
Cleaner
Camera
Mirror

Want out? Settings → Uninstall releases every permission at once.

08Download

Install in
three steps.

The Mac app is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens right away.

  1. Download the .dmg

    Get the latest version from the Notching releases page on GitHub.

  2. Drag it to Applications

    Open the file, then drag Notching into the Applications folder.

  3. Click the notch

    Done. Notching checks for a new version by itself, once a day.

System
macOS 13 or later
Chip
Apple Silicon, M1 or newer
Size
7 MB
Windows
In the works
Download for Mac

09FAQ

Common questions.

Didn't find your answer?
Ask on GitHub

Is it really free?
Really. Free and open source under the MIT license, with no ads and no account.
My MacBook has no notch. Will it work?
Yes. Notching also works on screens without a notch and on external displays.
Will it slow my Mac down?
With the panel closed, every widget and module is unloaded and CPU sits at 0.0%. The download is only 7 MB.
Does it run on Intel Macs?
Not for now. The Mac app needs Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) and macOS 13 or later.
Which languages?
English and Indonesian. Pick one in Settings → General, or let it follow your Mac.
Is there a Windows version?
In the works. Watch the repo on GitHub to hear when it lands.
How do updates work?
Once a day Notching checks for a new version, then installs it in one click after checking Apple's signature.
How do I uninstall it?
Open Settings → Uninstall. Release every permission, or move Notching and all its files to the Trash.

Didn't find your answer?Ask on GitHub

Your notch is ready.Now give it a job.

Download for Mac

Free · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon · 7 MB