NotchyThe Best Free Alcove Alternative
If you love the idea of a MacBook notch app but want something blazingly fast, natively built for Apple Silicon, and 100% free, Notchyis the best Alcove alternative you'll find.
Why use Notchy instead of Alcove?
- Seamless System Integration
Notchy replaces bulky macOS overlays for volume and brightness with compact HUDs directly on your notch.
- No Hidden Costs
Enjoy a full-featured Dynamic Island Mac experience without ever pulling out your credit card. Notchy is entirely free to download and use.
- Rich Utility Ecosystem
With built-in tools like a Mac clipboard history manager, a drag-and-drop file shelf, and media controls, everything is a swipe away.
Everything Notchy does, for free
- Fluid Dynamic Island animations on the Mac notch
- Now Playing music controls (Apple Music & Spotify)
- Mac clipboard history shelf
- Drag-and-drop file drop shelf
- macOS Pomodoro notch timer
- System HUDs — volume, brightness, battery, caffeine
- AirPods battery & one-tap connect
- Quick notes, calendar, weather & camera mirror
- Lock screen widgets & hide-the-notch mode
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple Silicon
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