Dropover Alternative: One Shelf, Zero Upgrade Prompts
Dropover pops a shelf when you shake your cursor — then asks you to pay to keep using it properly. Notchy's shelf lives in the notch, always one drag away, free forever: persistent items, batch zip, offline image conversion, screenshot auto-staging, and AirDrop sharing.
Why use Notchy instead of Dropover?
- No unlock, no upgrade nags
The whole shelf is free: unlimited items, persistence across relaunches, and every file action included. Donation-supported, never paywalled.
- A fixed home, not a floating window
Shelves that follow your cursor get lost. The notch is always in the same place on every desktop and every Space.
- File actions built in
Zip, unzip, HEIC→JPG conversion, video→GIF, AirDrop — plus Now Playing, clipboard history, timers, and HUDs in the same free app.
Everything Notchy does, for free
- Fluid Dynamic Island animations on the Mac notch
- Command palette (⌃⌥K) — every action one keystroke away
- Knock — double-tap a modifier key to open the notch
- AI usage tracker (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot)
- Detach any tab into a menu-bar popover
- Now Playing music controls (Apple Music & Spotify)
- Time-synced karaoke lyrics under the notch
- Mac clipboard history shelf (password-manager safe)
- Drag-and-drop file drop shelf — persists across relaunches
- Zip & unzip files right from the shelf
- Image converter (HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF) + video → GIF
- Run Apple Shortcuts with one tap
- Screenshots auto-staged on the shelf, ready to drag
- Download finished alerts with Reveal in Finder
- USB drive mount island with one-tap Eject
- Apple Reminders quick capture & due list
- macOS Pomodoro notch timer & stopwatch — streaks + 7-day chart
- Resizable expanded panel (width & height, live preview)
- System HUDs (volume, brightness, battery)
- Audio output switcher (speakers, AirPods, monitor)
- AirPods connection manager & battery
- Magic Mouse, Keyboard & Trackpad battery + low-battery alerts
- Quick notes & Calendar widgets
- Camera Mirror (check your appearance)
- Keep Awake (caffeine toggle)
- Teleprompter (Cuely) for Zoom calls
- Focus-aware alerts & native haptic feedback
- Lock screen widgets & hide-the-notch mode
- 133 languages, fully localized
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple Silicon
Dropover alternative — FAQ
Is there a free Dropover alternative for Mac?
Yes — Notchy. Dropover's shake-to-shelf sits behind a paid upgrade; Notchy gives you a persistent drop shelf in the MacBook notch for free, with zip, convert and AirDrop built in.
Does Notchy have a drop shelf like Dropover?
Yes. Drag files onto the notch to stash them; the shelf persists across restarts and supports AirDrop, zip/unzip and image conversion.
Is the Notchy shelf really free?
Yes — the full drop shelf is free, with no upgrade or unlock. Notchy is funded only by optional donations.
What else does Notchy do?
Now Playing with synced lyrics, a clipboard history shelf, Pomodoro timer, AirPods battery, system HUDs and AI usage tracking — all from the notch.