Notchy

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.

At a glance

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