A camera mirror in your MacBook notch
Never join a Zoom call unprepared again. Notchy places an instant, beautiful camera check preview right inside your MacBook notch. It's a built-in alternative to Hand Mirror.
Instant access
Don't wait for Photo Booth or Zoom to load. Just hover or click your notch, and your camera feed instantly drops down in a sleek, rounded window.
A Hand Mirror & Camera Preview alternative
Apps like Hand Mirror and Camera Preview are great, but why clutter your menu bar with one more app? Notchy gives you a native camera check—along with a clipboard manager and Pomodoro timer—dropping right out of your notch.
Lives in the notch
The notch is already where your webcam lives. It makes perfect sense for your camera preview to drop down directly from the hardware itself.
Privacy absolute
The camera feed is shown on your screen only. Notchy does not record, store or upload it.
Everything Notchy does, in one app
- 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)
- Searchable clipboard — filter by text, file name, or OCR'd words
- On-device OCR — copy a screenshot, get its text (Apple Vision)
- Window snapping — drag a window to the notch to tile it
- App Launcher — pin apps to the notch, open with one tap
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- Text snippets — TextExpander-style pastes from the ⌘K palette
- One-tap screen capture to clipboard + shelf
- Color eyedropper — sample any pixel, hex auto-copied
- System-wide mic mute for every meeting app at once
- Keystroke HUD for demos & screencasts (secure-input safe)
- Keyboard cleaning lock with countdown island (⌘⎋ unlocks)
- Menu-bar icon hiding — Bartender-style separator & chevron
- Live CPU / memory / network stats flyout
- Custom islands through the local developer API (off by default)
- iPhone-style call island — Answer/Decline FaceTime on the notch
- Notch Terminal — real VT100/xterm shell in a PTY, its own tab
- Camera Guard — alert (or block) when any app opens your camera
- Caps Lock HUD — brief island on every toggle
- Full Charge island with adjustable threshold + low-battery sound
- Alt HUD styles — edge-pinned bar or circular gauge off the notch
- Audio-reactive Now Playing visualizer (real FFT of system audio)
- Custom closed-notch idle animation — drop in your own Lottie JSON
- 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
- 134 languages, fully localized
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple silicon
Mac Camera Preview — FAQ
How do I quickly check my Mac camera?
With Notchy, just swipe down on your MacBook notch. A small camera preview will instantly appear so you can check your lighting and appearance before joining a Zoom or Teams call.
Is there an alternative to Hand Mirror?
Yes. While Hand Mirror charges for Plus features, Notchy provides a lightning-fast camera check utility built right into the notch, with no Plus tier.
Does it work on Macs without a notch?
Yes. If your Mac doesn’t have a physical notch, Notchy creates a beautiful 'floating pill' at the top of your screen that acts as your camera mirror drop-down.
Does Notchy record my camera?
Absolutely not. The camera preview is rendered locally and no frame ever leaves your Mac. Notchy's only telemetry is an anonymous active-install count, which you can switch off in About → Privacy.