Micro-App Feature
Apple Reminders one click from the notch
Jot a reminder and check what's due without ever opening the Reminders app. Notchy brings quick capture and your due list into the MacBook notch — synced through iCloud, free.
Capture before you forget
The whole point of a reminder is catching it the instant it crosses your mind. Notchy makes that a single click to the notch and a line of text — no app launch breaking your flow.
Your real reminders, synced
This isn't a separate to-do silo. Notchy writes to Apple Reminders via EventKit, so everything you add shows up on iPhone, iPad and every Mac through iCloud automatically.
See what's due at a glance
The notch surfaces your incomplete reminders and highlights anything overdue, so you stay on top of the day without digging through a full app window.
Private and on-device
Notchy talks straight to Apple's on-device Reminders store. There's no Notchy account and no server in the middle — your tasks stay yours.
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)
- 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
- 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
- Open GitHub PR count in the notch (Keychain-stored token)
- iPhone-style call island — Answer/Decline FaceTime on the notch
- Notch Terminal — real VT100/xterm shell in a PTY, its own tab
- Privacy Indicator — pill when any app's camera or mic goes live
- 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
- 133 languages, fully localized
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple Silicon
Mac Reminders — FAQ
Does this use my real Apple Reminders?
Yes. Notchy reads and writes your actual Apple Reminders through EventKit, so anything you capture in the notch syncs to Reminders on your iPhone, iPad and other Macs via iCloud — and vice versa.
How do I add a reminder from the notch?
Open the Reminders tab in the notch, type what you need to remember, and hit return. It's captured to Apple Reminders instantly — no app launch, no window, no context switch.
Can I see what's due?
Yes. The notch lists your incomplete reminders with what's due soon and flags anything overdue, so a quick glance tells you what still needs doing.
Is my reminder data private?
Completely. Notchy asks for Reminders access on first use and works directly with Apple's on-device EventKit store. Nothing routes through Notchy's servers — there aren't any.