1.5× everything, from one chip

Every player hides its speed control somewhere different, and browsers hide it entirely. Notchy puts one speed chip on the notch — 1× to 2× — and only shows it where the change genuinely takes.

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Five speeds, one control

1×, 1.2×, 1.5×, 1.75× and 2×, on the now-playing row. The same chip covers a podcast app, an audiobook and a lecture in a browser tab, so the gesture is identical wherever the audio is coming from.

It reaches browser video

MediaRemote cannot set a rate inside a web page — the rate belongs to the video element, not the system. Notchy goes in through the browser's own JavaScript bridge, so a video in Safari, Chrome, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera or Chromium actually changes speed.

Never a chip that lies

The browser route is probed first: the rate is read back out of the page, and only a successful read shows the control. A chip that moves to 1.5× while the audio keeps its old speed is worse than no chip at all.

With ±15s, where it belongs

Long-form sources also swap next/previous for 15-second skips, and the now-playing card keeps artwork, a scrubber and the transport in the same place.

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)
  • 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

Playback speed on Mac — FAQ

How do I change video playback speed on a Mac?

Open the notch's now-playing controls and tap the speed chip: 1×, 1.2×, 1.5×, 1.75× or 2×. It applies to the player that is currently playing, including a video in a browser tab.

Does it work for videos in Safari and Chrome?

Yes, through the browser's JavaScript-from-Apple-Events bridge. That bridge is off until you enable it (Safari: Develop → Allow JavaScript from Apple Events; Chrome: View → Developer → Allow JavaScript from Apple Events) and the browser needs Automation permission.

Why is the speed chip missing sometimes?

Because the player it is showing cannot be sped up. Notchy only shows the chip after a real round trip confirms the rate can be set, rather than offering a control that does nothing.

Which speeds are available?

1×, 1.2×, 1.5×, 1.75× and 2×. They cover the range people actually listen at without turning the chip into a menu.

Does it work with Apple Podcasts and Books?

Yes — those are long-form sources, so they get the speed chip and the ±15s skips together.

Do I need to install a browser extension?

No. It uses the browser's built-in automation bridge, so there is nothing to add to Chrome or Safari.