The Ultimate Mac Setup
The Only Must-Have Mac App You Need
If you search for the "best Mac apps," you'll find lists recommending you install 10 different utilities costing over $70. Notchy replaces all of them with a single, blazing-fast, free Dynamic Island.
The $70+"Essential" Stack vs Notchy
NotchNookDynamic Island
$25Included
AirBuddyAirPods Manager
$10Included
YoinkFile Drop Shelf
$9Included
SleeveNow Playing Widget
$6Included
Hand MirrorCamera Check
$5Included
Flow / FocusPomodoro Timer
$5Included
MaccyClipboard History
$10Included
ItsycalMenu Bar Calendar
FreeIncluded
AmphetamineKeep Awake
FreeIncluded
TopNotchHide the Notch
FreeIncluded
Total Cost
$70+Free
Notchy isn't just a notch app. It's a massive suite of productivity tools engineered directly into the hardware design of your MacBook. One menu bar icon, zero desktop clutter, and completely free.
Everything Notchy does, for free
- Fluid Dynamic Island animations on the Mac notch
- 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
- 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
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