Siri, reflected in the notch

A hotkey to start a request, and a live island for as long as Siri is on screen — however you summoned it. Notchy does not pretend to host Siri itself, because macOS does not let any app do that.

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The limit, stated first

There is no API to draw Siri's interface inside another app, move its window or read its result. Any product showing a Siri conversation in a notch is drawing a fake around a system window. Notchy does not.

What is real

Start Siri from a Notchy hotkey or menu item, and see an island while the session runs — the same role every other live activity plays in the notch.

It follows Siri, not itself

Presence is detected from Siri's own UI process, so summoning by voice or the menu bar lights the island too — and it never gets stuck showing a session that has already ended.

Automation that does live in the notch

For things you want to run rather than ask about, Apple Shortcuts and home controls run from the panel itself.

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

Siri on the Mac notch — FAQ

Does Siri run inside the notch?

No, and nothing can make it. macOS gives no API to host Siri's interface in another app — its panel is drawn by the system, where the system puts it. What Notchy does is start a Siri request from a hotkey and show a live island for as long as Siri is actually on screen. Anything claiming an in-notch Siri conversation is a shell around a window it cannot read.

How do I open Siri from the notch?

A Notchy hotkey or menu item starts a request exactly as the system shortcut does. Set the hotkey to whatever you like alongside every other Notchy shortcut.

Does the island appear if I summon Siri another way?

Yes. Notchy watches for Siri's own UI process rather than trusting its own launch, so voice, the menu-bar icon and the system hotkey all light the island — and it clears when Siri goes away.

Why show an island at all?

Because that is the Dynamic Island's job on iPhone: reflecting an activity happening elsewhere in the system. Siri is exactly that on a Mac, and the notch is where your eye already goes.

Does it listen to me?

No. Notchy has no access to what you say to Siri, no transcript and no audio. It knows only whether Siri's interface is on screen.

Is it free?

Yes — free with no trial, licence key or subscription, on macOS 13 Ventura and later.