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NotchX · for MacBooks with a notch

The notch you look at all day,
finally useful.

What's playing, who's messaging, the call that's ringing, your next meeting and the weather — right around the camera, at the size of the notch. Hover to see more, look away and it tucks back in.

Try it free for 14 days $9.99 once · no subscription

Signed & notarized by AppleMessages never leave your MacmacOS 13 or later

Fri 7 Nov  9:41

Music, as you hover

What it shows

Whatever's happening,
right where you're already looking.

Closed, NotchX keeps two small icons either side of the camera. Hover, and it opens straight down — never wider than it needs to be.

Music

Title, artist, play, skip and a progress bar you can drag. Works with Apple Music and Spotify.

Messages

Messages, Slack, Teams, WhatsApp and more, with the sender beside the camera and the app's real icon. Click to open it in the app.

Calls

FaceTime, Zoom or Teams ringing? Answer or decline from the notch. On the call, mic and camera switches sit beside the camera and follow the call app's own buttons. Tap to fold it away.

Meetings

Your next meeting a few minutes ahead, with the app its link opens in. One click joins; another reminds you in five minutes.

AirPods

Connect AirPods and they show up beside the camera with their name, the moment they connect. No need to open Bluetooth settings to check.

Weather

When nothing else is going on, a live sky beside the camera — sun, rain, thunder, snow — and the temperature. Click for today's high and low, the chance of rain and the next five hours. Off at first — turn it on with the Weather tile.

Volume & brightness

The big macOS pop-up in the middle of your screen becomes a slim line under the notch. Drag it, or tap the icons.

Messages and calls come from the notifications your Mac already shows. Setup tips

Music

Five looks. Thirty-five visualizers.

Each style has its own colours, its own animated icons beside the camera, and seven visualizers — a different one for every song. Everything pauses with the music.

Closed
Midnight Drive · Nova Lane · Midnight Drive · Nova Lane ·
Nova Lane
1:22
3:06
· try play / pause and drag the bar

Aura — album colours drifting like a lava lamp, with a spinning cover beside the camera.

Settings & privacy

Everything in one small menu.

Click NotchX in the menu bar to switch features on or off, pick a music look, and choose how much of a message the notch shows:

  • Full message — who it's from and what they wrote.
  • Sender only — who it's from, and "New message".
  • Icon only — just the app's icon. Handy when sharing your screen.

NotchX works on your Mac. It reads the banners macOS already shows you, never sends them anywhere, keeps no history and needs no account. Full privacy details

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Pricing

One price. Yours for life.

Try every feature free for 14 days, then keep NotchX with a single payment.

Lifetime licence

$9.99USD

One-time payment · 1 Mac

Buy NotchX Try free for 14 days

Everything included

  • Music player with 5 looks and 35 visualizers
  • Messages, calls and meetings in the notch
  • Volume, brightness, AirPods and weather
  • All future updates
  • Works offline once activated
  • No account, no subscription

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FAQ

Questions

Which Macs does it work on?

MacBooks with a notch (MacBook Air and Pro from 2021 on), running macOS 13 Ventura or later. On a Mac without a notch, NotchX sits at the top centre of the screen instead.

Which music apps?

Apple Music and Spotify.

A message or call doesn't show in the notch. Why?

NotchX shows what macOS shows as a banner. Check System Settings › Notifications › that app: notifications allowed, style Banners or Alerts, and no Focus or Do Not Disturb. Apps also skip the banner for a chat you have open in front. And make sure NotchX is switched on in Privacy & Security › Accessibility.

Why does it ask for Accessibility access?

To read the message and call banners macOS shows, and to replace the volume and brightness pop-ups. Music, weather and AirPods work without it. Meetings ask for Calendar access instead.

Does anything I read leave my Mac?

No. NotchX has no account and no analytics and keeps no message history. It only goes online to check your licence, look for updates and — if you turn Weather on — fetch the forecast for your approximate area. Full privacy details

What happens when the trial ends?

The notch goes quiet until you enter a licence key. Your settings stay as they were.

Can I move my licence to a new Mac?

Yes. A licence works on one Mac at a time: choose "Deactivate this Mac" in the ⓘ page on the old Mac, then enter the key on the new one.

How do updates arrive?

NotchX checks for new versions by itself, or choose Check for Updates in its ⓘ page.

Give your notch something to do.

Free for 14 days, then $9.99 once. Signed & notarized by Apple · macOS 13 or later.

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