Your MacBook notch, finally useful.
Notchy opens from the notch to show what matters: the song, your next meeting, which Claude, Codex or Gemini agent is still working, a shelf for files you are moving, and answers about your Mac. It closes by itself when you are done.
Apple Silicon and Intel. macOS 13 or later. About 20 MB of memory while idle.
Everything, one glance up.
Eight live activities, each one a tab in the notch. Hover to peek, click to stay, or let it open on its own.
See every coding agent at a glance
Notchy finds Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI sessions running on your Mac and shows each one with its own logo, project, run time and whether it is working or idle. When one finishes, the notch opens for a moment so you know.
- Reads the process list and file times only, never your prompts or code
- Works with terminals, VS Code and other editors
Music that follows you
Now playing from Music and Spotify with artwork and controls. The notch opens when the track changes, then tucks away. Changes arrive as system notifications, so Notchy never polls for them.
Your next meeting, one click to join
Upcoming events from your Mac calendar, with a Join button for Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex and Whereby links. The notch opens two minutes before a meeting starts.
A shelf for anything you are moving
Drag files toward the notch and it opens a shelf. Drop them, then drag them out into any app, or send them with AirDrop. Notchy keeps only the file locations, in memory, never copies.
Drag them out anywhere, or AirDrop them
A clipboard you can search
The last 60 copies, searchable, with pins for the ones you keep. Copied images are read for text on your Mac so screenshots are searchable too. Passwords from password managers are never stored, and nothing is written to disk.
Which databases are running?
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse and more, found from listening ports and Docker containers. Notchy never connects to them or reads data.
Ask your Mac a question
"Which agents are running?" "Is Postgres up?" "What is next on my calendar?" Notchy answers on your Mac, with no network. For anything else, add your own Claude API key or a local Ollama model in Settings. It is off until you turn it on.
Timer and system at a glance
Start a 5, 15, 25 or 45 minute timer that counts down in the notch, with CPU, memory and battery one hover away.
Memory measured on an Apple Silicon Mac with Apple's footprint tool: about 17 to 20 MB closed, about 26 to 28 MB open. Your Mac and macOS version will differ.
Built to stay out of the way.
Notchy is native Swift with no web view, and it does almost nothing while it is closed.
Light by design
No Electron, no polling loops. While the notch is closed it wakes every fifteen seconds. Music changes arrive as notifications.
Private by default
No account and no analytics. The only network calls are starting your free trial, license activation and, if you switch them on, AI questions to the provider you choose.
Opens and closes itself
A new song, a finished agent, a meeting in two minutes, a file dragged toward the notch: it opens, shows you, and closes.
Up and running in a minute.
No sign-up. Your license key arrives by email after you buy.
Download
Get the DMG and drag Notchy to Applications.
Open it
Notchy lives in the notch and the menu bar. The 7 day trial starts.
Buy when ready
Enter your email, pay, and your key is emailed at once.
Paste the key
Settings, License, paste, Activate. Done.
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Simple pricing.
Try it free for 7 days. Then one small price, in US dollars.
Monthly
- Every feature
- Up to 3 Macs
- Cancel any time
Lifetime
- Every feature, forever
- Up to 3 Macs
- Updates included
Pay by card. Your license key is generated when the payment clears and emailed to you. Lost it? Send it again.
Download Notchy.
Free for 7 days. macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel.
Open the DMG, drag Notchy to Applications and open it. If macOS asks, allow Calendar access so meetings can show.
Questions.
How much memory does it use?
About 17 to 20 MB when the notch is closed and about 26 to 28 MB when it is open, measured with Apple's footprint tool on an Apple Silicon Mac. That is what Activity Monitor calls Memory. Numbers vary by Mac.
Does it work on a Mac without a notch?
Notchy is designed around the notch. On other displays it draws a slim bar at the top centre of the screen. Notchy was built and tested on a notched MacBook, so tell us if something looks off elsewhere.
What does it send over the internet?
Starting the free trial sends an anonymous hash of your Mac, so the trial cannot be restarted by deleting preferences. License activation sends your key and the same hash. If you turn on AI questions, a short status summary of your Mac goes to the provider you choose, your own Claude API key or a model on your own Mac. Calendar titles and the current song are left out unless you allow them. There are no accounts and no analytics.
How does the free trial work?
Notchy is free for 7 days from the first time you open it, with no card and no key. The start is remembered on our server by that anonymous hash of your Mac, so deleting Notchy's preferences does not restart it. When the 7 days end, the notch asks you to buy a license or enter a key.
How does the license work?
Buy on this page with your email. When the payment clears, your key is generated and emailed. Paste it in Settings, License. One key works on up to 3 of your Macs. The monthly plan renews until you cancel; lifetime is a single payment.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 7 days of buying, email us and we will refund you. The 7 day free trial is there so you can decide first.
Which agents does it recognise?
Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI, in terminals and editors. Notchy reads the running process list and the modified times of the agents' own session files. It never reads your prompts, code or transcripts.
Is it safe to install?
Notchy is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS opens it without warnings. It asks permission only for the things you use: Calendar for meetings, and control of Music or Spotify for playback.
Is there a Windows version?
Not yet. The notch is a Mac idea, so a Windows version would be a top-of-screen island built separately. Your key will work on both if we ship it.