Notchy: Free macOS app turns MacBook notch into Dynamic Island with music, timers, and clipboard features
By
Vishva Variya
3d ago· 4 min readenProduct
85/100
Golden Brown
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Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
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Summary
Notchy is a free, native macOS app that transforms the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island-like interface, similar to the iPhone's feature. It displays music amplifiers, timers (Pomodoro), clipboard status, file drops, and HUDs. The developer created it as a completely free alternative to paid notch apps, with donations accepted via Ko-Fi for development costs. The app is positioned as an all-in-one solution for MacBook notch functionality.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI know there are a lot of apps in the market for converting your boring notch to a dynamic island like an iPhone but there is not one app that does everything and none of them is free :(
So that was my motivation to build an mac app which I call Notchy which is completely free, never ever I'm going to monetize it.
Donations on Ko-Fi is appreciated for the development costs.
Notchy is the free, native macOS notch app that turns your MacBook notch into a fluid Dynamic Island — music, timers, clipboard, file drops, cluely, HUDs.
