Now playing
Play, pause, skip and seek in Music or Spotify. Follow synced lyrics and fine-tune their timing for each track. Adjust system volume in the same panel.
Dynamic Island
for your Mac.
Notchion puts playback, a focus timer, volume, battery alerts and quick tools at the top of your Mac. Open it with a click or a hover; it gets out of the way in full screen.
No notch? The same island floats as a pill on your external display, iMac or Mac mini.
Now make it yours.
Click a tab. Start a timer. Save a thought.
The island is yours to explore.
Click outside to collapse · ⌘K for quick actions
Click the island. Find your flow.
Interactive browser preview
Click open a tab⌘K quick actionsDrag add a fileEsc collapse
Preview data stays in this browser tab. AI and music controls are demonstrations; the Mac app connects to your real tools.
100%Native macOS
20Interface languages
19Animated companions
Your keyYour AI provider
Good things in motionNotchion demo track
24:59Stay in your flow
Your AI, within reach.Your provider. Your key.
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Small space. More possibility.
Right where your attention already is.
CAPTURED ON MACOS
The actual island.
The panel below is the running macOS app: playback, focus, system volume and the controls along the top edge.
NOTCHION 0.4.1Compact alerts.
Compact alerts.
Calm motion.
An alert unfolds from the island. Your active timer or music keeps its width. Useful actions stay close, with space to breathe.
No extra close buttons. Swipe up to dismiss.
Try the live demoChoose your companion
Real walking animation, beside your focus timer.
See the little things
make a big difference.
A closer look at the island. Choose a preview to explore.
The controls you need,
right above your work.
See what is playing, change volume, start a timer or catch a file without hunting for another window.
Now playingSynced lyricsVolume HUDBattery alertsCamera guardLock screenFocus timerClipboardFile shelfQuick notesYour AICalculatorColor pickerKeep awake20 languages
Focus timer
Pick a duration, press start and get into your work. Your countdown stays visible beside the camera.
Clipboard history
Find something you copied. Pin what matters. Keep your text history on your Mac.
File shelf
Drop a file onto the notch. Drag it into another app when you need it, or reveal it in Finder.
Quick notes
Capture a thought before it disappears. Your notes are saved locally and always within reach.
Your own AI
Connect OpenAI, OpenRouter, Ollama or a compatible provider. Summarize, rewrite and translate.
Quick calculator
Work out expressions, percentages and parentheses. Copy the result in one click.
Stopwatch
Time a small task with a precise, simple counter. Start, pause and reset from the island.
Color picker
Pick any color on your screen and copy its HEX value with the native macOS color sampler.
Screenshot shortcut
Open the familiar macOS screenshot tools from your island. Capture a region, window or screen.
System volume
Changing your Mac's output volume brings a compact level meter into the notch. It disappears when you are done.
Camera guard
See an island alert when another app starts using a camera. A glance tells you when it is active.
Keep awake
Keep the display awake while you read, present or work. Turn it off with the same small button.
Quick actions
Press Control–Option–K anywhere on your Mac. Search and jump straight to the tool you need.
It should feel like your Mac.
From the shape of your island to the tools inside it.
Every detail has its place.
Notchion Settings
Appearance & display
Make the island feel right at home.
Expanded panelIsland shape
Open on hover
Accent color
These controls update the interactive island above.
A LITTLE EXTRA INTELLIGENCEYour provider.
Your provider.
Your key. Your AI.
Choose your provider, paste your API key and save.
A helping hand is always just a click away.
OpenAIOpenRouterOllamaCompatible APIs
1
Choose your provider
Use a cloud service or a local Ollama model.
2
Paste your API key
Your key is saved in macOS Keychain.
3
Ask from the island
Only the text you send goes to your provider.
Provider usage may be billed separately. Local models need a running local server.
One island.
Every part of your day.
Deep work
A clear timer. Fewer reasons to switch windows.
A better soundtrack
The next track, without leaving your next idea.
Making things
Files, quick calculations and a little AI help.
Everyday moments
Catch a thought. Find a clip. Keep moving.
At home in 20 languages.
Automatic language selection, or choose your own.
Translations are built into the app and work offline.
EnglishРусскийDeutschFrançaisEspañolPortuguêsItalianoTürkçeУкраїнська日本語한국어简体中文NederlandsPolskiBahasa IndonesiaTiếng Việtالعربيةहिन्दीSvenskaไทย
A few things
you might be wondering.
Does Notchion work on a Mac without a notch?+
Yes. Notchion can float as a pill on an iMac, Mac mini or an external display. On a MacBook with a notch, it reads the display geometry and attaches to the top edge.
How do I install it?+
Download the DMG, open it and drag Notchion into Applications. This developer preview has a consistent local signature, but is not Apple Developer ID signed or notarized, so macOS may ask you to approve the launch.
Which AI services can I connect?+
OpenAI, OpenRouter, Ollama and providers with an OpenAI-compatible chat API. Choose a provider in Settings, add your key and save. Advanced settings let you change the model and API address.
Where are my notes and clipboard stored?+
On your Mac, in Notchion's Application Support folder. Clipboard history is off until you enable it. AI receives only the text you explicitly send.
Is it available on the App Store or Homebrew?+
The current build is distributed as a DMG. App Store and Homebrew releases have not been published yet.
What is included in this preview?+
Music and Spotify controls, focus timer, clipboard history, file shelf, notes, AI chat, calculator, stopwatch, color picker, screenshot shortcut and keep-awake mode. It requires macOS 13 or later.
A little closer.
A little more Notchion.
Give the top of your Mac something useful to do.
Download for Macv0.4.1 · Developer preview · macOS 13+