NotchDude — All-in-one productivity utility for Mac

Less switching. More doing.

Find the tools
you’ll actually use.

Start with the job you want to do. Every Pro feature is included in the 48-hour trial; the Free and Pro labels show what stays unlocked afterwards.

Home · Free

Your next move. One hover away.

Music, your next event, clipboard, Focus, and AI limits in one Home you arrange.

Drag tiles and tabs to arrange them. Hold a tile to resize or remove it.
Drag a bottom corner to resize the open notch.
Hover to open, click to pin, and use it on every display with Pro.

Real NotchDude Home screenshot with a large music tile and smaller tiles for clipboard, calendar, focus, and AI limits

Files, screenshots, and coding agents

See your limits, prepare something to share, and keep your work within reach.

Screenshot thumbnail · Free · Editing with Pro

Take a screenshot.
Use it straight away.

Give the floating screenshot preview a job. NotchDude puts your next action on the thumbnail, so you can use a capture without hunting for the saved file.

Copy or AirDrop: hover the thumbnail and choose an action.
Drag it straight into your work: drop the screenshot into a chat, document, or another app.
Keep it for later: add it to the file shelf when you’re not ready to use it.
Pick your four actions: choose what appears in Settings › Files. Pro adds arrows, blur, crop, and more through Edit.

Set up actions and hide the macOS floating preview →

Full-screen example with a dimmed crop of the hero's Fold wallpaper behind a Safari window and screenshot preview with Copy, Edit, More, and AirDrop actions — The full-screen example uses the hero’s dimmed Fold wallpaper behind the screenshot preview and its four quick actions. Edit requires Pro; choose your actions in Settings › Files.

Full NotchDude screenshot editor window with the Home dashboard on a lavender-to-pink gradient and the Design review card outlined

Screenshot editor · Pro

Mark it up. Hide private details. Send it.

Add arrows, text, numbered steps, and highlights. Blur private details, crop the image, or add a background. Copy, save, or drag the edited picture into another app. See how screenshot editing works.

Your day and your Mac

Everyday tools stay free, including System stats. Pro adds messaging, calls, and other personal touches; Music adds more controls.

Music · Free + Pro

Your soundtrack, without the detour.

Real NotchDude Music screenshot with album artwork, a progress bar, playback controls, and sound output

Play, pause, and skip in Spotify or Apple Music. Switch between speakers, headphones, and AirPlay right from the player. Pro adds seek, volume, shuffle, and repeat. A browser extension brings YouTube, YouTube Music, and other browser media into the same player. Connect your browser.

Focus · Free

Make room for your next good idea.

Real NotchDude Focus timer screenshot: 15:40 left on a ruler of ticks, with a Pause button

Start a 25-minute focus sprint, or drag the timer to set anything from 5 to 90 minutes. Breaks start on their own, with a longer one after every fourth session, and the countdown stays in sight on the closed notch.

Calendar · Free

Know what’s next before it’s now.

Real NotchDude Calendar screenshot: a month calendar with dots on busy days beside today’s events, with Launch planning happening now and a Join button for its call

A month calendar beside your day’s events, from the calendars already on your Mac, including iCloud, Google, and Exchange. See what’s on now and join Zoom, Meet, or Teams calls in one click.

Notes · Free

Catch the idea before it disappears.

Real NotchDude Notes screenshot: a list of notes beside an open note with a reminder set

Press ⌃⌥N in any app and start typing. Notes save as you go, and a bell on any note brings it back right when you need it.

System · Free

Know what your Mac is doing.

NotchDude System showing CPU use, a two-minute graph, per-core activity, and the apps using the most CPU and memory

See CPU, memory, GPU, network, and disk readings with two-minute graphs. Spot the apps using the most resources, check memory pressure, and see how much space is left on your startup disk. Explore System.

Messages · Pro

Catch the message. Skip the app switch.

Real NotchDude Messages screenshot with new messages from Priya on Teams, Mum on WhatsApp, and Alice in a Slack channel

New WhatsApp, Slack, and Teams messages show up in the notch. Click one to open its chat. Turn off those apps’ banners and the notch is the only place they appear.

Teleprompter · Pro

Keep your words close to the lens.

Real NotchDude Teleprompter screenshot reading a script under the camera, with Start, speed, and text size controls

Your script scrolls right under the camera, so you keep eye contact on calls and recordings. Adjust the speed and text size as you go.

Camera mirror · Pro

Check your camera before the call.

Camera Mirror feature example with an illustrated stand-in person in the live preview

Preview your framing right under the camera. Flip the view or zoom before opening your meeting app. The camera is on only while Mirror is open; nothing is recorded. See camera setup.

NotchDude AI Usage with equal-width Claude Code and Codex cards, 5-hour and weekly limits, reset times, token totals, and Claude Code agent activity

AI usage · Pro

Check your limits. Keep your momentum.

See Claude Code and Codex limits and reset times, which project each agent is working on, and when it’s waiting for you.

Real NotchDude Bookmarks screenshot with tiles for four sites

Bookmarks · Pro

Your daily sites, one click away.

Keep the pages you open every day in the notch. Add a name and an address, then click a tile to open it.

Real NotchDude Clipboard screenshot with a search field and a pinned git commit command above a copied link

Clipboard · Free + Pro

Copy something new. Keep the last thing.

Search your saved copies, pin what you reuse, and copy it back with a click. Passwords and private copies are never saved. Free shows your last 10 items. Pro keeps your whole history, with pinning and on-device summaries. Apple Intelligence summaries need macOS 26+; older Macs use sentence extraction.

Real NotchDude File Shelf screenshot with four files and actions to drag, copy, AirDrop, share, and show in Finder

File shelf · Free + Pro

Park it now. Use it in a second.

Drop files, screenshots, and links on the notch, then drag them out anywhere. Hold a drag for a moment to zip, merge PDFs, pull out text, or AirDrop as you drop. New screenshots get a thumbnail with the four actions you pick. Free holds 3 files; Pro removes the file limit. Quick actions run on your Mac.

Even when it’s closed

Glance up. Know what’s happening.

The closed notch keeps a little status on each side of the camera, and briefly grows to show changes like plugging in your charger or dropping a file on the shelf.

Closed notch showing the Claude Code icon on the left and a ring at 42% on the right — **Your agent at work Pro**Its icon pulses while it works, next to your 5-hour limit.

Closed notch showing a timer icon and 17:42 remaining — **Focus countdown**Time left in your sprint, without opening a thing.

Closed notch showing album artwork on the left and a sound level meter on the right — **Now playing**Album artwork and a live level meter.

Closed notch showing a coffee cup icon and the battery at 71% — **Keep Mac Awake**A cup while your Mac is held awake, next to your battery.

Glass and TintFrom solid black to frosted glass

Every display · ProA floating island on screens without a notch · Pro

Resize the notchDrag a corner to resize the open notch; double-click to reset

Edit your tab barHold a tab to remove it, or add tools back with +

Keyboard shortcuts⌘1–9 to jump between tools, arrow keys in Calendar, Esc to close

AccessibilityVoiceOver, Reduce Motion, and Increase Contrast

Automatic updatesUpdates install themselves, with release notes

Pay once.
Keep Pro for good.

Your first 48 hours come with every Pro feature. No card. No account. Keep the free tools afterwards, or unlock Pro with a one-time purchase.

Free

$0

Music, focus, notes, and calendar — free to keep

A Home you arrange, plus battery in your notch
Music artwork, play, pause, skip, and sound output
Focus sprints, a month calendar with one-click Join, quick notes, and Keep Mac Awake
Your last 10 clipboard items
3 files on your File Shelf, with quick actions
Screenshot thumbnail with configurable actions and drag-to-use
One display

Download free

Start with 48 hours of Pro, then keep the free plan. No automatic charge. Upgrade from the app whenever you like.

Pro · One-time purchase

$14.99

Pay once. Use it on up to 3 Macs.

Stay ahead of AI limits with Claude Code and Codex usage and live agent sessions
Full music controls: seek, volume, shuffle, and repeat
Keep more at hand: unlimited clipboard history with pinning, and on-device summaries
Keep as many files as you like on your File Shelf
Edit screenshots: arrows, text, steps, blur, crop, and backgrounds
See chat messages: new WhatsApp, Slack, and Teams chats in the notch
Bring your script, camera mirror, and bookmarks into the notch
Choose how the notch opens, how fast, and when it glows
Use every display, with future Pro features included
Priority support: your emails to the developer are answered first

Buying for a team?

Buy for lifetime

Dodo Payments handles checkout, tax, and invoicing. Your licence key arrives by email. Activation steps · Purchase terms · Purchase help

One payment, no subscription. Website prices are in USD; checkout may offer local currency. Applicable taxes are shown before payment. Your licence key arrives by email. Paste it in Settings › Pro › Already purchased? and choose Activate. One key per licence. Apple Intelligence summaries require macOS 26+ and Apple Intelligence enabled on a compatible Mac.

Small habit. Big difference.

There when you need it.
Gone when you don’t.

Open with a hover. Pin the panel when you want it to stay.
Make it yours. Arrange Home, resize the notch, and choose Glass or Tint.
Keep your data on your Mac. No NotchDude account; basic usage analytics are optional.

From NotchDude users

Already earning its place
in the everyday.

Dinesh KumarSoftware engineer

I’ve been using NotchDude, and I really like it. The clipboard feature is especially useful for me, and I also find the Focus Mode quite helpful.

I’ve also been using YouTube Music in Chrome, and the NotchDude Chrome extension makes it really convenient to control and view the music I’m listening to.

So far, NotchDude feels really top-notch! It’s a really impressive piece of work.

Aravindh ShanmugamProduct designer

Inspiration doesn’t wait for you to organize a folder. I used to stop every few minutes to save and re-import screenshots, and the spark was gone by the time they landed on my canvas.

With NotchDude, I hit Copy and they wait on the File Shelf, ready to drag straight into my board. It feels less like file management and more like collecting.

Balamurugan SathiyaseelanMotion graphic artist

When I’m animating, I don’t want to switch away from my timeline just to change a song. I can pause or skip it from the top of the screen and carry on working.

The person behind NotchDude

Made by Balaji Sivasakthi.

I’m a developer in India, and I build NotchDude. If you have a question about the app, your purchase, or your data, you can contact me directly.

Email the developer support@notchdude.com

Installation

A signed, notarized Mac app.

NotchDude is signed with my Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Check compatibility and installation steps before downloading, and see what changed in each release.

Installation guide → Read the release history →

Privacy

Your local data, explained.

Clipboard history, notes, and shelf files stay on your Mac. App analytics is on by default; you can turn it off in Settings › Privacy. The policy explains permissions, network requests, and website analytics and replay.

Read the privacy policy → Understand app permissions →

Purchases

Try it before you pay.

Every Pro feature is included for 48 hours, with no card and no automatic charge. Buying Pro is a one-time purchase for up to 3 Macs. Dodo Payments processes payment and emails your licence key.

Read the purchase terms → See how activation works →

FAQ

A few things before
you make it yours.

Curious about the details? Start here. For anything else, reach me at support@notchdude.com.

01Do I need a MacBook with a notch?

No notch? No problem. On a notched MacBook, NotchDude wraps around the camera housing. On other supported Macs and external displays, it becomes a floating island at the top of the screen. The free plan uses one display; Pro supports every display.

02Which Macs and macOS versions are supported?

You’ll need an Apple silicon Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Apple Intelligence summaries also require macOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence enabled on a compatible Mac.

03Is it a subscription?

No monthly bill. Pro is a one-time purchase, with future Pro features included. Prefer the free tools? They keep working without a purchase.

04How does the free trial work?

Open NotchDude for the first time and every Pro feature unlocks for 48 hours. No card or licence key needed. When the trial ends, the free tools keep working. You’re only charged if you choose to buy Pro.

05How many Macs can I use it on?

One Pro licence covers up to 3 Macs. Buying for a team? Use the Licences slider on the Pro plan; each licence comes with its own key. Switching machines? Choose “Deactivate on This Mac” in Settings › Pro on your old Mac, then activate your new one.

06How does AI Usage get my limits?

Codex limits come from its local session logs. For live Claude limits, NotchDude can request your plan usage from Anthropic using Claude Code’s saved sign-in, after you allow Keychain access. Local readings can be out of date until the tools refresh them. Agent sessions come from the end of the same local logs: the project folder, timing, and tool names only, never your prompts or code.

07Is my data private?

Your clipboard, notes, and files stay on your Mac, and there’s no NotchDude account. Messages are read from your Mac’s own notification record and kept only in memory. Optional basic usage analytics help improve the app; you can turn them off in Settings › Privacy. The privacy policy explains analytics and the app’s network requests, including optional live Claude usage.

08How do I get Pro after buying?

Dodo Payments handles checkout and emails your licence key. Open NotchDude, go to Settings › Pro, paste the key under Already purchased?, and choose Activate. One licence activates up to 3 Macs. For purchase or activation help, email support@notchdude.com.

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