Your notch has more to give.

Music, files, clipboard history and everyday utilities, right in your MacBook notch. Built around one rule. Nothing runs when it isn't needed.

Requires macOS 26 or later. Installation details are in the release notes.

CreativeNotch with music controls on the left and three countdown timers on the right.
Music controls and running timers in CreativeNotch.

Keep the small things close

Control your music, keep files on the shelf and find something you copied without leaving what you're doing.

Choose what runs

Switch individual features on or off. Disabled features stop running in the background.

Permissions when you need them

The camera asks when you open it. Bluetooth, calendar and downloads start switched off and ask when enabled.

See it in motion.

A short tour of the app. You choose which features stay on.

See CreativeNotch in action, from music controls to clipboard search and everyday utilities.

Project details

2,367
tests passing in CIView test results
1
repeating Timer in the app sourceView implementation
1
global event monitor, installed only while the panel is openView implementation
0
event taps, so nothing asks for AccessibilityView source
v0.14.0
latest releaseView release

As of . View this version on GitHub.

Why I built it this way.

I set one rule before writing any features, and enforced it in one place. Nothing runs unless something needs it. That means no checking on a timer when macOS can send an event instead, no input monitor left running, and no listening to your audio.

Read the engineering case study