Meet NotchX — a Dynamic Island-style interface for every MacBook with a notch. Instead of wasting that black cutout at the top of your screen, NotchX transforms it into an always-available command center: glanceable at a glance, expandable on demand, and completely out of your way when you don't need it.
Expand the notch to access Now Playing controls with a rich music visualizer, your upcoming Calendar events, a Shelf with AirDrop support, system HUD replacements for volume and brightness, a Focus Timer to keep you locked in, Bluetooth device management, a fullscreen Teleprompter mode, and more — all wrapped in a frosted-glass interface that feels like it belongs on macOS.
System Requirements:
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- MacBook with a built-in notch display
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
Once downloaded, open the .dmg and move NotchX to your /Applications folder.
Important
NotchX is currently unsigned, so macOS will show a security warning on first launch. This is expected — you only need to bypass it once.
Use one of the methods below to open the app.
After moving NotchX to your Applications folder, run:
xattr -cr /Applications/NotchX.appThen open the app normally.
Note
This method doesn't work for all users. If it fails, use the Terminal method above.
- Control-click (right-click) on NotchX in your Applications folder and select Open.
- Click Open in the security dialog to confirm.
If the app was already blocked by a previous double-click:
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down and click Open Anyway next to the NotchX warning.
- Enter your password if prompted.
brew install --cask MarvinBarsal/notchx/notchx --no-quarantine- Launch NotchX — it runs silently in the background with no Dock icon or menu bar clutter.
- Hover over the notch to expand it and reveal the full interface.
- Click or two-finger swipe on the notch to toggle between modules.
- Open Settings to configure modules, gestures, and visual preferences.
- macOS 14 or later
- Xcode 16 or later
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/MarvinBarsal/NotchX.git cd NotchX -
Open in Xcode:
open NotchX.xcodeproj
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Build and run:
PressCmd + Ror click the Run button.
Contributions are welcome! Read CONTRIBUTING.md to get started.
NotchX builds on the shoulders of some great open-source work:
- MediaRemoteAdapter — Enables the Now Playing source on macOS 15.4+.
- NotchDrop — Provided the foundation for the Shelf feature.
For a full list of licenses and attributions, see THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md.