Built into your MacBook's notch.
Hover the notch — calendar, clipboard, notes, music, AirDrop, timer. No window. No menu bar clutter. Just there.
Mac App Store · ★ 3.8 · Free · macOS 14+
Make your notch useful.
NotchNest turns your MacBook's notch into a quick-access hub — calendar, AI clipboard, quick notes, Pomodoro, music, AirDrop and more, one hover away.
★ 3.8
Mac App Store rating
13
Customer ratings worldwide
macOS 14+
Minimum OS
Free
On the Mac App Store
Everything your notch was missing.
Ten productivity tools, all native, all one hover away — powered on-device by Apple Intelligence.
AI Clipboard
Full history, search, pin. Rephrase, summarise, refine with on-device Apple Intelligence.
Calendar + AI briefings
Native Apple Calendar in the notch. Smart briefings for meetings and deadlines, on-device.
Pomodoro timer
Focus sessions, breaks, daily streak. Zero screen clutter. Lives in the notch.
Drag-to-AirDrop
Drop any file on the notch. AirDrop in one gesture. File-Tray keeps recents one hover away.
Music controlSpotify & Apple Music with album art.
Quick Notes + AICapture, refine, sync across Apple devices.
Camera MirrorInstant webcam preview for calls and selfies.
BookmarksOne-click launch for your daily sites.
Up and running in 90 seconds.
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Download from the Mac App Store
Free. Signed and sandboxed by Apple. macOS 14 or later.
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Grant Calendar, Notes & Music access
All permissions are optional and on-device. Nothing leaves your Mac.
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Pick your widgets
Toggle the tools you want in the notch. Hover the notch — there they are.
One notch. Ten daily wins.
Calendar
Glance at today's schedule
Mac notch calendar widget with AI meeting briefings.
Now Playing
Skip a track without leaving your app
Spotify and Apple Music controls in the notch.
AirDrop
Send a file in one drag
Drop on the notch, pick a device, done.
Mirror
Check your camera before a call
Instant webcam mirror, no extra app to launch.
Clipboard
Find that snippet you copied yesterday
AI-powered history with search and pinning.
Focus
Run a Pomodoro without a window
Built-in timer with break cycles and streak.
Notes
Capture an idea in two seconds
Quick Notes with AI refinement, synced to iCloud.
Bookmarks
Launch your daily sites in one click
Pin URLs and apps to the notch shelf.
Recommended across the Mac community.
Editorial picks, creator reviews, and a Product Hunt launch.
MacUpdate
"The 5 best notch apps for Mac — getting more from your menu bar."
NotchNest features in MacUpdate's editorial round-up of the best notch utilities for MacBook.
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Medium · The Useful Tech
"5 new Mac apps from 2025 you've probably never heard of."
NotchNest profiled as a fresh productivity find for the modern Mac.
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Featured on Product Hunt
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Questions, answered.
What is the macOS notch?
The macOS notch is the small cutout at the top centre of MacBook Pro 14" / 16" (2021 onwards) and MacBook Air 13" / 15" M2 and later. It hosts the FaceTime camera and sits inside the menu bar, which means most of the time it's wasted vertical pixels. Apps like NotchNest reclaim that area: hover the notch and it expands into a glassy panel of widgets — calendar, clipboard, notes, music, AirDrop. Same hardware, far more useful.
What is the macOS notch?
Does NotchNest work on MacBooks without a notch?
Yes. On notchless Macs — MacBook Air M1, older MacBook Pros, Mac mini, iMac, Mac Studio — NotchNest renders as a slim drop-down panel anchored to the top centre of your display. Every widget works exactly the same: AI clipboard, calendar, Pomodoro, Quick Notes, music controls, AirDrop, File-Tray. You're not buying a notch decoration; you're buying a productivity hub.
How to use the MacBook notch
Is NotchNest free?
Yes. NotchNest is free to download from the Mac App Store. There's no trial, no demo lock-out — the core widgets (calendar, clipboard, notes, Pomodoro, music, AirDrop, mirror, bookmarks) are all included. Optional AI features run on-device using Apple Intelligence, so there's no subscription server cost passed on to you. If you'd like to support development, leave a 5-star review on the Mac App Store.
Does NotchNest drain battery?
No measurable impact in normal use. NotchNest is a native SwiftUI app optimised for Apple Silicon — it sleeps when the notch panel is closed and wakes only on hover or hotkey. AI features use Apple Intelligence's on-device model, which is energy-tuned by macOS. If you're concerned, disable the widgets you don't use in Settings; each toggle is independent. Power consumption typically reads "Low" in Activity Monitor.
Is NotchNest safe and sandboxed?
Yes. NotchNest ships exclusively through the Mac App Store, which means it's notarized, code-signed by Apple, and runs inside the App Sandbox. It cannot access files outside the directories you explicitly grant. Calendar, Notes, Music and AirDrop use Apple's official entitlements. Nothing is uploaded — clipboard history, notes, briefings all stay on your Mac. Read the full
privacy policy.
How is NotchNest different from Boring Notch, NotchDrop and Alcove?
Boring Notch, NotchDrop and Alcove are excellent — they each focus on one or two things (media controls, AirDrop, animation). NotchNest bundles ten tools in one notch: AI clipboard, calendar with AI briefings, Quick Notes with AI, Pomodoro, music control, AirDrop, File-Tray, camera mirror, bookmarks, and an Infinity Run game. One install, one menu bar slot, ten daily wins.
NotchNest vs Boring Notch vs NotchDrop
Will NotchNest work on macOS Sonoma, Sequoia and Tahoe?
NotchNest requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. It's fully supported on Sonoma, Sequoia (macOS 15) and Tahoe (macOS 26), including the Liquid Glass design language. AI clipboard, calendar briefings and Quick Notes refinement require Apple Intelligence, which means a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) on a Sequoia-or-newer build. Everything else runs fine on any Sonoma Mac.
Can I customise what the notch shows?
Yes. The Settings panel lets you toggle every widget independently, reorder them, set hover-vs-click triggers, pick a hotkey, and choose between expanded and minimised idle states. You can pin bookmarks, clipboard items and Quick Notes for one-tap access, and configure the Pomodoro intervals to your own work pattern. Everything's stored locally — no account, no cloud config.
How to customise the macOS menu bar
Reclaim your notch.
Free on the Mac App Store. macOS 14 or later. Privacy-first by design.
