Give your Mac another notch.
SideNotch turns unused space along the top of your Mac into a fast, glanceable workspace for the things you use all day.
Your Mac has more room up here than you think.
The menu bar and the bezel are persistent real estate. SideNotch hangs extra notches to the left and right of the camera housing. The physical notch stays put.
Modules that live in the bezel
Hover a row. The extra line is the glance. The pill on the right is the notch.
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Clipboard
The last thing you copied, still on this Mac.
History is local. Nothing is uploaded.
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Downloads
The newest file in ~/Downloads.
Open it from the top edge without hunting the Dock.
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Calendar
The next event on this machine.
Titles stay on device. EventKit is opt-in later.
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Timer
A countdown that hangs beside the camera.
Start it, glance it, forget the rest of the screen.
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Music
Whatever is already playing.
Skip or pause without bringing another window forward.
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Launcher
Open an app from the bezel.
Type a few letters. Stay at the top of the display.
Collapsed, then a glance, then open
Hover the pill to peek. Focus it to read Clipboard, Downloads, and Timer with keyboard hints.
Collapsed → glance → expanded. Hover, then focus.
One notch wasn't enough.
Left and right run on their own. Put a clipboard on one side and a timer on the other.
Left
Clipboard
Last item on this Mac
Right
Timer
Runs on its own
Your clipboard should stay your clipboard.
Local modules remain local. Clipboard history, calendar titles, filenames, URLs, and launched app names never leave the Mac. SideNotch does not take Accessibility, screen recording, or input-monitoring permission.
Put modules where your hands already are
Drag between left and right. Keep one SideNotch empty if you want.
Left
ClipboardDownloadsCalendarDrag
Right
TimerMusicLauncherMove a module from one SideNotch to the other. Left, right, or both.
Questions
Does this replace the MacBook notch?
No. The physical camera housing stays put. SideNotch hangs extra notches to the left and right of it.
Does this work on Macs without a notch?
Yes. On notchless displays, SideNotches sit inset from the left and right edges of the menu bar.
Does this work with external monitors?
Yes. Each display can have its own SideNotches. Frames recalculate when screens change.
Does it cover the menu bar?
No. The pills hang from the top edge. The left SideNotch stays clear of the Apple menu.
Does it work full screen?
Yes. SideNotch stays available with a full-screen space.
What macOS versions are supported?
macOS 14 Sonoma and later.
Does SideNotch collect clipboard data?
No. Clipboard history never leaves the Mac.
Does SideNotch run in the background?
Yes. It is an agent app. Idle CPU should stay near zero.
Can I use only one SideNotch?
Yes. Left, right, or both.
How do updates work?
Sparkle, signed when Developer ID credentials are present.