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# NotchPop
> NotchPop is a native macOS app that turns the MacBook notch (or, on Macs without one, a floating island) into a private productivity hub: media controls, a file drop shelf, clipboard history, focus timers, calendar, developer activity, revenue tracking, and message replies.
NotchPop requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later, runs on Apple Silicon Macs, and is built with Swift and SwiftUI. It works on MacBooks with a notch and, as a floating island, on iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, external displays, and Apple Silicon MacBooks without a notch.
Pricing: one-time purchase, no subscription. $3.99 for 1 Mac, $6.99 for 2 Macs, $14.99 for 5 Macs. Includes future app updates and a 7-day free trial.
## Features
- [Media Island](https://notchpop.com/features/media-island): shows what's playing in any app (Apple Music, Spotify, a browser tab, a podcast app) with live artwork; play, pause, skip, volume for Music and Spotify, and an audio output picker with AirPlay.
- [Drop Shelf](https://notchpop.com/features/drop-shelf): drop files on the notch to keep them, AirDrop them, copy their paths, or convert JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF and WebP images to JPEG, PNG, HEIC or PDF on-device.
- [Clipboard](https://notchpop.com/features/clipboard): opt-in clipboard history (off by default) with search, type detection and pinned items; concealed and transient items are ignored; only pinned items are saved.
- [Focus & Hydration](https://notchpop.com/features/focus-timer): 25/5 Pomodoro, 5, 10 and 25-minute countdowns, a stopwatch, and a hydration reminder every 30 minutes.
- [Calendar](https://notchpop.com/features/calendar): month view and day agenda from the Mac's calendars, one-click Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams joins, meeting alerts, and plain-English reminders.
- [Developer Activity](https://notchpop.com/features/developer-activity): Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Grok usage, streaks and a yearly heatmap, plus local dev servers.
- [Revenue Hub](https://notchpop.com/features/revenue-hub): Stripe, Polar, Dodo Payments and AdSense totals for today, 7 or 30 days, with sale alerts; keys stored in the macOS Keychain.
- [Message Replies](https://notchpop.com/features/message-replies): iMessage and WhatsApp alerts with replies from the notch; nothing sends until you press Send.
- [Weather & Utilities](https://notchpop.com/features/weather-utilities): Open-Meteo weather, unit and currency conversion, emoji search, screen time, and CPU, RAM, disk, network and battery stats.
## Privacy
Clipboard history and file conversion are processed locally. Clipboard monitoring is off by default. Permissions are requested per feature.
## Pages
- [All 23 built-in tools](https://notchpop.com/tools): searchable catalogue, included in every license.
- [About NotchPop and Tejas Telkar](https://notchpop.com/about): maker, editorial approach, support and current notarization status.
- [Compare notch apps](https://notchpop.com/compare): NotchPop vs NotchNook, The Boring Notch, Alcove, Droppy and other Mac notch apps, reviewed against each app's own published materials.
- [NotchPop vs NotchNook](https://notchpop.com/vs/notchnook)
- [NotchPop vs The Boring Notch](https://notchpop.com/vs/boring-notch)
- [NotchPop vs Droppy](https://notchpop.com/vs/droppy)
- [NotchPop vs Alcove](https://notchpop.com/vs/alcove)
- [Pricing](https://notchpop.com/buy)
- [Changelog](https://notchpop.com/changelog)
- [Feedback board](https://notchpop.com/feedback): public bugs, ideas and questions, reported from the app with no account.
- [Download](https://notchpop.com/NotchPop.dmg)
- [NotchPop on Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/notchpop)
- [Demo video on YouTube](https://youtu.be/Mki2_g7MTXc): 55-second tour of NotchPop on a MacBook.
## Guides
- [Mac notch music controls](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-notch-music-controls): Spotify and Apple Music setup, playback, output picker, Playing Next, lyrics and troubleshooting.
- [Mac file shelf](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-file-shelf): drag and drop, multi-select, batch image conversion, AirDrop and cleanup.
- [Pomodoro timer for Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/pomodoro-timer-mac): focus and break setup, duration adjustment, countdowns, stopwatch and macOS Focus.
- [Mac clipboard history](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-clipboard-history): monitoring, search, pins, optional keyboard shortcuts and permissions.
- [Best Mac notch apps in 2026](https://notchpop.com/guides/best-mac-notch-apps): 14 notch apps compared by price and use case, including free options.
- [How to get a Dynamic Island on your Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/dynamic-island-for-mac): third-party notch apps add a Dynamic Island-style interface to macOS.
- [How to hide the MacBook notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/hide-macbook-notch): full screen, Scale to fit below built-in camera, black wallpaper, and notch-hiding apps.
- [Menu bar icons hidden behind the notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/menu-bar-icons-hidden-behind-notch): why it happens and how to fix it.
- [Which Macs have a notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/which-macs-have-a-notch): every notched MacBook model.
- [Notch apps for Macs without a notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/notch-app-without-a-notch): floating island on iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio and external displays.
### Music & audio
- [Control Spotify from your MacBook notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/spotify-controls-mac-notch): Set up Spotify controls in NotchPop, check artwork and playback, and understand the difference between a music remote and Spotify's own app.
- [Use Apple Music MiniPlayer or notch controls on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/apple-music-miniplayer-mac): Open Apple Music's built-in MiniPlayer, keep it above other windows, or use a notch remote when you want playback beside your other Mac tools.
- [Switch audio outputs on Mac without losing your place](https://notchpop.com/guides/switch-audio-output-mac): Choose speakers or headphones in macOS Sound settings or NotchPop's Media Island. Check the output separately from playback and microphone input.
- [Fix missing music information in your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/music-not-showing-mac-notch): Troubleshoot an empty or stale now-playing panel in NotchPop. Separate playback, active-player information and audio-output problems with simple tests.
### Files & clipboard
- [Convert HEIC to JPG on Mac locally](https://notchpop.com/guides/heic-to-jpg-mac): Convert an HEIC photo to JPEG using Preview or NotchPop. Check image size, quality and the output file before attaching or uploading it.
- [Convert a WebP image to PNG on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/webp-to-png-mac): Convert a readable WebP image into PNG with NotchPop's local converter. Preserve a separate original and inspect transparency, size and image detail.
- [Turn an image into a PDF on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/images-to-pdf-mac): Save an image as PDF with Preview or NotchPop. Understand single-image outputs, batch conversion and when you need a separate PDF combining tool.
- [Resize an image on Mac before an upload](https://notchpop.com/guides/resize-images-mac): Choose a smaller maximum image dimension in NotchPop, understand quality versus pixel size, and inspect a separate output before uploading it.
- [AirDrop staged files from your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/airdrop-files-mac-notch): Select staged files in NotchPop and open the macOS AirDrop flow. Check the selection, recipient and transfer separately before clearing your shelf.
- [Copy a file path on Mac and use it correctly](https://notchpop.com/guides/copy-file-path-mac): Copy a pathname in Finder or NotchPop's drop actions. Understand local paths, spaces and why a path is different from attaching the actual file.
- [Pin reusable clipboard items on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/pin-clipboard-items-mac): Pin reusable text or other supported clipboard items in NotchPop. Understand retained pins, search and why sensitive values should stay out of your snippets.
- [Paste text without unwanted formatting on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/paste-plain-text-mac): Use Paste and Match Style in supported Mac apps, understand its shortcut, and separate clipboard history from the destination's text-formatting behavior.
- [Manage clipboard history privacy on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-clipboard-privacy): Understand NotchPop's opt-in clipboard monitoring, in-memory recent history, persisted pins and clearing controls without assuming every sensitive copy is detected.
### Focus & time
- [Keep your Mac awake for a temporary task](https://notchpop.com/guides/keep-mac-awake): Start a temporary Keep Awake session in NotchPop, tie it to an open app or control display sleep separately. Understand the closed-lid limitation.
- [Check a Mac that sleeps during a download](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-sleeps-during-download): Diagnose whether idle sleep, a closed lid, lost connectivity or the downloading app interrupted your Mac transfer. Use a bounded awake session when appropriate.
- [Start a countdown timer on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/countdown-timer-mac): Use Clock for custom Mac timers or NotchPop's Coffee, Break and Sprint countdown presets. Keep countdowns distinct from Pomodoro and elapsed-time tracking.
- [Measure elapsed time and laps on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/stopwatch-mac-laps): Start, stop, record laps and reset NotchPop's stopwatch. Use elapsed time for work estimates while keeping lap readings separate from billable records.
- [Play rain and background sounds on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/rain-background-sounds-mac): Try macOS Background Sounds or layer NotchPop's locally generated rain, café and wave sounds. Control each layer and stop the mix when you finish.
- [Review the app time NotchPop tracks on your Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/track-app-usage-mac): Review NotchPop's daily foreground-app observations and seven-day view. Understand why its local tracking is separate from Apple's Screen Time reports.
### Everyday utilities
- [Monitor Mac CPU usage and investigate a spike](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-cpu-monitor): Read NotchPop's live CPU summary and short graph, then open Activity Monitor to identify processes. Distinguish a brief burst from sustained load.
- [Check Mac RAM usage without chasing free memory](https://notchpop.com/guides/check-mac-ram-usage): Use NotchPop for a memory glance and Activity Monitor for memory pressure, cached files and swap. Avoid treating used RAM alone as a diagnosis.
- [Monitor current upload and download activity on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-network-speed-monitor): Read NotchPop's current upload and download rates, distinguish traffic from an internet speed test, and use Activity Monitor for a closer investigation.
- [Check a weather forecast from your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/weather-mac-notch): Choose a location in NotchPop Weather and read current, hourly and upcoming forecasts. Check city, units and freshness before relying on a summary.
- [Convert units on Mac from a small panel](https://notchpop.com/guides/unit-converter-mac): Use NotchPop for length, weight, temperature, speed and data conversions. Verify the source unit, destination unit and number before using a result.
- [Use a Mac currency converter with dated rates](https://notchpop.com/guides/currency-converter-mac): Estimate a currency conversion in NotchPop, inspect the rate date and recognize saved-rate fallback. Compare a reference estimate with a provider's actual quote.
- [Use a quick scratchpad on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-scratchpad-quick-notes): Write quick text in NotchPop Scratchpad, inspect word and character counts, copy the draft and understand the project-specific Clear action.
- [Keep quick Mac notes in a panel rather than desktop stickies](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-notes-not-sticky-windows): Create and revisit local notes in NotchPop. Learn the difference between a note list, a scratchpad and sticky windows that remain on the desktop.
- [Find and insert emoji on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/emoji-picker-mac): Use the built-in Mac Character Viewer or NotchPop's emoji picker. Understand category search, copy fallback and optional Accessibility for insertion.
- [Launch saved websites from your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-bookmark-launcher): Add named web links to NotchPop and open them in your default browser. Keep bookmarks distinct from passwords, account sessions and copied file paths.
- [Search the web from your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/web-search-from-mac-notch): Send a search from NotchPop Links to Google, Perplexity, DuckDuckGo, GitHub or YouTube. Understand which provider receives the query and where results open.
### Calendar & reminders
- [See upcoming calendar meetings in your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/upcoming-meetings-mac-notch): Connect NotchPop to calendars on your Mac, choose a date and inspect meeting details. Diagnose missing events and check account synchronization.
- [Open Google Meet from your Mac calendar island](https://notchpop.com/guides/google-meet-quick-join-mac): Open a recognized Google Meet link from NotchPop Calendar. Verify the event, browser account and audio devices before joining the actual call.
- [Set a small task reminder from your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/mac-reminders-notch): Create a NotchPop reminder, verify the parsed due date and mark the task complete. Understand local reminders separately from Apple Reminders synchronization.
### Developer workflows
- [Follow local Claude Code activity on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/claude-code-activity-mac): Connect NotchPop to local Claude Code data, check sync freshness and distinguish activity observations from API-key status and provider-reported plan limits.
- [Read local Codex activity in your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/codex-activity-mac): Use local Codex CLI data in NotchPop, inspect last sync and available plan limits, and distinguish observed sessions from a complete account billing report.
- [Find and open local development servers on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/local-dev-server-monitor-mac): Use NotchPop Dev servers to inspect local listeners, filter by active project and open a preview. Read status before stopping or force-stopping a process.
### Analytics & revenue
- [Set up a Google Analytics dashboard on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/google-analytics-mac-dashboard): Connect your GA4 property to NotchPop, check live visitors and sync status, and understand why realtime traffic differs from acquisition reports.
- [View Stripe revenue and balances on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/stripe-revenue-mac-dashboard): Connect Stripe to NotchPop with a restricted read key, distinguish revenue from available and pending balances, and check currency, refunds and sync errors.
- [Check Dodo Payments revenue from your Mac notch](https://notchpop.com/guides/dodo-payments-revenue-mac): Connect a live Dodo Payments account to NotchPop, review successful payments and freshness, and distinguish payment totals from balances and payouts.
- [Connect a Polar revenue dashboard on Mac](https://notchpop.com/guides/polar-revenue-mac-dashboard): Connect Polar to NotchPop using an organization token with organization and order read access. Check paid orders, refunds, currency and sync errors.
## Contact
support@notchpop.com
