Dynamic Island for MacBook
Notcher is a native macOS app that turns the notch of a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air into a Dynamic Island: music controls, a focus timer, a file shelf, clipboard history, weather and more open right under the camera when you hover the notch.
What the iPhone has and the Mac is missing
On iPhone 14 Pro and later, the Dynamic Island is the area around the front camera: it surfaces music, timers, calls and Live Activities. Macs have the same physical space — the notch of the MacBook Pro (14" and 16", 2021 and later) and MacBook Air (2022 and later) — but macOS does nothing with it.
Notcher closes that gap. Instead of a dead black bar, the notch becomes the place where the things you reach for all day live.
What Notcher puts into the notch
- Music: artwork, title, play, pause and precise scrubbing for Spotify and Apple Music, with an optional reveal on real track changes.
- Focus: a timer with 5, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minute presets.
- Shelf: park files briefly and hand them on via AirDrop.
- Clipboard history: opened with ⌃ V, ten filters, favourites, kept locally.
- Weather: optional hourly forecasts from MET Norway.
- Camera mirror: live and mirrored, never recorded.
- Menu bar apps: off by default, arranged by you.
Requirements
macOS 15 or newer on Apple silicon and Intel. Notcher also runs on Macs without a physical notch — see supported devices.
Security
Notcher is distributed only through the Mac App Store and goes through Apple review before release (release is being prepared). You never need to disable macOS protections.
Frequently asked questions
Coming soon to the Mac App Store · one-time EUR 1.99
Open App Store Notcher 1.0 is being prepared for release on the Mac App Store; not available yet. Once released: a one-time EUR 1.99 – no subscription, no in-app purchases, no sign-in required. An account is only needed for optional cloud sync.