NotchHQ

Your Notch, Now Useful

Hover at the notch to unlock a command center with Music Controls, Notes, Timer, Calculator, Clipboard, AI Chat, and System Stats — all living in the dead space above your screen.

Now Playing Notes Timer Calculator Clipboard AI Chat
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Click the tabs to explore each tool

NotchHQ Panel
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
1:23-2:17
+
Buy groceries14:32
Call dentist12:05
Review PR #4210:18
3:42
Stopwatch
Countdown
42
C
±
%
÷
7
8
9
×
4
5
6
1
2
3
+
Clipboard Capture
The quick brown fox…copy
https://github.com/…copy
Meeting at 3pmcopy
AI Chat powered by GPT-4o-mini Add your API key in Settings to enable
CPU
23%
RAM
9.8 GB
Disk
256 GB
Batt
87%
Now
Notes
Timer
Calc
Clip
AI
Stats
Features

7 Tools in Your Notch

Hover to open, tap a tab, get things done

Now Playing

Album artwork, 20-bar wave visualizer, play/pause, next/prev, volume. Detects Music, Spotify, YouTube & Chrome tabs.

Quick Notes

Jot down thoughts instantly. Auto-saved to disk.

Timer

Stopwatch & countdown with presets. Beep when done.

Calculator

Full calculator with +, −, ×, ÷, %, ±.

Clipboard

Capture & paste from history. Up to 20 items.

AI Chat

Stream responses from GPT-4o-mini right in your notch.

System Stats

CPU, RAM, disk, battery, uptime — live updated.

Notch Native

Expands from the notch with a spring animation.

No Setup

Works out of the box. Add API key for AI.

Install

Get Started

Up and running in under a minute

Quick Install

# 1. Open the DMG and drag to Applications
$ open NotchHQ.dmg

# 2. Fix quarantine (unsigned build)
$ xattr -cr /Applications/NotchHQ.app

# 3. Ad-hoc re-sign the app
$ codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/NotchHQ.app

# 4. Launch!
$ open /Applications/NotchHQ.app

Hover your mouse at the top center of the screen (notch area) to reveal the panel. Move away to collapse. Add your OpenAI API key in Settings for AI chat.

Ready to Notch?

Turn dead space into your command center

Download NotchHQ.dmg