NotchyIsland turns the space around your MacBook's camera into a small island for what's playing, what's next on your calendar, and what you last copied.
Hover over the notch
Track, artist and artwork from any app that reports to macOS Now Playing: Music, Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music in a browser. Play, pause, skip and scrub without switching windows. While music plays, the closed notch shows the artwork and live audio bars.
Today's date with your next timed events and a countdown to the one coming up, or the full month with any day's events a click away. Events come from the calendars already on your Mac; cancelled and declined ones are skipped.
The last twenty pieces of text you copied, each with the app it came from. Click an item to copy it again. History stays on this Mac, and anything a password manager marks as private is never saved.
| macOS | 14 Sonoma or later |
|---|---|
| Mac | Apple silicon or Intel |
| Display | Any display; choose which one in Settings |
| Permissions | Calendar access for Calendar; pasteboard access for Clipboard |
| Price | Free |
Yes. There is no account, subscription or trial. If you'd like to support it, you can buy me a coffee (opens in a new tab).
Any app that reports to macOS Now Playing, including Music, Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube Music in a browser.
No. Items that apps mark as passwords or temporary, such as copies from password managers, are never saved. History holds the last 20 text items and stays on this Mac.
Yes. Choose the display in Settings, or leave it on Automatic.
Now Playing, Calendar, Clipboard, the clock and the battery indicator can each be switched on or off in Settings, opened from the menu bar icon. Launch at login and the hover delay are there too.
NotchyIsland is free. If it makes your day a little nicer, you can buy me a coffee (opens in a new tab).