There are a lot of notch apps. Most try to do ~~everything~~.

A few things.Done perfectly.

Your notch, made useful.

Claude Code approvals, messages you can answer, a player with lyrics and a file shelf, in your Mac's notch. Free, and it all stays on your Mac.

Download for Mac What it does

Not notarized by Apple, so macOS asks you to click Open Anyway once. Why and how

Free
macOS 26+
Apple silicon
Nothing leaves your Mac

Five things. One island.

Claude Code approvals
Allow, deny or answer from the notch, with the exact command and a risk label. A button takes you back to the right terminal tab.
Messages you can answer
They show about a second after they arrive. Reply from the card, with suggestions in your own style.
A player with lyrics
Any app, with a seek bar that really seeks. In Apple Music: synced lyrics and the album's songs. Drag it out and it floats.
A shelf for your files
Park files, drag them into any app, or ask, summarize, transcribe and translate them with Apple Intelligence, on your Mac.
A basket
Shake the mouse while dragging files and a basket appears under the pointer. Zip them in one click.

Also: a volume and brightness bar, power alerts, Caffeine, and a button that hides desktop files for clean recordings. Every extra is a switch in Settings.

On-device. Apple Intelligence runs on your Mac.

Local only. The Claude Code hook listens on 127.0.0.1 with a secret token.

Your choice. Every extra is a switch in Settings.

DOWNLOAD

Get it in a minute.

Download for Mac Source on GitHub

Not notarized. Notarizing needs a paid Apple Developer account, and I am not able to enroll in it. The app is signed ad-hoc and the source is public. The first time you open the download, macOS shows a warning: click Done, then open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to Notch+.

OR WITH HOMEBREW

brew tap Nurik-dz/notch-plus https://github.com/Nurik-dz/notch-plus
brew trust nurik-dz/notch-plus
brew install --cask notch-plus

Homebrew clears the warning for you (newer versions ask you to trust a third-party tap first, which is the second line). Needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26 or later. Then open Settings, Connect Claude Code (you see the exact change first, and a backup is saved) and give Notch+ Full Disk Access so it can read notifications and Messages.

Build it yourself

# needs the full Xcode
git clone https://github.com/Nurik-dz/notch-plus.git
cd notch-plus
./build.sh
open Notch+.app

FEEDBACK

Using it?
Tell me what's missing.

Notch+ is young and your feedback shapes it. A screenshot or a short screen recording helps a lot.

Suggest an idea Report a bug

A few things.Done perfectly.

Five things. One island.

Claude Code approvals

Messages you can answer

A player with lyrics

A shelf for your files

A basket

Get it in a minute.

Using it?Tell me what's missing.

Using it?
Tell me what's missing.