Illustration · optional audio visualizer
01 / YOUR SOUND
Stay with the music.
See the artwork, change tracks, or find your favorite part. Apple Music and Spotify controls live together, with optional audio-reactive motion.
An independent app for Mac 0.4.3 Preview
A little more
from your notch.
Your music. Your next meeting. Right where a glance already goes.
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◉⌁▰Mon 10:24
Daylight
Daylight
Sample track
1:24−2:12
Today · Monday
Design catch-up11:00 – 11:30 · Meet
Time to make things14:00 – 16:00
Less switching. More staying in the moment.
Interactive preview · sample dataTry the controls above
Small space. Useful things.
In tune with
your day.
Keep the essentials close without another window competing for your attention. Open it when you need it. Let it settle back when you don’t.
TODAY · 11:00Design catch-up
Illustration · calendar event details30 minutes · Studio calendar
02 / WHAT’S NEXT
A little ahead of time.
Glance at your agenda, open event details, and follow recognized meeting links in your preferred browser. Your next thing stays within reach.
Make it your own.
Choose how Notchlet moves, pin it open, and adjust the small details in settings.
Notch optional.
On a display without a notch, the companion sits at the top center instead.
Native by nature.
Built with macOS technologies for a companion that belongs on your desktop.
Your Mac. Your information.
Useful doesn’t need
to be intrusive.
No sign-up before your first song. No analytics tracking your day. Optional features ask for the access they need.
- ↗ No account, analytics, or telemetry
- ↗ Calendar read locally, never edited
- ↗ Opt-in audio samples stay in memory
- ↗ No microphone or screen capture
Still taking shape
The latest little
improvements.
Careful changes, one preview at a time.
Explore the changelog
12 OCT 2026
Development notes
Development notes
0.4.3 — A quieter companion.
Click outside to collapse the notch, with optional clock and battery indicators for a quieter view.
12 OCT 2026
Development notes
Development notes
0.4.0 — See a little further.
Calendar event details and preferred-browser support bring more context to your next meeting.
Before you make room
A few things
to know.
What Mac do I need?
The download is built for Apple silicon and requires macOS 14 or later. Live audio analysis requires macOS 14.2 or later. A physical notch is optional: Notchlet can sit at the top center of a display without one.
How do I install the preview?
Download the DMG, open it, and drag Notchlet into Applications. Open the app from Applications. This preview is ad hoc signed and not Apple-notarized, so macOS may ask for explicit approval. Only approve a download you trust; don’t disable macOS security protections. Quit the app before replacing it with a newer build.
Which music apps does it work with?
Notchlet supports Apple Music and Spotify playback controls, track information, artwork, and seeking. Playback behavior depends on the music app and its current state. The website demo uses sample data and doesn’t play audio.
What permissions does it use?
Music controls can request Automation access to Apple Music or Spotify. Calendar access is optional and used to read your agenda locally. Real audio analysis is opt-in and uses audio samples in memory; it doesn’t record or save them. No microphone or screen capture is used.
Is this a finished release?
It’s an early preview of an independent app. Expect the experience to keep changing. The download is version 0.4.3; the changelog describes the committed development history. There is no automatic update service in this download.
Meet your notch’s
new companion.
0.4.3 Preview · Apple silicon · macOS 14+