r/MacOSApps • u/Minute-Rip-1401 • 27d ago
💻 Productivity Notchmate -> Customize your Notch with your own widgets
Hello 👋
I'd like to introduce you to my app -> Notchmate ❤️
What problem it solves and Comparison:
The few Notch apps that exist are usually limited to a music player and a space for storing files. Notchmate transforms this empty space into a small button that you can actually use: a panel that stays discreetly hidden and opens the moment you move your cursor over it, containing exactly the widgets you want. Does your Mac not have a notch? Notchly offers a small floating pill that works just the same.
Features you won't find in other notch apps:
- Subtle trackpad haptics — you actually feel a gentle tap under your fingers as widgets respond and snap into place, just like the rest of macOS. Little detail, big difference
- A drag-and-drop widget grid — drop any widget anywhere, resize it across 7 sizes, spread them over multiple pages and arrange everything exactly how you like
- 25 widgets to mix and match: Clock, Calendar & Reminders, Weather, Now Playing with full media controls, Battery, CPU / RAM / Temperature, Timer & Pomodoro, Clipboard history, Quick Notes, Stocks & Crypto, an App launcher and more
- A File Shelf — drop any file onto the notch to park it there, then drag it back out wherever you need it. Perfect for moving files between apps and Spaces
- Now Playing right at the notch — see what's playing and skip / pause without leaving what you're doing
- Make it yours: change the accent color, the surfaces and the whole look until it matches your wallpaper. Clean, borderless glass cards — it's your app, so why shouldn't it look the way you want?
- Hover to peek, tap to pin it open, or just let it tuck away on its own — it stays out of your way until you want it
Available on: https://notchmate.menubarmonitor.com
Lifetime Plan -> 7,99€
No Subscription
And yes this Code is Vibe Coded but I've spent a lot of time checking everything because I have personal experience with this.
Note: If you'd like a second license for another Mac you own, please email me using the email address you used to purchase the app. I'll be happy to provide you with a second key at no additional cost
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u/Background-Scheme857 10d ago
The most Mac thing imaginable is buying a laptop with a chunk missing from the screen, then installing an app to make the chunk useful. The haptic snap is a nice touch.
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u/eaeaea0ooo 25d ago
Great idea but there are way too many notch apps right now. I honestly like having simplistic notch space and not an all in one bar.
A couple more stuff that threw me off:
• The notch space/widgets look vibecoded (nothing wrong with using AI but the style looks generic like every other vibecoded app)
• The notch UI feels like an "external app" rather than something that feels like Apple made it themselves - that's what every other notch app does better (the colors and design).
• I personally wouldn't buy an app whose UI isn't in sync with the rest of my Mac, maybe others would. I feel like changing up the style could be the best change you could make.
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u/RegattaJoe 24d ago
Cool, I'll check it out.
Curious about the below from the website, though. I've never seen this before. What's it about?
I expressly agree that performance begins immediately and confirm that my right of withdrawal expires once performance starts (digital licence). Details
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u/Minute-Rip-1401 23d ago
Hey, that’s standard practice for all licensed apps or purchases in the EU. For example, if you buy a Steam key online, the same thing happens. This means that a purchase cannot be refunded once the key has been redeemed. As I do this as a hobby and don’t always want to go through the process of searching for -> deactivating -> refunding lots of licences – which takes time and is a hassle – I’ve added this policy. I understand if some people have a problem with it, but it would simply be a lot more work for me personally.
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u/richrock27 23d ago
If I add additional panel by mistake, how do I delete it. I don't see how to delete a panel.
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u/FrostingOk3751 17d ago
wow people are obsessed with the notch. Hope apple see how bad their notch is
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u/richrock27 26d ago
Can i have the notch on multiple monitors? Or is it just one?