Say hello to Boring Notch, the coolest way to make your MacBook’s notch the star of the show! Say goodbye to boring status bars: with Boring Notch, your notch transforms into a dynamic music control center, complete with a vibrant visualizer and all the essential music controls you need. But that’s just the start! Boring Notch also offers calendar integration, a handy file shelf with AirDrop support, a complete MacOS HUD replacement and more!
Installation
System Requirements:
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
Important
We don't have an Apple Developer account yet. The application will show a popup on first launch that the app is from an unidentified developer.
- Click OK to close the popup.
- Open System Settings > Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down and click Open Anyway next to the warning about the app.
- Confirm your choice if prompted.
You only need to do this once.
Option 1: Download and Install Manually
Option 2: Install via Homebrew
You can also install the app using Homebrew:
brew install --cask TheBoredTeam/boring-notch/boring-notch --no-quarantine
Usage
- Launch the app, and voilà—your notch is now the coolest part of your screen.
- Hover over the notch to see it expand and reveal all its secrets.
- Use the controls to manage your music like a rockstar.
- Click the star in your menu bar to customize your notch to your heart's content.
📋 Roadmap
- Playback live activity 🎧
- Calendar integration 📆
- Reminders integration ☑️
- Mirror 📷
- Charging indicator and current percentage 🔋
- Customizable gesture control 👆🏻
- Shelf functionality with AirDrop 📚
- Notch sizing customization, finetuning on different display sizes 🖥️
- System HUD replacements (volume, brightness, backlight) 🎚️💡⌨️
- Bluetooth Live Activity (connect/disconnect for bluetooth devices)
- Weather integration ⛅️
- Customizable Layout options 🛠️
- Lock Screen Widgets 🔒
- Extension system 🧩
- Notifications (under consideration) 🔔
Building from Source
Prerequisites
- macOS 14 or later: If you’re not on the latest macOS, we might need to send a search party.
- Xcode 16 or later: This is where the magic happens, so make sure it’s up-to-date.
Installation
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Clone the Repository:
git clone https://github.com/TheBoredTeam/boring.notch.git cd boring.notch -
Open the Project in Xcode:
open boringNotch.xcodeproj
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Build and Run:
- Click the "Run" button or press
Cmd + R. Watch the magic unfold!
- Click the "Run" button or press
🤝 Contributing
We’re all about good vibes and awesome contributions! Read CONTRIBUTING.md to learn how you can join the fun!
Join our Discord Server
Star History
Support us on Ko-fi!
🎉 Acknowledgments
We would like to express our gratitude to the authors and maintainers of the open-source projects that made this possible.
Notable Projects
- MediaRemoteAdapter – An open-source project that allowed us to use the Now Playing source in macOS 15.4+
- NotchDrop – An open-source project that has been instrumental in developing the first version of the "Shelf" feature in Boring Notch.
For a full list of licenses and attributions, please see the Third-Party Licenses file.
Icon credits: @maxtron95
Website credits: @himanshhhhuv
- SwiftUI: For making us look like coding wizards.
- You: For being awesome and checking out boring.notch!