NotchBar

NotchBar is a macOS app designed to utilize the empty space around the notch.

Before

After

Installation

Requirements: macOS 14.5 or later

1. Download the NotchBar.zip from the Releases page.
2. Unzip and drag the NotchBar.app to your Applications folder.
3. Launch NotchBar from your Applications folder or Spotlight.

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Can't open NotchBar.app?

Use this quick workaround.

|Step 1|Step 2|Step 3| |:-|:-|:-| |Click `Show in Finder`|_Right_ Click `NotchBar.app` → Click `Open`|Again, Click `Open`| |[^1]||| #### If the `Show in Finder` button is not visible... [^2] |Step 0| |:-| |Open `Terminal` → Run `chmod +x /Applications/NotchBar.app/Contents/MacOS/NotchBar`| ||

[^1]: This popup appears because Apple requires a CAD $119 yearly subscription to remove it. [^2]: This popup appears because the macOS Archive Utility breaks file permissions for the executable within the .app bundle.

Usage

After launching NotchBar, it will automatically cover the notch area of your MacBook.

A sparkle icon will also be shown in the menu bar for important actions.

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Can't see the NotchBar?

It might be covered by the macOS menu bar.

**Option 1 —** Set **`Automatically hide and show the menu bar`** option to **`Always`**
**Option 2 —** Set **`Displays have separate Spaces`** option to **`Off`**

Widgets

View Examples

📊 System Monitor
CPU	Memory	Storage	Battery	Network

🎵 Media Playback
Artwork	Artist	Track
Dropdown Details Card w/ Controls

📱 Active App
Name	Icon

✨	more coming soon...

Structure

Widgets
├── Example
│   ├── PrimaryView.swift
│   └── SecondaryView.swift
└── WidgetView.swift

WidgetView(

    // Required – Always Visible in Notchbar

    primary: PrimaryView.init,

    // Optional – Dropdown Card on Tap/Hover

    secondary: SecondaryView.init
)

Development

Contributions are most welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Install Tuist

brew tap tuist/tuist
brew install --formula tuist

Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/navtoj/NotchBar.git
cd NotchBar/src/

Install Dependencies

tuist install && tuist build

Launch Xcode (Optional)

tuist generate

License

This project is licensed under the AGPLv3 License.

Acknowledgments

• SystemInfoKit for live system information.
• SFSafeSymbols for safe usage of SF Symbols.
• LaunchAtLogin-Modern for launch at login functionality.
• Pow for SwiftUI effects.

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