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TheBoringNotch for macOS
Control music, check calendar events and keep files within reach at your Mac's notch with TheBoringNotch, a free, open-source macOS utility also called Boring Notch.
- Operating system
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Architecture
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac (publisher-listed support)
- Download package
- DMG disk image
Publisher requirements are used rather than Softonic's conflicting macOS 10.15 listing. Package architectures were not independently inspected.
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What is TheBoringNotch?
TheBoringNotch turns the area around a MacBook's notch into an expandable control panel. Hover over it to reveal music controls and a visualizer, or use its calendar integration to check events without opening a separate calendar window. The publisher also calls the app Boring Notch and boring.notch.
Its file shelf gives you a place to drag files for quick access and sharing, including AirDrop. Version 2.7 adds multi-item selection, a file context menu and double-click opening. The app can also replace the system volume, screen-brightness and keyboard-backlight HUDs.
The publisher specifies macOS 14 Sonoma or later on Apple Silicon or Intel Macs. It warns that first launch can produce an unidentified-developer warning; this entry does not establish notarization or independent safety testing. YouTube Music integration has an additional requirement: version 3.11 or later of YouTube Music/Pear Desktop. The linked package is the publisher's version 2.7.3 DMG, not a Softonic installer.
What it offers
- Expand the notch area on hover for music controls and a visualizer.
- View calendar events through the integrated calendar panel.
- Keep and share files through a drag-and-drop shelf with AirDrop support.
- Select multiple shelf files, open them with a double-click or access file actions through a context menu.
- Replace volume, screen-brightness and keyboard-backlight HUDs.
Good to know
- Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later; the publisher does not list older macOS versions as supported.
- The publisher warns of an unidentified-developer prompt on first launch.
- YouTube Music integration requires YouTube Music/Pear Desktop version 3.11 or later.
Product images
Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- TheBoringNotch for Mac - Download ↗Retrieved
- boring.notch — the notch, reinvented for macOS ↗Retrieved
- Boring Notch — publisher README at v2.7.3 ↗Retrieved
- Release v2.7.3 - Flying Rabbit — TheBoredTeam/boring.notch ↗Retrieved
- Publisher release assets for v2.7.3 ↗Retrieved
- Boring Notch v2.7.3 — GNU General Public License version 3 ↗Retrieved
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