Boring Notch

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!

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Installation

System Requirements:

• macOS 14 Sonoma or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Mac

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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.

1. Click OK to close the popup.
2. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security.
3. Scroll down and click Open Anyway next to the warning about the app.
4. Confirm your choice if prompted.

You only need to do this once.

Option 1: Download and Install Manually

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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

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/TheBoredTeam/boring.notch.git
   cd boring.notch

2. Open the Project in Xcode:

   open boringNotch.xcodeproj

3. Build and Run:

   • Click the "Run" button or press Cmd + R. Watch the magic unfold!

🤝 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!