🎙️
Meeting mode
Mute your mic in every app with ⌃⌥M. See which app is using your mic or camera, get a call timer, auto-unmute when the call ends, and join Zoom, Meet or Teams from your calendar in one click.
Your notch,
finally useful.
A Dynamic Island for your Mac. Watch your AI coding agents work, mute any call, control music and park files, all one hover away.
Claudeworking · 2m
Codexneeds approval
On a callMuted · 12:04
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Hover the screen to open the island
Built for AI coders
Stop babysitting your terminal.
NotchPilot shows every Claude Code, Codex and Cursor session right in your notch. Get a nudge the moment an agent needs your approval, see when it's done, and jump straight back to the right window.
- Live status for every session: working, needs input, done, failed
- Usage and API-equivalent cost by day and model
- Countdown to your Claude 5-hour limit reset, plus Codex limits
- Keeps your Mac awake while an agent works, then lets it sleep
- One click to connect. Reads local logs only; nothing is uploaded
More than a pretty notch
⏳
Screen Time that talks back
See where your day went, app by app and site by site. After half an hour of doomscrolling, Pilot drops down from the notch with your to-dos and a nudge back to work. Firm, funny, never blocking.
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Screen recording
Record the screen, a window or an area, with system audio and your mic. Screenshots too, and the notch never shows up in them.
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Now Playing
Artwork and controls for Spotify, Music, YouTube in the browser and local files.
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Keep awake
30 minutes, an hour, or forever, with battery and time limits.
📥
File shelf
Drop files on the notch, drag them out later, AirDrop or Quick Look them.
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Clipboard history
Search and pin. Skips password managers.
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And more
Timers and Pomodoro, notes, calendar and reminders, weather, system stats, a volume and brightness HUD, battery details, a camera mirror and themes. Macs without a notch get a pill at the top of the screen.
🔒 Private by design
Everything runs on your Mac.
🚫 No tracking
No account, no analytics.
👀 Open source
Read every line on GitHub.
🔄 Signed updates
One click, verified with EdDSA.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. NotchPilot is free and open source under the MIT license, with no trial, no ads and no paid tier. Contributions are welcome on GitHub.
macOS says it can't verify the app
The app isn't notarized by Apple yet. Follow the 2-step install guide; you only do it once, and updates install without it.
Does it work on Macs without a notch?
Yes. On Macs without a notch, or on external displays, the island appears as a small pill at the top of the screen.
Does it send my code or prompts anywhere?
No. Agent status comes from small local hooks, and usage is read from log files already on your Mac. The only network requests are weather (MET Norway) and update checks (GitHub).
How do updates work?
The app checks once a day and installs updates in one click. Every release is signed, so only genuine updates are accepted.
Why does it ask for Screen Recording again?
Screen recording and screenshots need macOS's Screen Recording permission. Because the app isn't notarized yet, macOS can forget it after an update; the Capture tab tells you when, and turning NotchPilot off and on again in System Settings fixes it. macOS 15 also asks every so often whether to keep allowing screen recording. That's normal. Recording needs macOS 15 or later; screenshots work on macOS 14.
I found a bug or have an idea
Please open an issue or reach out on X.
