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Notchwake
Your Mac's notch, turned into a useful island
Notchwake turns your Mac's notch into an island. Hover it and it opens: what's playing, your next meeting, a tray you can drop files on, a timer, shortcuts, and your Claude Code sessions, where you can allow or deny a command without leaving what you're doing. No account, no telemetry, nothing sent to a server of mine. Native SwiftUI, light on battery, works on Macs without a notch too. 7 days free, then $12.99 lifetime or $1.99/month.
Hi, I'm Victor. I made Notchwake because the notch on my Mac was just sitting there.
Hover it (or press Option+Space) and an island opens: what's playing, your next meeting, a tray you can drop files on, a timer, shortcuts. When it's closed it still tells you what's going on, like a track changing or a Claude Code session waiting for you to approve a command.
A few things I was strict about:
- No account, no telemetry, no server of mine. The few optional network calls (artwork, weather, lyrics, update check) are listed on the privacy page.
- It never approves a Claude Code permission on its own. If you don't click, the terminal asks you as usual.
- Every feature can be turned off, and a feature that's off doesn't run. On my M5 it sits at about 0.2% CPU and 47 MB idle (one machine, your numbers will differ).
It's native SwiftUI and AppKit, macOS 14 or later, and it works on Macs without a notch too. 7-day trial with everything unlocked, then $12.99 lifetime or $1.99/month, one license for 2 Macs.
I built it with a lot of help from Claude Code, and tested every change on my own Mac before shipping.
What would you want the notch to show you?
About Notchwake on Product Hunt
“Your Mac's notch, turned into a useful island”
Notchwake was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #375 on the daily leaderboard. Notchwake turns your Mac's notch into an island. Hover it and it opens: what's playing, your next meeting, a tray you can drop files on, a timer, shortcuts, and your Claude Code sessions, where you can allow or deny a command without leaving what you're doing. No account, no telemetry, nothing sent to a server of mine. Native SwiftUI, light on battery, works on Macs without a notch too. 7 days free, then $12.99 lifetime or $1.99/month.
On the analytics side, Notchwake competes within Mac, Productivity and Developer Tools — topics that collectively have 1.3M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Notchwake performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Notchwake?
Notchwake was hunted by Victor Schmücker Serpa. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Victor Schmücker Serpa