boring notch

Your Mac's notch, put to work. Support and contact.

Frequently asked

The panel doesn't open.

Move the pointer onto the notch at the top of the screen. If nothing happens, open Settings from the menu bar item, go to General, and increase the opening distance.

My Mac has no notch.

It still works: the panel opens from the middle of the menu bar, where a notch would be.

The player shows nothing.

Only Music and Spotify are recognised — they are the only two apps on the Mac that publish what they play. Allow boring notch to control them when macOS asks, or in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation.

The mixer is empty, or asks for a permission.

macOS only allows per-app volume through the Screen & System Audio Recording permission. No audio is ever recorded: it is used to set volumes and show sound levels, nothing else.

Lyrics don't show up.

They come from an open community database and don't exist for every track. Check as well that they are turned on in Settings → Lyrics.

The keyboard lock won't start.

It needs no permission. To get out of it: the Stop button on screen — the mouse and trackpad stay active — or the automatic unlock you can set in Settings. Volume and brightness keys keep working.

Purchase

How does the trial work?

The whole app is free for seven days. After that, a single purchase unlocks it for good — no subscription.

I already paid, but the app asks me to pay again.

On a new Mac or after reinstalling, open Settings → General → Licence and click Restore: the purchase belongs to your Apple Account, not to the machine.

Privacy

No data is collected. The details are on the privacy page.