A focused, lightweight MacBook notch companion for macOS.
artNotch turns the MacBook notch into a quiet, native command surface for media, system HUDs, and a few focused utilities. It stays out of the way until you need it, then expands with smooth SwiftUI animations.
- Media — Now Playing controls, album art, and a real-time audio spectrum for Apple Music, Spotify, Cider, Tidal, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music, with synced lyrics.
- Calendar — Upcoming events at a glance, with quick access to your calendar app.
- Reminders — Live reminder activities in the notch and on the lock screen.
- Focus / Do Not Disturb — Focus-mode indicator that reflects your current status.
- Timers — Notch timers with presets, an optional control window, and a lock-screen timer widget.
- Battery & Bluetooth — Battery/charging HUD plus an AirPods / Bluetooth device battery HUD.
- Privacy indicators — Camera and microphone in-use indicators.
- System HUDs — Native-style volume and brightness HUDs (with optional BetterDisplay / Lunar integration for external displays).
- Lock screen widgets — Media, timer, reminders, and weather panels on the lock screen.
- Apple silicon Mac with a notch
- macOS 14 or later
Open DynamicIsland.xcodeproj in Xcode and build the DynamicIsland scheme (product name: artNotch).
xcodebuild -scheme DynamicIsland -configuration Release \
-destination 'platform=macOS,arch=arm64' build
artNotch is a fork of Atoll (DynamicIsland), which is itself derived from the boring.notch project. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for the full text and NOTICE for attribution of upstream work and third-party assets.