A macOS menu-bar app that turns your MacBook notch into a mirror — click the notch to see a front-camera view in a squircle card below it. Includes a clipboard history manager.
- Go to the Releases page and download the latest
NotchThing-vX.X.X.dmg - Open the DMG and drag NotchThing to your Applications folder
- Since the app is unsigned, macOS may block it on first launch. Run this once in Terminal:
xattr -cr /Applications/NotchThing.app- Open NotchThing from Applications or Spotlight
Why this is needed: Apple requires a paid Developer account ($99/year) to notarize apps. Without notarization, macOS quarantines apps downloaded from the internet. The
xattr -crcommand removes that quarantine flag — it's safe to run.
System Settings → General → Login Items → add NotchThing
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Camera | Front camera mirror view |
| Pasteboard | Clipboard history monitoring |
Both are declared in Info.plist and NotchThing.entitlements.
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- MacBook with notch (M2 Air and above, M2 Pro and above)
- Xcode 15+
xcodebuild -project NotchThing.xcodeproj -scheme NotchThing \
-configuration Debug -derivedDataPath ./build \
CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="-" build
open ./build/Build/Products/Debug/NotchThing.app