Tiny app.
Big attitude problem.

A notes app that lives in your MacBook’s notch.
It does its job and won’t shut up about it.

Download for Mac

v1.0|macOS 14+|Install via Homebrew

See for yourself

Uh-oh. Someone left
their MacBook unlocked.

Go snoop around.

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3 notes. Three. A crowd, technically.

Features

Don’t let
the size fool you.

All the features of a notes app, none of the window management.

Quick capture that’s actually quick.

Hit the shortcut, start typing, close the panel. The whole thing takes less time than unlocking your phone.

⌘⇧N

Whatever’s on your clipboard right now is one shortcut away from becoming a note.

Which is probably better than wherever it was going to end up.

⌥⇧V

You don’t need folders or categories.

Drop a #hashtag anywhere, search anything instantly, and stop pretending you were ever going to build a system.

Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, checklists, bullet and numbered lists.

It’s a notes app – what did you expect?

Five accent colors, three fonts, three sizes.

Just enough settings to feel in control without spending your afternoon configuring a notes app.

What happens in your notch stays in your notch.

Notes are stored locally – nobody’s reading your dirty little secrets.

Swipe between notes like pages.

A trackpad swipe moves you forward and back – the list is there when you want it, not because you need it.

Native and fast in the boring way.

The kind of fast where you forget the app launched because it was already there.

The small stuff that matters.

Pin important notes to the top, share when you need to, duplicate when starting over sounds like too much work.

Testimonials

Actual quotes
from actual humans.

Don’t look into it. You can’t prove anything anyway.

Finally, an app that judges me as much as I judge myself.
HR
Hildegard R.@hildathebuilder
Bold, italic, AND checklists? In a notch? What a time to be alive.
PG
Prudence G.@prudiepatootie
I’ve been looking for a reason to delete the other 13 notes apps. I just found it.
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Marmaduke B.@theduke
I don’t even take notes. I just thought the app icon was cute.
G
Greg@greg

$4.99 one-time

Includes a 7-day free trial.

Download for Mac

Requires macOS 14+.
Works on any Mac, notch or not.

Pricing

It could
cost more.

But that would require taking this more seriously.

FAQ

You probably have questions.

Of course you do. Here are the short answers.

Does it work on Macs without a notch?
Yes. A simulated notch area appears at the top of your screen. Less poetic, fully functional.
Where are my notes stored?
On your Mac. Locally. No cloud, no account, no syncing. You can open the folder from Settings and see the files yourself.
Can I use it with multiple monitors?
Yes. Notchlet puts a panel on every connected display. The global hotkey opens whichever one is active.
Will it slow down my Mac?
No. It uses almost no resources when collapsed and doesn’t run a background process. It’s lighter than most menu bar icons.
Is there an iOS version?
No. Notchlet lives in the notch. Phones don’t have that notch. Yes, we know about the Dynamic Island. No, we’re not doing that. Yet.
Can I export my notes?
You can copy, share, or duplicate any note. The notes folder is also right there in Finder if you want to back things up manually.
What happens if I delete a note by accident?
⌘Z. We thought of that.

Still confused? Email notchletapp@gmail.com. Helpfulness is likely but not guaranteed.