TheBoredTeam/boring.notch

Say hello to Boring Notch, the coolest way to make your MacBook’s notch the star of the show! Say goodbye to boring status bars: with Boring Notch, your notch transforms into a dynamic music control center, complete with a vibrant visualizer and all the essential music controls you need. But that’s just the start! Boring Notch also offers calendar integration, a handy file shelf with AirDrop support, a complete MacOS HUD replacement and more!

System Requirements:

• macOS 14 Sonoma or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Mac

Once downloaded, open the .dmg and move Boring Notch to your /Applications folder.

This is the quickest and easiest method. It only requires a single command and works consistently for all users. System Settings can sometimes fail and won't work for non-admin users.

After moving Boring Notch to your Applications folder, run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Boring Notch.app"

Then open the app normally.

1. Try to open the app — you'll see a security warning.
2. Click OK to dismiss it.
3. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security.
4. Scroll to the bottom and click Open Anyway next to the Boring Notch warning.
5. Confirm if prompted.

You can also install using Homebrew. The Homebrew installation automatically bypasses the macOS security warning described above.

brew install --cask TheBoredTeam/boring-notch/boring-notch

• Launch the app, and voilà—your notch is now the coolest part of your screen.
• Hover over the notch to see it expand and reveal all its secrets.
• Use the controls to manage your music like a rockstar.
• Click the star in your menu bar to customize your notch to your heart's content.

• Playback live activity 🎧
• Calendar integration 📆
• Reminders integration ☑️
• Mirror 📷
• Charging indicator and current percentage 🔋
• Customizable gesture control 👆🏻
• Shelf functionality with AirDrop 📚
• Notch sizing customization, finetuning on different display sizes 🖥️
• System HUD replacements (volume, brightness, backlight) 🎚️💡⌨️
• Bluetooth Live Activity (connect/disconnect for bluetooth devices)
• Weather integration ⛅️
• Customizable Layout options 🛠️
• Lock Screen Widgets 🔒
• Extension system 🧩
• Notifications (under consideration) 🔔

• macOS 15.6 or later
• Xcode 26 or later

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/TheBoredTeam/boring.notch.git
   cd boring.notch

2. Open the Project in Xcode:

   open boringNotch.xcodeproj

3. Build and Run:

   • Click the "Run" button or press Cmd + R. Watch the magic unfold!

We’re all about good vibes and awesome contributions! Read CONTRIBUTING.md to learn how you can join the fun!

We would like to express our gratitude to the authors and maintainers of the open-source projects that made this possible.

• MediaRemoteAdapter – An open-source project that allowed us to use the Now Playing source in macOS 15.4+
• NotchDrop – An open-source project that has been instrumental in developing the first version of the "Shelf" feature in Boring Notch.

For a full list of licenses and attributions, please see the Third-Party Licenses file.

• SwiftUI: For making us look like coding wizards.
• You: For being awesome and checking out boring.notch!