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OpenNotch 0.1.2

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@Laxman824 Laxman824 released this 02 Oct 09:04
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OpenNotch 0.1.2 — quiet when it matters, free AI, dictation anywhere, call notes, and Puff everywhere.

Install / update

  • On 0.1.1? It updates itself (notch menu › Check for Updates…). macOS may ask once to let OpenNotch use its saved API key — click Always Allow.
  • On 0.1.0 or new? Download OpenNotch.dmg below and drag it to Applications. First launch: System Settings › Privacy & Security › Open Anyway (once). From here on it updates itself.

Smarter about you

  • Stays quiet while you watch a video (even in a normal browser window), present, are on a call or typing hard — and saves anything useful for your next break.
  • Learns which suggestions you actually use and stops offering the ones you keep skipping.
  • Puff quietly watches along during videos.

Free AI out of the box

  • Uses Apple's on-device AI on first launch where available.
  • Sign in with OpenRouter (free) — two clicks, no card: accounts without credit start on free models, and Ledge switches to them automatically if a paid balance runs out.

Everyday help

  • Dictate anywhere: hold ⌥⇧D, talk, let go — your words are typed (and tidied) into any app. A quick tap starts longer dictation; tap again to finish.
  • Meeting notes, no bot: when a Zoom, Teams, Meet or FaceTime call starts, Ledge offers to take notes — transcribed on your Mac, then a summary with decisions and action items. Needs Screen & System Audio Recording permission (asked once).
  • End-of-day wrap-up around 6 pm, and a shareable "My week with Ledge" card with the time it saved you.

Lighter and livelier

  • Puff beside the closed notch now costs no extra CPU; the desktop companion uses about half as much while idle.
  • A little Puff walks along the top of the chat bar.

Everything can be switched off in Settings › General › Everyday help.