OpenNotch 0.1.3

Download: OpenNotch.dmg · macOS 14+, Apple silicon. Already on 0.1.1 or 0.1.2? It updates itself (or menu › Check for Updates…).

What's new

• Onboarding inside the notch — Puff crash-lands out of the notch (charge-up, flip, slam, cracks, superhero pose), then walks you through: naming your assistant (Ledge, or anything you like — it's also the hands-free wake word), opening the notch, an optional desktop buddy, connecting an AI, and a first try. Back, ⌘← and the progress dots go to earlier steps. Permissions are asked only when a feature first needs them.
• Puff, revamped — arms with mitten hands, a jelly body, sparkly eyes, and a heroic face. A smaller landing greets you in every new empty chat (poke it).
• Smoother notch — it now truly grows out of and shrinks back into the notch, with curved shoulders and calmer hover timing.
• Send email, with your OK — Ledge can send from Mail.app after you approve that exact email (never covered by "allow for this chat", never from background jobs). Drafts still come first, and your edits in Mail are kept.
• Mail without an account — detected and explained, with Internet Accounts or an email connector (MCP) suggested.
• Hands-free fix — fixed a bug where it showed "Listening" but heard nothing; a watchdog now recovers a silent mic or stuck recogniser.
• Two things at once — a timer and music (or the assistant, or keep-awake) now both show in the closed notch: the extra one sits in a small pill beside it.
• Also: desktop companions are now opt-in; your assistant's name is used everywhere; "play some music" checks it really started (opens YouTube Music if your library is empty); the ⋯ menu always takes clicks; tool steps fold into one tidy row.

Install

Open the DMG, drag OpenNotch to Applications. First launch: macOS says it can't verify the developer — open System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (once). After updating, macOS may ask once to let OpenNotch use its saved key — click Always Allow.