DullNotch 1.6.0

New

• Claude Code on the closed notch: while Claude Code works, Claude's pixel mascot sits on the closed notch and hammers on a block or types on a keyboard (picked at random each turn). When Claude finishes it hops with its arms up or sips a coffee for 20 seconds, then disappears. While Claude waits for you, nothing is shown; pressing Esc hides it within a few seconds.
• One-click setup: Settings › Progress › Claude Code › Connect Claude Code adds the hooks to ~/.claude/settings.json, keeps your other hooks and saves a backup next to the file. Disconnect removes them.
• Fits the other views: with Wings it takes the icon's place, with Hybrid the right wing, with Wire or nothing else going on a wing on the left, and with music the album art's place.

Fixed

• The inline volume/brightness HUD no longer shifts sideways while the Hybrid style is on.

Good to know

• The Esc detection reads the session status that Claude Code keeps in ~/.claude/sessions (Claude Code 2.1 or later). With older versions the mascot hides after 10 minutes without activity.
• The mascot uses about 2% of one CPU core only while it is visible.

Install / update

1. Download DullNotch-1.6.0.zip, unzip it and replace DullNotch.app in Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DullNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26.

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Novità: la mascotte di Claude compare nel notch chiuso mentre Claude Code lavora (martello o tastiera, a caso) e per 20 secondi quando ha finito (saltelli o caffè). Mentre Claude aspetta te non si vede nulla, e con Esc sparisce in pochi secondi. Si collega da Impostazioni › Progress › Claude Code › Connect Claude Code, che aggiunge gli hook a ~/.claude/settings.json lasciando gli altri e salvando una copia. Per aggiornare sostituisci DullNotch.app in Applicazioni, poi rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

DullNotch 1.5.0

New

• Progress on the closed notch: the closed notch now shows what is in progress, without opening it. One thing at a time, in this order: a Clock timer, a download, charging (only while the level is actually rising), and what is left of your AI quota when nothing else is going on.
• Three styles: Wings (icon on the left, time or ring on the right), Wire (a line that runs around the notch) and Hybrid (the line plus one icon).
• Settings › Progress: pick the style, turn each source on or off, and choose whether progress takes the place of music on the closed notch.

Good to know

• Timers come from the macOS Clock app, with no extra permission. Apple does not document that data, so a macOS update may break it.
• A new timer or download can take up to 5 seconds to appear.
• Download percentage depends on the browser publishing it; otherwise you get an indeterminate indicator.

Install / update

1. Download DullNotch-1.5.0.zip, unzip it and replace DullNotch.app in Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DullNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26.

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Novità: il notch chiuso mostra ciò che è in corso, uno alla volta e per priorità: timer di Orologio, download, ricarica (solo se il livello sale davvero) e quota AI quando non c'è altro. Tre stili (Wings, Wire, Hybrid) e una nuova pagina Impostazioni › Progress. I timer sono letti dall'app Orologio senza permessi aggiuntivi; un aggiornamento di macOS potrebbe interromperne il funzionamento. Per aggiornare sostituisci DullNotch.app in Applicazioni, poi rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

DullNotch 1.4.1

Fixes

• Notch tabs: the ⓘ next to each tab in Settings › General now shows its description when you hover it.

Install / update

1. Download DullNotch-1.4.1.zip, unzip it and replace DullNotch.app in Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DullNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26.

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Correzioni: in Impostazioni › General › Notch tabs la ⓘ accanto a ogni tab ora mostra la descrizione al passaggio del mouse. Per aggiornare sostituisci DullNotch.app in Applicazioni, poi rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

DullNotch 1.4.0

New

• Convert, a new notch tab that converts files right on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded.
  • Images: PNG, JPEG, HEIC, AVIF, WebP, TIFF, GIF, BMP and camera RAW in; PNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, BMP or PDF out. GIF and TIFF keep every frame.
  • Text: TXT, Markdown, RTF, HTML, DOCX, DOC and ODT in; TXT, RTF, HTML, DOCX, ODT, DOC or PDF out, formatting kept.
  • PDF: extract the text or turn the pages into images.
  • Drag a file over the notch and Convert opens with the format already detected. Pick the target and save it through the standard Save dialog.
• Notch tabs: in Settings › General, choose which tabs the notch shows. Hover the ⓘ next to each one for what it does. Home, Mixer, MacRemote and Convert are on by default; the Shelf is now off by default.

Fixes

• Weather asks for your location reliably and no longer falls back to an approximate IP location once permission is granted.
• The Settings sidebar no longer gets squeezed on the Widgets page.

Install / update

1. Download DullNotch-1.4.0.zip, unzip it and replace DullNotch.app in Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DullNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26.

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Novità: la tab Converti trasforma immagini, documenti di testo e PDF in un altro formato direttamente sul Mac, senza caricare nulla online: trascina un file sul notch, scegli il formato e salva. In Impostazioni › General puoi scegliere quali tab mostrare nel notch; lo Shelf ora è spento di default. Correzioni al Meteo e alla barra laterale delle Impostazioni. Per aggiornare sostituisci DullNotch.app in Applicazioni, poi rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

DullNotch 1.3.0

New

• Quote widget, in two sizes. A hand-picked line in a serif face with the author in small caps; hover to see the book, letter or poem it comes from. Quote (small) uses short lines, Quote (large) takes the place of a large widget and uses longer ones.
• 86 quotes from Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Rilke, Mary Oliver, Annie Dillard, Baldwin, Camus, Kafka, Le Guin, Musashi and others, each traced to a written source.
• A new quote every 6 hours, each shown once before the cycle starts over. It is worked out from the time, so it costs nothing in the background.

Install / update

1. Download DullNotch-1.3.0.zip, unzip it and replace DullNotch.app in Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DullNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26.

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Novità: widget Citazione in due misure, piccola e grande, con 86 frasi scelte a mano e ognuna con la sua fonte. Cambia ogni 6 ore e passando il mouse mostra da quale opera viene. Per aggiornare sostituisci DullNotch.app in Applicazioni, poi rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

DullNotch 1.2.0

New

• AI usage widget. Your Claude (Pro / Max) or Codex (ChatGPT, free plan included) limits at a glance: the 5-hour and weekly windows as concentric rings, hover to see when each resets. No API key: it reuses the sign-in of Claude Code or Codex, and Settings › Widgets walks you through the setup.
• System monitor widget. Pick one or two of CPU, memory, GPU, CPU temperature and GPU temperature, each with a graph of the last 2 minutes; hover to see the peak. It samples every 3 seconds only while the widget is in the notch.
• Update notice. When a new version is published here, the app tells you: Update Now opens this page, Remind Me Tomorrow asks again the next day. Check for Updates… now checks this repository instead of the original Boring Notch feed.

Changes

• The app is now called DullNotch (DullNotch.app). Settings and permissions are kept: the bundle identifier is unchanged.
• Settings › Widgets: the widget tray scrolls instead of squeezing the sidebar.

Install / update

1. Download DullNotch-1.2.0.zip, unzip it and move DullNotch.app to Applications. Delete the old TheBoringNotch.app.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DullNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26.

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Novità: widget Utilizzo AI (limiti di Claude o Codex in anelli concentrici), widget Monitor di sistema (CPU, memoria, GPU e temperature con grafico degli ultimi 2 minuti) e avviso aggiornamenti (aggiorna subito o promemoria il giorno dopo). L'app ora si chiama DullNotch: scarica DullNotch-1.2.0.zip, sposta DullNotch.app in Applicazioni ed elimina il vecchio TheBoringNotch.app. Impostazioni e permessi restano; dopo l'aggiornamento rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

TheBoringNotch : Liquid Glass 1.1.1

Fix

• Menu bar icon respects macOS 27's "Allow in the Menu Bar" switch. Turning Boring Notch off in System Settings › Menu Bar now hides the ✦ icon, turning it on brings it back without a restart, and menu-bar hiders like Hidden Bar can collapse it like any other app.
• On macOS 27 the in-app "Show menu bar icon" toggle is gone: System Settings controls it. Older macOS versions are unchanged.

Install / update

1. Download TheBoringNotch-1.1.1.zip, unzip it and replace TheBoringNotch.app in Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/TheBoringNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26, the Mixer needs macOS 14.2.

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Correzione: su macOS 27 l'icona nella barra dei menu ora rispetta l'interruttore in Impostazioni di Sistema › Barra dei menu (e Hidden Bar la nasconde correttamente). Per aggiornare sostituisci l'app in Applicazioni, poi rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

TheBoringNotch : Liquid Glass 1.1.0

Highlights

• Home widgets: build the notch home like an iPhone widget stack (Music, Calendar, Bluetooth battery, Weather, Mirror), up to 1 large + 2 small. The notch resizes to fit.
• Settings › Widgets: drag and drop on a live notch preview to add, swap and remove widgets.
• Bluetooth battery: animated ring; with AirPods or Beats, click for Left / Right / Case.
• Weather: Apple-style card animated for the current condition (rain, snow, storms, clouds, fog), data from Open-Meteo. Uses your location, or your IP address if you don't allow it. Offline? The Claude Code mascot cries under a rain cloud.
• Weather when nothing is connected: replaces the battery widget until a Bluetooth device connects (can be turned off).
• MacRemote tab: start MacRemote (macremote.it) from the notch and pair your iPhone with a QR code. MacRemote is bundled inside the app, nothing else to install.

Install / update

1. Download TheBoringNotch-1.1.0.zip, unzip it and replace TheBoringNotch.app in Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/TheBoringNotch.app).
3. After updating, remove and re-add the app under Accessibility: macOS ties the permission to the exact build.
4. New permissions, asked when needed: Bluetooth (battery widget), Location (weather), Accessibility for MacRemote (first start from the notch).

Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26, the Mixer needs macOS 14.2.

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Novità: widget nella home (Musica, Calendario, Batteria Bluetooth, Meteo, Specchio) da trascinare nelle Impostazioni, batteria AirPods con sinistra/destra/custodia, meteo animato con mascotte offline, e la nuova tab MacRemote per comandare il Mac dall'iPhone, inclusa nell'app. Per aggiornare sostituisci l'app in Applicazioni, poi rimuovi e riaggiungi l'app in Accessibilità.

TheBoringNotch : Liquid Glass 1.0.0

First release of TheBoringNotch : Liquid Glass, a remake of Boring Notch (based on 2.7.3).

Highlights

• Liquid Glass open notch with a 0–100% intensity slider and a seamless top fade
• HUD color presets, custom color and live preview
• Mixer tab: per-app volume powered by OpenSoundSource
• Spotify now playing from any device via Last.fm (works with Spotify Free)
• Menu bar only: no Dock icon, settings included
• New Liquid Glass app icon

Install

1. Download TheBoringNotch-1.0.0.zip, unzip it and move TheBoringNotch.app to Applications.
2. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized: on first launch go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/TheBoringNotch.app).
3. If the original Boring Notch is installed, quit and remove it first: both use the same bundle identifier.

Requires macOS 14 or later. Liquid Glass needs macOS 26, the Mixer needs macOS 14.2.

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Prima release di TheBoringNotch : Liquid Glass. Scarica lo zip, sposta l'app in Applicazioni e al primo avvio vai in Impostazioni di Sistema › Privacy e sicurezza e premi Apri comunque (app non notarizzata). Se hai il Boring Notch originale, chiudilo e rimuovilo prima.