NotchTray 1.0.0

The first release of NotchTray.

When status items overflow into the notch — or get parked off-screen by a menu
bar manager — macOS simply stops drawing them, with no indication they exist.
NotchTray finds them and puts them back within reach.

What it does

• Finds hidden items. Discovery runs through the Accessibility API's
  AXExtrasMenuBar attribute, so per-app attribution survives macOS 26, where
  every status item is drawn by the Control Center process.
• Shows them under the notch. Hover the notch and a Dynamic Island-style
  panel drops down with the hidden items as their real menu bar icons. Click
  one to activate the actual status item.
• Keeps count. The status icon carries a badge whenever items are hidden.
• Moves items in and out. Edit mode drags items across an invisible
  separator item, the automated version of the ⌘-drag you would otherwise
  perform by hand.
• Stays out of the way. Menu-bar-only by default, with an optional Dock
  icon, launch at login, a hover toggle and an adjustable auto-close delay.

Requirements

macOS 14 or later, on a MacBook with a notch. Accessibility access is required
and requested on first launch; Screen Recording is optional and only used to
render the real icons rather than generic placeholders.

Notes

• Built-in display only — external menu bars are not scanned yet.
• Newly launched apps insert their status items at the far left, which is
  inside the hidden section, so they appear in the island rather than the bar.

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Install: download NotchTray-1.0.0.dmg, open it and drag NotchTray into Applications. Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple.