Knotch v.1.8.0

💻 Knotch v1.8.0

✨ New Features

• Revamped closed-notch HUD and live-activity transitions with unified collapse-expand choreography
• Added lock screen mini-widgets
• Added sneak peek duration slider
• Added compact calendar all-day events toggle
• Added pull down gesture reactivity to compact mode
• Added option to disable app icon on album art
• Added info popup for macOS 26+ menu bar icon toggle that redirects to System Settings
• Added blur and flash to album art flip transition
• Compact mode media player title is now tappable to open the media source app
• Added liquid glass elements to settings

🔧 Fixes

• Moved notch appearance settings to Appearance tab
• Fixed cpu/memory usage across notch, timers, and settings
• Fixed debug session OOM kill from CGEvent tap leak + unbounded thumbnail cache
• Fixed the notch open/close drift & ghosting bug
• Fixed home to tray switch revealing unmasked glass + disabled glass on solid black appearance
• Fixed paused state for youtube thumbnails
• Reworked media sneak peek
• Fixed gesture settings including horizontal gestures to skip track
• Reworked shuffle and repeat active indicator + fixed source media app repeat sync
• Fixed compact calendar view snapping to media view during close
• Fixed lock hud persisting on unlock
• Fixed default HUD sizing
• Fixed concave top corner + extended duration for expanded battery HUD
• Fixed browser tabs showing app icon instead of grey note fallback for no-artwork tracks
• Fixed macbook icon to match actual mac model
• Fixed bluetooth expanded HUD corners
• Fixed settings window focus
• Fixed compact mode ui opening on file drag
• Airdrop and bluetooth HUD fixes
• Volume and brightness HUD adjustments
• Gated liquid glass notch appearances behind macOS 26+ and improved lock screen widget styling on versions below macOS 26
• Fixed liquid glass mask lagging issue
• Made toggles in settings respect compact mode capability + adjusted system HUD UI
• Changed media buttons reactivity to react during click, not after
• Increased view transition blur + all-day event pill adjustments
• Reworked 'not playing' placeholder art
• Increased waveform size on compact view
• Changed artist text in media player to use .medium weight
• Changed airdrop symbol
• Removed custom visualiser options