Re:notch for Mac

Name: Re:notch
Author: yosaiy

Turns the notch into a lightweight, native developer command center.

By yosaiy. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

Re:notch at a glance

Version: 1.7.0
Released: 27 August 2026
Download size: 2.9 MB
Works on: Apple silicon and Intel
Licence: MIT
Category: Menu Bar and Notch
Developer: yosaiy
GitHub stars: 111

About Re:notch

Turn your Mac's notch into a lightweight, native developer command center.

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How to install Re:notch on a Mac

Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
Search for Re:notch and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.7.0 from yosaiy's own GitHub release.
Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Re:notch show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Re-notch-1.7.0.dmg (2.9 MB).

What is new in Re:notch 1.7.0

## What's New in v1.7.0

### Concurrency and Stability
- Migrated core services (MusicService, ShelfStore, TimerService, TodoStore, AppleCalendarService) to modern Swift Concurrency (@MainActor, async/await).
- Eliminated thread dispatch hops, memory retention issues, and race conditions.

### Face ID and Auth Glance
- Added CompactFaceIDView and AuthGlance for system authentication events.
- Added Quick Action tile to trigger Face ID glance with haptic feedback.

### Interaction and Animation Polish
- Integrated Apple-standard spring physics for notch expansions and collapses.
- Added long-press gesture to pin notch with haptic feedback.
- Refined compact view glance arbitration and transitions.

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### Downloads
- **Drag-to-Install DMG**: `Re-notch-1.7.0.dmg`
- **Portable ZIP**: `Re-notch-1.7.0.zip`

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