Updated Nov 8, 2026, from what MacPip lists today.
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MacPip référence 9 apps pour Mac de la catégorie « Encoche », et une personne en a vérifié 5.2 d'entre elles ont une version gratuite.8 d'entre elles vendent une licence à achat unique.2 d'entre elles sont payantes par abonnement.There is no single best notch app for everyone, so MacPip does not rank them.Si vous la voulez gratuite, commencez par Slap Alert.
Apps a person checked come first, newest check first. Never ordered by payment.
Every MacBook Air since the M2 and every 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro since 2021 has a notch at the top of the screen. macOS mostly leaves that space empty. Notch apps move into it.
MacPip lists 9 of them, and they are surprisingly different. Some turn the notch into a Dynamic Island for music, timers and notifications. Some put a clipboard or a file shelf there. One gives you a stern but loving dad who asks for your plan every morning.
Most of them stay small until you hover or something happens, then open up beneath the camera. Several also work on displays without a notch.
What these 9 apps offer, by their listings. An app can offer several, so the bars do not add up to 9.
Version gratuite2 sur 9
Pay once8 sur 9
Abonnement2 sur 9
Native to Apple silicon7 sur 9
Open source0 sur 9
Fonctionne hors ligne2 sur 9
Vérifiée par une personne5 sur 9
One-time price in US dollars, as each listing states it, lowest first. 2 apps have no plain dollar one-time price and are left out. Launch prices count where the listing says so.
From its maker: Droppy brings files, clipboard history and everyday controls to your Mac's notch or a floating Dynamic Island. Gather files in the File Tray, find text, links, images and files you copied, control music and arrange shelf widgets for your daily tools.
Cuewake lets you attach notes, checklists, links and files to Mac apps and webpages, so your next step is waiting when you come back to them. It is a one-time purchase at $9, needs no account, works offline and runs natively on Apple silicon. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Slap Alert is for founders who like to see a sale land. It watches Stripe, Paddle, RevenueCat, Polar or Dodo Payments with a read-only key, and Shopify orders arrive by webhook. For every new sale, a pixel monkey slaps a sticky note on your screen with who paid and how much, and win cards mark milestones like your first $1k. It is free for scripts, or $19 once with a 7-day trial.
Halo brings a Dynamic Island to your Mac, notch or not. It shows notifications, dictation, AI agent status and music, and controls the brightness of an external monitor. It costs $9.99 once, with no subscription, and needs macOS 15 or later.
Papa lives in your notch and has the personality of an Indian dad. He asks for your plan every morning, puts a time limit on distracting sites like YouTube, cheers your sales from Stripe and Dodo, and checks what got done at night. It is $4.99 once at its launch price, with a 3-day trial, and needs macOS 14 or later.
From its maker: PasteNotch keeps the things you copy within reach, so you can find them again without digging through windows. - Search copied text, links, images and files.
Tucket is a clipboard manager that lives in the notch. It keeps every copy on your Mac, sorts clips by type as you copy them, makes screenshots searchable by the text inside them, and blocks sensitive data before it is stored. It runs on Apple silicon and needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
NotchNook Pro packs more than 37 features into the space beneath your camera. You can follow Claude Code and Codex sessions and approve commands from the notch, search your clipboard history, keep files in a tray, open a terminal and read scripts with a teleprompter that follows your voice. Lifetime is $19, or $3 a month, with a 48-hour free trial. It needs Apple silicon and macOS 14.6 or later.
Decide what the space is for. Media controls, a clipboard, files you are moving, AI agent status or a daily nudge. One clear job beats a crowded panel.
External display? If you dock your MacBook, check that the app also works on a screen with no notch. Several here say they do.
Check your macOS. Droppy needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Cuewake needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Slap Alert needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Papa needs macOS 14 or later, PasteNotch needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Tucket needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Halo needs macOS 15 or later, and Toolnotch needs macOS 15 Sequoia or later.
Choisissez Droppy si vous préférez payer une fois plutôt que de vous abonner.
Choisissez Cuewake si vous voulez qu'elle fonctionne nativement sur Apple silicon.
Choisissez Cuewake si vous avez besoin qu'elle fonctionne hors ligne, comme l'affirme son créateur.
Questions
What is the best notch app for Mac?
There is no single best one for everyone. MacPip lists 9: Droppy, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Halo, Papa, Toolnotch, PasteNotch, Tucket, NotchNook Pro. If you want it free, look at Slap Alert. If you would rather pay once than subscribe, look at Droppy. If you want it to run natively on Apple silicon, look at Cuewake. If you need it to work offline, as its maker says it does, look at Cuewake.
Existe-t-il des apps gratuites de la catégorie « Encoche » pour Mac ?
Oui. Avec une version gratuite sur MacPip : Slap Alert, Tucket.
Quelles apps de la catégorie « Encoche » pour Mac ont un prix d'achat unique ?
Avec une option à achat unique, pour éviter un abonnement : Droppy, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Halo, Papa, Toolnotch, PasteNotch, NotchNook Pro.
Which notch apps run natively on Apple silicon?
D'après leurs créateurs ou d'après notre vérification : Droppy, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Toolnotch, PasteNotch, Tucket, NotchNook Pro.
Quelles apps de la catégorie « Encoche » une personne a-t-elle vérifiées ?
Chacune a un rapport daté sur sa page : Droppy, Cuewake, Slap Alert, Halo, Papa.
Comment MacPip classe-t-il ces apps ?
Les apps qu'une personne a vérifiées viennent en premier, de la vérification la plus récente à la plus ancienne, puis les autres selon leur date d'ajout. Le paiement ne change jamais l'ordre, et les lignes sponsorisées sont signalées et tenues à part.