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- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Alcove Alternatives
Alcove is described as 'Experience the Dynamic Island on Mac with fluid transitions, instant notifications, live activities, and customizable HUDs, all crafted with Swift' and is a desktop customization tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Alcove for Mac, Web-based and iPhone. The best Alcove alternative is NotchNook. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try The Boring Notch or MediaMate. Other great apps like Alcove are Tuneful, NotchFlow, DropNotch and DynamicLake Pro.
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Apple announced the new MacBook Pro yesterday, and I can't wait to receive mine next week. I saw some people complain about the notch (I like it but tastes differ), so I made a little utility that makes the menu bar black so the Notch fades away in the background.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Turns your MacBook’s notch into a customizable HUD with widgets, AI chat, music, brightness, volume controls, and more ? Built for macOS 14+ with Swift.
Notch Remover lets you remove the notch from the status bar! Notch Remover modifies your wallpaper to adjust for the notch. Check out some of the amazing results in the screenshots!
A premium macOS utility that transforms the notch into an interactive, functional space. Unify your media controls, system indicators, notifications, and lock-screen widgets into one smooth, fully native interface.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
+5
NotchPad turns the MacBook notch into something actually useful — a quick-access notepad, clipboard manager, and snippets tool that's always one hover away.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
+1
Don't hide the notch - use it. Transforms the MacBook notch into a tactile, hover-to-expand system hub for media controls and clipboard / system stats shortcuts. Ad-free and lightweight.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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