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Makes the notch disappear like a ninja.

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Based on our record, TopNotch App seems to be more popular. It has been mentioned 43 times since March 2021.
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I edit my wallpapers to include a black bar at the top, so I rarely notice the notch. Eg: https://celsoazevedo.com/files/2025/macos-bar.png Got the idea from the Top Notch app, which stopped working a while ago: https://topnotch.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
That's an okay workaround, but you lose part of your screen and create a thick top bezel. As a laptop user, I want to use all available space, so what I do is to use https://topnotch.app/ which makes the top bar black and until now I was... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
Here’s a handy free utility to automate this for you: https://topnotch.app Personally I never see the desktop background so I just set desktop to Black, it’s perfect for me. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
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