TopNotch App Reviews and details

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• Ice - open source bar manager for macOS

  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 using Bartender, which would display the hidden icons on a second bar under the original one when we clicked the icon. I barely noticed the notch. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Apple Introduces M4 Chip

  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 / 4 months ago

• Every Default macOS Wallpaper

  To "hide" the notch, try Top Notch: https://topnotch.app/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• The Tools you most needed on Mac

  Https://topnotch.app/ if you have the notch in the toolbar, this helps. Source: 10 months ago

• Joined the club! M2 14” base. What apps do u recommend? Side along with MacBook Pro 2014.

  Hide the notch: https://topnotch.app/ ChatGPT menubar access: https://github.com/vincelwt/chatgpt-mac Better window management: https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/ A better browser: https://arc.net/ Best GTD task manager (expensive but worth it IMO): https://culturedcode.com/things/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Fullscreen apps above the MacBook notch

  Https://topnotch.app makes it less distracting. I've come to prefer the look, even on my (un-notched) iMac. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Fullscreen apps above the MacBook notch

  I find the notch distracting and have found this app helpful to "hide" it. https://topnotch.app/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• MacBook Air With Slightly Smaller 13.4-Inch OLED Display Rumored

  Then simply use https://topnotch.app. Source: over 1 year ago

• Will the notch on macbooks dissappear in the future?

  If it's an aesthetic issue, I highly recommend TopNotch. Source: over 1 year ago

• New to the family, came from an alienware. Please insert app suggestions or any tips that could be of use 😌

  I use TopNotch to improve the integration of the notch into the UI. Source: over 1 year ago

• First time Mac - open for any tips for a longterm windows user | MBP14 M1Pro/32GB/512GB/10C/16C

  TopNotch (free) - app to hide the notch. Source: almost 2 years ago

• A curated directory of 700 Mac menu bar apps

  I hate that notch also. I use https://topnotch.app/ to play some eye trickery so I don’t have to stare at that thing. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Windows to MBP 16". What are your must tools/apps ?

  Get rid of visual notch and annoying one pixel space between apps and top menu bar Https://topnotch.app/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• The notch is misunderstood

  There's a little utility called https://topnotch.app/ that will do it for you. Source: about 2 years ago

• Is the MacBook Pro M1 2020 with 16GB and 1TB a good laptop or should I pick the new one with 16GB but 512GB?

  Fyi. You could install this to hide the notch. Try it out and see if you like it or not. Source: about 2 years ago

• Just got my first Mac (Macbook Pro M1) and this is my biggest issue yet. How to fix it?

  There’s an app called TopNotch that hides the notch if you don’t like it! There’s also a setting in System Preferences that lets you always show the menu bar. I just keep mine always on. Source: about 2 years ago

• Doubts about the new MacBook Air M2

  Your concern is legitimate. Obviously some people are going to be more sensitive than others, but the notch will be visible, both in the letterboxed black-bar portion of video content, and normal desktop usage. Even if you black out the menu bar, you're still going to see the notch, because relative to the black reference of the notch, the screen is only going to be able to produce gray. (You can black out the... Source: over 2 years ago

• Start up issues with an 14" MBP M1 Pro

  For example I use Top Notch to "hide" the notch, the app is opened, looks like enabled, but the menu bar isn't black like it should 😕. Source: over 2 years ago

• taskbar reaches below the notch by default is this normal?

  You’re welcome: https://topnotch.app/. Source: over 2 years ago

• What are the must-have apps for Mac in 2022?

  TopNotch to hide the notch on an mbp. Source: over 2 years ago

• Who else would prefer an invisible (iOS) like menu bar for Mac OS?

  I'm currently rocking a black menu bar after installing TopNotch on my new 14"MacBook Pro. I didn't care so much about hiding the notch, just tried it out on a whim—it's free and from developers I respect (makers of Cleanshot X and PixelSnap). Source: over 2 years ago