Say hello to Boring Notch, the coolest way to make your MacBook’s notch the star of the show! Say goodbye to boring status bars: with Boring Notch, your notch transforms into a dynamic music control center, complete with a vibrant visualizer and all the essential music controls you need. But that’s just the start! Boring Notch also offers calendar integration, a handy file shelf with AirDrop support, a complete MacOS HUD replacement and more!
Installation
System Requirements:
macOS 14 Sonoma or later
Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
Option 1: Download and Install Manually
Once downloaded, open the .dmg and move Boring Notch to your /Applications folder.
[!IMPORTANT]
We don't have an Apple Developer account (yet 👀), so macOS will warn you that Boring Notch is from an unidentified developer on first launch. This is expected behavior.
You'll need to bypass this before the app will open. You only need to do this once. Use one of the methods below.
Recommended: Terminal (Always Works)
This is the quickest and easiest method. It only requires a single command and works consistently for all users. System Settings can sometimes fail and won't work for non-admin users.
After moving Boring Notch to your Applications folder, run:
Boring Notch 能把你 MacBook 的刘海变成一个动态控制中心：它可以变成带实时可视化效果的音乐播放器，支持日历集成、带 AirDrop 功能的文件暂存架，还能完全替代 macOS 的音量、亮度和键盘背光提示浮层。