SideNotchA LITTLE SPACE. A LOT WITHIN REACH.
Your AI limits. Your Mac’s pulse. Your next small win.
All in a quiet notch at the edge of your screen.
Made for macOS 26+ · Apple silicon
Try the icons, including Mole’s tools. There’s more tucked inside.
For the tools already on your Mac.
STAY IN YOUR FLOW
See usage windows, reset times, and session activity for your coding assistants. Using Codex credits? Your remaining balance is there, too.
Claude, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, and more. Readings vary by provider and plan.
CPU, RAM, disk space, and network speeds in one compact bar beside your Dock. Adjust its width and height, choose its position, and slide the background from solid black to fully transparent.
Add today’s tasks. Check them off. Watch your days fill in. Pick another date to see what you did—or make a little room for tomorrow.
Your tasks stay on your Mac.
A shortcut to a fresh note in Apple Notes or Bear. Before the idea disappears.
Opt-in clipboard history with encrypted local storage. The text you need, back within reach.
Choose an edge. Pick your integrations. Keep it visible, or let it appear when you hover.
Open Mole’s cleanup, disk analysis, and maintenance tools straight from the notch in a built-in terminal. Available when Mole is installed on your Mac.
Enable limit warnings and a small dot appears when an AI usage limit reaches 90%. It stays visible with the notch folded, until usage drops or the limit resets.
Set the stats bar’s width, height, position, and background transparency in Settings. Changes apply immediately, with text and graphs visible even on a clear background.
A SMALL ADDITION TO YOUR MAC
One app for the things you keep checking.
Pay monthly, or buy once. Your choice.
SideNotchTwo Macs · All SideNotch 1.x updates
Secure checkout with Polar. Activate your key in Settings.
Same features on two Macs while subscribed. Renews monthly. Cancel anytime in your customer portal.
Subscribe · $2/monthA FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
The current version supports Apple silicon Macs running macOS 26 or later. You don’t need a physical screen notch: SideNotch can sit on any screen edge.
SideNotch reads existing local sign-ins for supported tools. Some integrations need an explicit access approval or their own sign-in. You choose which providers to enable in Settings.
Yes. Ollama and LM Studio can show loaded models and context information. Generation-speed monitoring needs the relevant local metrics or optional relay setup.
Install Mole separately on your Mac, then enable its commands in SideNotch. Cleanup, app removal, disk analysis, and other maintenance tools open in a built-in terminal, with Mole’s own prompts and confirmations.
Daily tasks stay on your Mac. Clipboard history is optional and stored locally with encryption. AI usage is read from local tools or the relevant provider’s service. No SideNotch account is required for these integrations.
You pay $2 each month, plus any tax shown at checkout. Cancel in the customer portal to stop the next renewal; access remains through your paid period. SideNotch checks licenses daily when online, with up to 30 days of offline grace. Your saved data stays on your Mac when access ends.
Yes. Choose $2/month or $15 one time. Both cover two Macs. The one-time purchase includes all SideNotch 1.x updates; monthly access lasts while subscribed. Download the signed and notarized Mac installer, then enter your license key in Settings → License. Future updates arrive in the app.