Boring Notch for Windows
Boring Notch is Mac-only. Notchzy brings the same notch to your Windows PC.
Boring Notch is a Mac app: a free, open-source macOS app that turns the MacBook notch into a music player and file shelf. It doesn't run on Windows, and there's no Windows version at the time of writing (November 2026).
Notchzy brings the same idea to Windows 10 and 11. A small pill sits at the top center of your screen, shows the time, and opens when you hover or when something happens: a song starts, a notification arrives, your focus timer runs or you plug in your laptop.
What the Windows notch can do
- Music controls for Spotify, browser audio and video, and any player in Windows' media controls: cover art, play/pause, skip, seek, shuffle and repeat.
- Synced lyrics that follow the song, karaoke-style. Click a line to jump there.
- Copy text from screen: snip any part of the screen and its words are copied, read offline on your PC.
- Microphone and camera dot: orange or green on the pill while an app uses them, like on iPhone.
- Sound: switch between speakers and headphones, and set each app's own volume.
- Focus timer with Pomodoro breaks and a countdown ring in the pill.
- Notifications from Windows pop into the island.
- Clipboard history with texts, links and images, search and pins.
- File tray: drop files on the island, drag them out later.
- Calendar and weather: a week strip, today's events and your city's weather.
- Quick controls: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dark mode, volume, lock, sleep, restart, shut down.
- PC stats: CPU, GPU and RAM rings, top apps by memory, network, disk and a speed test.
- To-dos, app launcher and wallpaper picker, one hover away.
- Charging animation when you plug in or unplug a laptop.
- Stays out of the way: hides in full-screen games and videos, shrinks to a slim bar over browser tabs.
Coming from a Mac?
Notchzy was designed to feel like macOS: Apple-style font and colors, Control Center switches, round buttons and spring animations. If you use Boring Notch on a MacBook and Windows on a desktop, Notchzy gives your PC the same top-of-screen island.
Notchzy is $9.99 once for 2 PCs, with a 14-day refund. It runs on Windows 11 and Windows 10 version 2004 or newer.
Boring Notch is a trademark of its owner. Notchzy isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Windows 10 and 11 · One-time, for 2 PCs · 14-day refund
Questions
Is there Boring Notch for Windows?
No. Boring Notch is only for Mac. Notchzy is an app that gives Windows 10 and 11 a similar notch and Dynamic Island at the top of the screen.
What is the best Boring Notch alternative for Windows?
Notchzy: a Mac-style notch for Windows with music controls, notifications, a focus timer, calendar and weather, clipboard history, a file tray and PC stats.
Do I need a laptop with a notch?
No. Notchzy draws its own island at the top of any screen, on desktops and laptops, and on any monitor you choose.