A notch for Windows

MacBooks have a notch at the top of the screen. Notchzy gives your Windows PC one too, and makes it useful.

On a MacBook the notch is a cut-out for the camera, and Mac apps turn it into a little hub for music and files. Windows laptops don't have a notch, so there's nothing to build on. Notchzy adds a notch to Windows anyway: a black pill at the top center of your screen that looks like a MacBook notch at rest and opens up like the iPhone's Dynamic Island when you hover over it.

What you can do with the notch

• Music controls for Spotify, music and video in your browser, and any player in Windows' media controls: cover art, play/pause, skip, seek, shuffle and repeat.
• Focus timer with 15, 25 or 45 minute sessions (or your own), a countdown ring in the pill and Pomodoro breaks.
• Notifications from Windows show up in the island, then it shrinks back.
• Charging animation when you plug in or unplug your laptop.
• Clipboard history with the texts, links and images you copied, plus search and filters; pin the ones you reuse.
• File tray: drop files on the island and drag them out later.
• Calendar and weather: a week strip with the day's events, a "Next" line under the clock and the weather for your city.
• Quick controls for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dark mode and volume, plus lock, sleep, restart and shut down.
• PC stats: CPU, GPU and RAM rings, the apps using the most memory, network, disk space and a speed test.
• To-dos: a quick checklist that's always one hover away.
• App launcher: every app from your Start menu in one grid, with search.
• Wallpaper picker: browse your wallpapers as previews and click one to set it.
• Claude Code progress for coders: Claude's tasks on the pill, and a nudge when it's done or needs you.
• Dark and light themes with an accent color of your choice.
• Stays out of the way: hides in full-screen games and videos, and shrinks to a slim bar over browser tabs.

Notch or Dynamic Island: which look do you get?

Both. At rest, Notchzy is a small notch at the top of your screen showing the time, or your album art and a moving equalizer while music plays. When you hover, get a notification or plug in your charger, it grows into a Dynamic Island-style card. You can change its size, its distance from the top edge and which monitor it's on.

Get the notch on your PC

1. Buy and download Notchzy from notchzy.com ($9.99, one time).
2. Run the installer. The notch appears at the top of your screen.
3. Open Settings from the tray icon to set its size, position, theme and features.

Questions

Can you add a notch to a Windows laptop?

Yes. Your screen doesn't need a real notch. Notchzy draws one at the top center of the screen on any Windows 10 or 11 PC or laptop.

Is there a Mac notch app like NotchNook for Windows?

NotchNook is Mac-only. Notchzy gives Windows the same kind of notch, with music controls, a calendar, quick controls, PC stats, clipboard history, a file tray and a focus timer.

Does the notch work with multiple monitors?

Yes. You can choose which monitor the notch sits on in Settings.