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NotchNotes
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Hover over the notch. Press enter. Write.

A native macOS editor that lives in your MacBook's notch. Split panes, built-in terminal, auto-save. Everything stays local.

NotchNotes Download for macOS

macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel

try it — hover over the notch above

Built for speed

Notch-triggered

Move your cursor to the notch, press Enter. A new note window appears instantly, focused and ready.

Split panes

Split vertically or horizontally, iTerm2-style. Nest splits, navigate with keyboard shortcuts, drag dividers to resize.

⌘D ⌘⇧D

Built-in terminal

Full shell right next to your notes. xterm-256color, your environment, your shell. Open a terminal pane anywhere.

⌘T ⌘⇧T

Window docking

Drag a window onto another to merge them. Directional drop zones highlight where the pane will land.

Auto-save

Notes save as you type. Smart filenames from your first line. Choose markdown or plain text.