7 alternativesNotchNook: $15 once
The best NotchNook alternatives
For most people the best alternative to NotchNook is Boring Notch, and the best free one is Hidden Bar.
Boring NotchPick it if you have a MacBook with a notch and want that space to show your music, calendar and files.Free, open sourceCompare at a glance
NotchNook is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
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 NotchNook | $15 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
| Boring Notch | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | |||
 Notchy | $24.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 Bartender | From $20 | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 Shoji | $14 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 Hidden Bar | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | |||
 One Switch | $4.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 MenuDart | $6.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you have a MacBook with a notch and want that space to show your music, calendar and files.
A free, open-source app that turns the MacBook notch into music controls, a file shelf and a calendar.
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Pick it if you use a MacBook and want music, timers and clipboard history within reach at the top of the screen.
A notch app for music, timers, clipboard history and a file shelf, $24.99 once.
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Pick it if you have more menu bar icons than space, especially on a MacBook with a notch.
Rescues menu bar icons lost behind the notch and shows each one only when you actually need it.
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Pick it if you work from cafes, coworking spaces or open offices and step away from your MacBook several times a day.
A soft blur over every screen with one shortcut, so nobody reads your messages while you grab a coffee.
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Pick it if you keep separate apps just to hide desktop icons, stay awake or flip Dark Mode.
Hide desktop icons, keep your Mac awake and flip Dark Mode from one menu bar panel, $4.99 once.
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Pick it if you work on a big display or a notched MacBook and are tired of dragging the pointer to the top corner to find a menu or an icon.
Every app menu and menu bar icon in a searchable popup at your pointer, for $6.99 once.
When NotchNook is still the right pick
You have a MacBook and want your music, meetings and dragged files in the space around the camera.
NotchNook prices and verdict$15 once