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Droppy$9.99

• Free in OneNotch
• ProNeeds OneNotch Pro
• Included
• Limited
• —Not offered

FeatureOneNotchFreeDroppy$9.99Alcove$14.99NotchNook$25DynamicLake Pro$13.99+The Boring NotchFreeAtollFree

Price

Free to use every dayNo trial clock, no account————

One-time price, no subscriptionPro is optional · 2 Macs per license, Supporter 5

Files

File shelf that holds your filesOneNotch acts on files instead of storing them——

AirDrop quick send—

Convert, resize and compress filesImages, video to MP4, audio, merge PDFs, zip and unzip———

AI background removalOn device, from the notch · subject cutout in screenshots is Pro————

On-device OCRScreens, images, PDFs and QR codes—————

Screenshot

Capture and annotateArrows, steps, blur, magnifier, ruler, history, pin on screen————

Capture a UI elementPro—————

Scrolling capturePro——————

Auto-redact personal infoPro——————

Translate text inside imagesPro——————

Subject cutout in screenshotsPro——————

3D camera tilt and progressive blurPro——————

Combine imagesPro——————

Wallpaper backgroundsPro——————

Clipboard

Clipboard managerFree 50 items for 24 hours · Pro 1,000, forever————

Clipboard search and pinned boards@image, @link and @app filters · Free 1 board with 10 pins, Pro 20 boards with 200————

Floating panel and full Library——————

Passcode-locked boardsEncrypted, free for everyone——————

Copy Stack: paste many clips in order——————

Skips password-manager clips——————

Rich previews for links, code and colorsYouTube and TikTok play inline——————

Sync clipboard across devicesOneNotch syncs Macs through iCloudPro—————

Selection & translate

Action bar on selected textConvert currency, units and time zones, clean links · adding dates to Calendar is Pro—————

Quick Translate in any app⌘⇧G, on-device or your own AI key——————

Full dictionary and pronunciationPro——————

Replace selection with translationPro——————

Music

Now Playing controlsApple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music

Music visualizer

Live lyrics———

Word-by-word karaoke lyricsEach word lights up as it is sung, on Apple Music——————

AI agents

AI coding agents in the notchClaude Code and Codex, approve requests from the notch————

Plan usage limits5-hour and weekly rings, cost and tokens————

Clipboard MCP for AI agentsAgents search and read your history on your Mac; off until you turn it on——————

Productivity

Calendar and eventsCreate events and reminders: today is free, any day needs Pro

Day summaryToday is free, any other day needs Pro——————

Reminders——

Meeting controls and Join alertsMeet, Zoom, Teams, Webex

Timers and PomodoroFull-screen alert when a focus session ends——

Window snappingHalves free · thirds, quarters and Focus in Pro—————

Weather widget———

System

Volume and brightness HUD

Battery and charging HUD

Notch notificationsCharging, Bluetooth, Focus, offline and Caps Lock

Lock Screen presenceMusic and lyrics on the lock screen—

Hide from screen recording——————

Customization

Layout customizationToolbar layout and pages, in your order

Notch appearance controlsAccent color, Liquid Glass, size and app icon

Configurable global shortcuts——

Platform

Works without a notchPill mode

External display support

Runs on Intel MacsOneNotch needs Apple silicon and macOS 15—

Notarized download—

Based on each app's publicly documented features as of September 2026. A dash means the feature is not in that app's published list. Names and icons belong to their respective owners.