notchFree
€0
- Hover-to-expand island
- Multi-display support
- Media controls (Spotify, Apple Music)
- Calendar month grid
- 5 quick notes
- 5 clipboard entries (opt-in)
- 1 shelf item
- Volume & brightness HUD
- URL scheme, local API (media)
Pricing
NotchFlow is open source (GPL-3.0). Build yourself with free-tier features, or use official signed builds with premium activation.
Premium Lifetime
€24 one-time
- Everything in annual
- Perpetual license
- No renewal
Premium Annual
€12 / year
- Custom island size & themes
- Lyrics snippet
- Camera mirror
- Unlimited notes + pin
- 50 clipboard + search
- 12 shelf items + ZIP staging
- Hide island for selected apps
- Local API (notes, clipboard, mirror)
- License for 2 Macs
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Hover-to-expand island | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-display support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom width (280–420) & height (120–200) | — | ✓ |
| Midnight / Aurora / Ember themes | — | ✓ |
| Media controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lyrics snippet | — | ✓ |
| Calendar month grid | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quick notes | 5 max | Unlimited + pin |
| Clipboard history | 5 max | 50 + search |
| Camera mirror | Locked | ✓ |
| Shelf items | 1 | 12 + ZIP |
| Volume / brightness HUD | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local API — media & island | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local API — notes, clipboard, mirror | — | ✓ |
| Hide island for selected apps | — | ✓ |
| Sparkle auto-updates | Official builds | Official builds |
Self-build vs official build
| Self-build (GitHub) | Official build | |
|---|---|---|
| Free features | ✓ | ✓ |
| Premium features | Requires license key | Requires license key |
| Code signing | Your machine | Apple Developer ID |
| Notarization | No | ✓ |
| Sparkle updates | Disabled | ✓ |
| Gatekeeper trust | Manual | Automatic |