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Notes from the notch.
Guides and honest comparisons for getting more out of your Mac, by Rudra Satani, who makes NotchMind.
- Every way to AirDrop from a Mac, including from the notchHow to AirDrop files from a Mac: Finder, the Share menu, Control Centre settings, and dragging files to the MacBook notch. Plus what to do when it fails.
- How to check your AirPods battery on a MacFour ways to see your AirPods battery on a Mac: the Bluetooth menu, Control Centre, the Batteries widget, and the MacBook notch when they connect.
- The best Mac notch apps in 2026, compared honestlyTen MacBook notch apps compared on price, trial, Macs per license and features, from each maker's own site. Written by the maker of one of them.
- How to change where screenshots are saved on a MacSave Mac screenshots somewhere other than the Desktop: the Screenshot toolbar's Save to option, a Terminal command, or a folder of your choice from the notch.
- How to check your Claude Code usage on a MacFour ways to see how much Claude Code you've used: built-in slash commands, your Claude account, the ccusage tool, and a live view in the MacBook notch.
- Clipboard history on Mac: every way to get it in 2026How to see clipboard history on a Mac: the new Spotlight clipboard in macOS Tahoe, free apps like Maccy and Raycast, and NotchMind, with what each keeps.
- How to convert HEIC to JPG on a Mac without uploading anythingFive ways to turn iPhone HEIC photos into JPG on a Mac, all offline: Finder's Convert Image, Preview, Photos, the sips command and the notch.
- How to see CPU and memory usage on a Mac at a glanceWays to keep an eye on your Mac's CPU and memory: Activity Monitor's Dock icon, menu bar apps like Stats and iStat Menus, and live graphs in the notch.
- How to see download progress on a Mac without switching appsWhere to see a download's progress on a Mac: in Safari and Chrome, on the file in Finder, in the Dock, and in the MacBook notch.
- Dynamic Island for Mac: what it is and how to get itThe Mac has no Dynamic Island of its own, but notch apps add one: music, timers, calls and alerts around the camera. What it is and which apps do it.
- How to hide the MacBook notch (and when to use it instead)Three ways to hide the notch on a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro: a black menu bar, Apple's Scale to fit below camera option, and full screen.
- How to set a timer on a Mac you can always seeWays to run a countdown on a Mac and keep it in view: the Clock app, Siri, and a timer that sits in the MacBook notch while you work.
- macOS Tahoe moved the volume indicator. Here's how to get a better onemacOS Tahoe shows volume and brightness in a small box in the top-right corner. How to get a bigger or more visible volume HUD back on your Mac.
- How to mute Zoom, Teams and Google Meet from anywhere on a MacThe mute shortcut for Zoom, Teams and Google Meet on Mac, how to make Zoom's work from any app, and a way to mute every call app at once.
- How to turn off the screenshot thumbnail on a MacStop the floating preview that appears in the corner after every Mac screenshot, and what to use instead to drag, copy or delete a capture.
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More about NotchMind.
- A clipboard that knows what you copied.Clipboard history
- Drag files up. Drop them anywhere.Files in the notch
- Liquid Glass, in your notch.Liquid Glass
- The tools you reach for, one swipe up.For makers
- Mac notch apps, comparedPrices and features side by side
- NotchMind vs DroppyHow the two differ
- NotchMind vs NotchNookHow the two differ
- NotchMind vs AlcoveHow the two differ
- Help CenterGuides for every feature