NotchMind and Messages.

New iMessages appear in the notch with the sender’s name and photo.

What it does with Messages

  • New messages in the notch, with name and photo.
  • Photos, videos, audio and files labelled as such.
  • Held while your Mac is locked, shown after you unlock.

Set it up

  1. Open Settings → Notifications → Messages and turn on Messages Notifications.
  2. Grant Full Disk Access: choose Open Privacy Settings and turn NotchMind on.
  3. Allow Contacts for names and photos instead of numbers.
  4. Make sure Messages notifications are on in System Settings → Notifications → Messages.

Good to know

  • Messages are read on your Mac only, to show them. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Step by step.

Pay once. Keep it.

US$5.99 for 2 Macs for the first 50 customers, then US$15.99. Or 1 Mac for US$9.99 or 5 Macs for US$29.99. Every 1.x update and a 14-day refund. For Macs with Apple silicon on macOS 15 or later.