Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac running macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. Check yours under › About This Mac
before buying — on an older macOS the app will not launch, and that is the single most
common reason for a refund request.
Do I need a MacBook with a notch?
No. On a Mac with a notch the panel takes the exact measurements of the cutout and
hides inside it. On a display without one — an iMac, a Mac mini, an external monitor —
it draws a notch of the same proportions flush against the top edge, and everything
works the same way. The panel lives on your primary display.
How do I open it?
Move the pointer to the notch and the panel drops down; move away and it folds back.
There is no keyboard shortcut and no menu bar icon — the notch is the interface. While
the panel is closed, clicks pass straight through it to whatever is underneath.
Which music apps does it work with?
Apple Music and Spotify, in full: title, artist, artwork, and the play,
skip and scrub controls. That covers streaming, your own library, and Apple Music
radio — on a live station there is no track length to show, so the progress bar
gives way to a Live marker instead.
Anything else that plays — a video in a browser tab, Podcasts,
Deezer — now shows its title and how far along it is, and can be paused from the
notch. Artwork is the one thing that stays out: a browser video has none to read. A
YouTube video can go further and move into a small player under the notch, resuming at
the second the tab had reached, and go back to the tab when you are done.
Does the Claude and ChatGPT counter need my password?
No. It reads the usage figures that the Claude and ChatGPT apps already keep on your
Mac: no password, no sign-in, no API key, and nothing is sent anywhere. Claude’s
numbers come from the Claude desktop app and stay current while it is open. For ChatGPT
they are the Codex limits, written by the ChatGPT app and the codex
command; plain chat has no usage meter to read. You can turn it off in Settings.
What does it cost in battery and CPU?
With music playing and the media card on screen the app itself measured 0.33% CPU on
an M-series MacBook Pro, down from 6.4% before the animations were rewritten on Core
Animation. With nothing playing it sits near zero. It polls your music player more
slowly when you're not looking at it, and stops entirely when there's nothing to show.
Is my data private?
Voice memos, clipboard history and tray files are stored on your Mac and never
uploaded. There is no account, no telemetry and no analytics SDK. Clipboard history
deliberately ignores anything copied from a password manager. Transcription uses
Apple's speech recognition, which by default sends audio to Apple for processing; you
can switch it to on-device in the settings, at some cost to accuracy. Full detail in
the privacy policy.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes. It runs for seven days with every module unlocked, and it asks for nothing to
start: no account, no email, no card. When the week is over the notch asks for a
licence key, and everything you recorded, copied or dropped into it stays on your Mac.
If you buy and it still doesn't work as described, you get your money back within 14
days — the conditions are in the refund policy.
How many Macs can I use my licence on?
Two. Verifying your licence doesn't consume an activation, so day-to-day use won't eat
into it. If you replace a Mac and run out of activations, email me and I'll reset it.
Is Floatpill the same app as Dynamic Notch?
Yes. Dynamic Notch was renamed Floatpill with version 3.0. Same app, same developer and
same signature: your licence keeps working, and it updates from the notch.
What happens if it stops working after a macOS update?
Email me. Updates are free for the life of the app and there is no paid upgrade to a
next major version.
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