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    Notate

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    OpenRecorder

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    Open Recorder is a powerful MacOS screen recorder app built entirely with Swift. Because it uses native Swift, it is extremely tiny at around 40MB, very powerful, responsive and very light on your device. Use it for both screenshots and scr

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    Express yourself with freedom — no spying, no tracking, only private notes. Unlike Evernote and other note apps, your data is yours alone.

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    Feature-rich terminal replacement for macOS with split panes, search, autocomplete, and extensive customization options for enhanced productivity.

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    Zen

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    Minimal note-taking app storing Markdown notes in local SQLite database. Features instant search, flexible tagging, keyboard shortcuts, and offline access.

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About NotchStar

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NotchStar

Put your notch to work.

NotchStar is a native Mac app that turns the MacBook notch into ten small tools. Hover the notch and it opens. It's for the small things you reach for all day: something you copied an hour ago, a file you need to AirDrop, the song that's playing, your next meeting. Inside: clipboard history (kept in memory only, and it skips what password managers hide), a file shelf with AirDrop, Now Playing controls, calendar and reminders, quick notes, timers with pomodoro, a teleprompter that sits right under your camera, a mirror for calls, live system stats, and a disk tool that finds big folders, duplicates and app leftovers and only ever moves things to the Trash. New in 1.0.5: screenshots hang in a strip under the notch. Drag one into a chat to send it, or hold Option to send them all. $4 once for up to 3 Macs, with a 7 day free trial. No account, and analytics stay off unless you turn them on. Signed and notarized by Apple. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel.

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Price
Paid
Made by
Arin Prajapati
Category
Productivity
Website
notchstar.com