# TheBoredTeam/boring.notch

TheBoringNotch: Not so boring notch That Rocks 🎸🎶

Repository: https://github.com/TheBoredTeam/boring.notch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/boringnotch
Homepage: https://theboring.name/
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-23T22:23:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 58, longevity 54
- inputs: {"age_days": 761, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 282, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10490, forks 950 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:42.111212+00:00)

## What it is
Boring Notch is a macOS menubar-style app that turns the MacBook notch into a dynamic music control center with a visualizer, plus calendar integration, a file shelf with AirDrop support, and a HUD replacement. It is written in Swift and requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

## Use cases
- turn macbook notch into music player controls
- replace macos hud with a nicer one
- airdrop files quickly from the notch shelf
- show calendar events in the macbook notch
- add a music visualizer to the notch

## When to choose
- you have a MacBook with a notch and want to make it functional
- you want quick music controls and a visualizer at the top of your screen
- you want a free, open-source alternative to notch utilities like NotchNook

## When to avoid
- you use a Mac without a notch or run macOS older than 14 Sonoma
- you need a signed app from an Apple Developer account without bypassing Gatekeeper
- you want a cross-platform or Windows/Linux utility

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, media, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: macos-notch, music-controls, menu-bar-app, hud-replacement, airdrop, calendar-integration, open-source, macos, desktop, swift

## Member repositories
- TheBoredTeam/boring.notch (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:42.111212+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:18:58.290463+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheBoredTeam/boring.notch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:42.111212+00:00, sha 488ed13fc51b)
  - homepage: https://theboring.name/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:17:56.423119+00:00, sha b4882a26df98)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.