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⌥⌘S
Peel off the notchA pad of notes hangs from the notch. Pull one off and it follows the cursor with a soft paper sound.
Screenshots become notesPress ⌥⌘S, drag over anything, and it lands on a fresh note. Paste or drop images too; they stack in order.
Everything in one placePress ⌥⌘N for all notes, with folders, colors, tags and search. Hover the notch for a Quick Peek.
How it compares
Made for the notch, not bolted onto it.
Most sticky apps open a window or hide in the menu bar. Notchstick keeps notes one flick away from where you already look, and it is honest about what it doesn't do yet.
Feature
Notchstick
Built-in sticky notes
Menu bar note apps
Other notch apps
Opens from the notch
Yes
No
No
Yes
Notes stay on top of every app and Space
Yes
One option
Some
Some
Screenshot straight into a note
Yes
No
Rare
Rare
Paste a clipboard image as a new note
Yes
No
Some
Rare
Peek at recent notes without opening a window
Yes
No
Yes
Some
Resize notes and stack images inside
Yes
Yes
Rare
Rare
Works without an account
Yes
Yes
Some
Some
Sync to iPhone
No
No
Some
Some
Other columns describe typical apps in each group, from public App Store listings in November 2026. Individual apps vary. "Some" means some apps in the group do it; "Rare" means few do.
First open, one time only
macOS blocks it the first time. Here's how to open it.
Notchstick isn't notarized, because that needs a paid Apple Developer account. Check the SHA-256 below to confirm your download is exactly the file published here. After this, it opens like any other app.
“Notchstick” Not OpenedApple could not verify it is free of malware.
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Security“Notchstick” was blocked to protect your Mac.
PrivacyNotes and images stay in a folder on your Mac. No account, no sync, no analytics. Screen Recording permission is used only when you take a screenshot with ⌥⌘S.
RequirementsmacOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel. Works best on a MacBook with a notch; on other screens the pad hangs from the menu bar.