Notchi is a native notch overlay for Windows 10 and Windows 11, inspired by the macOS notch and Dynamic Island. It stays above the desktop, remains compact while idle, and expands on hover to show media controls and system information. The application is built with C#, WPF, and .NET 8 without Electron, keeping it lightweight and responsive.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041), 64-bit | Windows 11 version 22H2 or later, 64-bit |
| Architecture | x64 | x64 |
| Processor | 1 GHz dual-core or equivalent | 2 GHz quad-core or equivalent |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | 150 MB free space | 250 MB free space on an SSD |
| Display | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 or higher |
The release installer is per-user and does not require administrator privileges.
Download the latest NotchiSetup-x64.exe from the Releases page and run it, then launch Notchi from the Start menu. SHA-256 checksums for each release are published in the release notes.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Always-on-top overlay | Keeps the notch visible above other windows without appearing in the taskbar. |
| Compact and expanded modes | Stays compact while idle and expands smoothly when the cursor moves over it. |
| Media controls | Integrates with Windows System Media Transport Controls for track title, artist, album art, source app, elapsed time, duration, seeking, play/pause, and previous/next. |
| System dashboard | Displays a clean compact clock with a subtle time gradient, date, battery status, and live CPU, RAM, and disk usage. |
| Notes | Provides a dedicated notes window with automatic saving. |
| File drop shelf | Accepts files dragged onto the notch and supports opening files, revealing them in Explorer, copying paths, opening all items, removing individual items, and clearing the list. |
| Screen anchoring | Lets the notch be dragged to the top center, left center, or right center of the screen. |
| Persistent position | Saves the last anchor and restores it on the next launch. |
| Global shortcut | Hides or shows the notch from anywhere using a customizable system-wide shortcut (default Ctrl+Shift+N). |
| Settings | Controls which system metrics are visible, the interface language (Bahasa Indonesia or English), the hide/show shortcut, and whether the app starts with Windows. |
| Lightweight design | Uses native WPF rendering with low idle CPU usage and private memory below 100 MB. |
The screenshots below show the compact and expanded states of the main views.
Feature menu
Compact and expanded
Media player
Compact and expanded
Side anchor mode
Compact and expanded
| Version | Released | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | October 25, 2026 | Latest stable |
Version 1.1.0 is the current stable release. It adds a customizable global shortcut to hide or show Notchi (default Ctrl+Shift+N), per-item removal in the file drop shelf, and an English language option in Settings, along with a cleaner compact clock that uses a subtle time gradient. Full release notes are available on the Releases page.
Contributions are welcome, including bug reports, feature proposals, documentation improvements, and pull requests. Before contributing, read CONTRIBUTORS.md for the contributor list, roles, and contribution workflow. For significant changes, open an issue first so the approach can be discussed.
Developer: risuunava
Notchi is released under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.