v1.0.0
Released Oct 20, 2026
Installer
72.5 MB · 6 downloads
NotchiSetup-x64.exe
SHA-256 checksum
21676ff159ba4764641a183f38ec94432ae3d4506991a7bdd97bb07d1516d576 Verify in PowerShell
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Release notes
Notchi v1.0.0
First public release of Notchi, a lightweight Windows notch overlay inspired by the macOS notch and Dynamic Island.
Highlights
- Media controls via Windows SMTC: track, artist, album art, progress, play/pause/skip (Spotify, YouTube in Chrome/Edge, and other SMTC apps).
- Smart artwork refresh for browsers that report the app icon before the real thumbnail.
- Idle dashboard with clock, date, battery, CPU, RAM, and disk usage.
- Smooth hover expand/collapse animation and a hover-driven feature menu.
- Drag and snap to top-center, left, or right screen edge, with the position persisted.
- Settings window for metric visibility and Windows autostart.
- Quick file drop shelf with Open, Show in Explorer, Copy path, Open all, and Clear.
- Note popover with autosave.
- Native WPF, no Electron or webview, with low idle resource usage.
- Per-user Inno Setup installer; no administrator rights required.
Installation
Download NotchiSetup-x64.exe and run it. The app installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Notchi.
Requirements: Windows 10 version 2004 (build 19041) or later, or Windows 11, x64.
SHA-256
NotchiSetup-x64.exe:21676FF159BA4764641A183F38EC94432AE3D4506991A7BDD97BB07D1516D576Notchi.exe(portable):1989B6AA82971C90E48786FEC72488845A2DE76C6E15A7DAA5294F218E963966