A small place for thoughts that arrive fast.

Why Notchi exists

Notchi began with a simple observation: the physical notch already occupies the most immediate part of a MacBook screen. Instead of treating that space as dead hardware, it can become a calm, dependable input surface. You should be able to type a thought before it disappears, without switching windows, choosing a destination, or breaking concentration.

A line can become an Apple Note or a scheduled Apple Reminder. A question can go to an AI model. A larger software task can run through a coding-agent CLI on a project folder while the closed notch shows what is happening. These jobs share one idea: the shortest path from intent to action.

Built for the Mac it lives on

Notchi is a native macOS app, not a web page placed inside a desktop shell. Its panels, shortcuts, permissions, notifications, Notes and Reminders integrations, and Liquid Glass treatment are designed around the system. The goal is for the app to feel present when needed and absent when it is not.

The service boundary stays small. Notchi has no account system and no backend that receives prompts. Sorting happens locally, and an AI request goes directly from the Mac to the provider or signed-in command-line tool the user selected. The user keeps control of provider access, local permissions, and the project folders an agent may work in.

Who makes it

Notchi is an independent project by Cyrus Cai under Lofi Lab. It is free to install, and every line of the app is available on GitHub. Public source gives users and agents a primary record for how the product works, while the official domain keeps releases, privacy terms, support routes, and product guidance in one verifiable place.