macOS Notch for Windows — Smart Notch Experience
V-Notch brings the Dynamic Island experience from Apple devices to your Windows PC.
A smart, interactive notch that displays media controls, system info, and notifications with smooth animations.
This project is entirely non-profit and free.
If you'd like to support my work, you can donate at: PayPal
 Media Pill macOS notch-style media pill — control Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music and more with real-time progress, volume control, and album art. |
 Spotify Integration Full Spotify support with smart-cropped album art, color-adaptive UI, seamless playback control, and real-time synced lyrics (covers ~90% of global tracks). |
 File Shelf Drag & drop files onto the notch for quick temporary storage. Pick them up later and drop into any app. |
 Clipboard Notification Get a visual confirmation on the notch whenever you copy something to the clipboard. |
 Say hello to Dynamic Island Experience the signature Apple-style Dynamic Island on your Windows desktop. Enjoy smooth, fluid animations that seamlessly blend with your workflow, bringing notifications and media controls to life. |
 Privacy Indicators Know when your camera or microphone is in use with a clear visual indicator on the notch. |
 Volume Control A color-adaptive volume slider that matches the dominant color of the current track, so you always know what you're adjusting just by scrolling. |
 Camera Preview Live camera feed right inside the notch — quickly check yourself without opening any app. And NO, VNotch not going to record that. |
 Gesture Controls Hold and drag the notch left or right to skip or rewind media, or drag down to quickly open the file tray. |
 Settings & Customization Fine-tune your experience — choose monitor, language, startup behavior, and more. |
- Control Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, TikTok and more directly from the notch
- Intelligent media detection combining Windows SMTC and process monitoring
- Real-time progress bar with high-precision seeking and elapsed/remaining time display
- Automatic thumbnail fetching for YouTube, smart-cropped album art (removes Spotify branding bars)
- Color-adaptive UI based on album art using HSL color analysis
- Dynamic clipboard for files — drag and drop files to store temporarily
- Lasso selection for multi-file picking
- Drag files out to any application (Explorer, Discord, Email, etc.)
- Compact grid layout with thread-safe file management
- Battery status with charging animation
- Integrated calendar and clock
- Camera indicator
- Apple-style expand/collapse transitions at 60 FPS
- Glassmorphism blur effects with hardware acceleration
- Glow engine — real-time HSL color extraction for vibrant UI accents
- Spring animations for language switching and UI element transitions
- Fullscreen Aware — Automatically hides when gaming or watching movies (supports both exclusive and windowed fullscreen)
- Slide animation when hiding/showing for fullscreen transitions
- Multi-Monitor — Choose which display shows the notch
- Cursor Bypass — Smart click-through that doesn't interfere with your workflow
- Hot Corners — Quick access via configurable screen corners
- Auto-Update — Checks and updates automatically from GitHub Releases
- Start with Windows — Launch on system startup
- Multilingual — English and Vietnamese with real-time switching
- Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- .NET 8 Desktop Runtime
- Download
V-Notch-Setup.exefrom Releases - Run the installer and follow the Setup Wizard
- Launch V-Notch from the Start Menu
- (Optional) Enable "Start with Windows" in Settings
Muốn dùng code mới nhất mà chưa có bản release? Bạn có thể tự build setup ngay trên GitHub:
- Vào tab Actions của repo (fork về tài khoản của bạn nếu cần).
- Chọn workflow Build Installer (Nightly / On-Demand) → bấm Run workflow.
Chọn Loại build:
framework-dependent— nhẹ, cần cài .NET 8 Desktop Runtime.self-contained— chạy ngay không cần cài .NET (file lớn hơn).both— build cả hai.
- Khi chạy xong, tải file
.exeở phần Artifacts của lần chạy đó, hoặc tải trực tiếp từ prereleasenightlytrong Releases.
Workflow cũng tự chạy mỗi khi có push vào
main, nên prereleasenightlyluôn là bản mới nhất.
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Hover | Expand notch to show media controls |
| Scroll Down | Switch to File Shelf |
| Scroll Up | Switch back to Media Controls |
| Click | Toggle compact/expanded view |
| Media buttons | Play/Pause, Next/Previous, Seek |
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Drag & drop onto notch | Add files to the shelf |
| Lasso (drag on empty space) | Multi-select files |
| Ctrl + Click | Toggle individual file selection |
| Drag out | Move files to any folder or app |
| Delete | Remove files from the shelf |
| Platform | Capability |
|---|---|
| Spotify | Full control, smart-cropped album art |
| Apple Music | Native Windows app support |
| YouTube | Thumbnail fetching, title parsing, 15s seek |
| TikTok/Reels | Video title detection, basic playback |
| SoundCloud | Browser session detection |
| Generic | Any app using Windows Media Session |
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10/11 (64-bit) |
| Runtime | .NET 8 Desktop Runtime |
| RAM | >4GB for stability |
| CPU | Minimal usage |
| Display | Any resolution (adaptive positioning) |
| GPU | Any GPU should work but i do recommended a decent GPU for best performance |
V-Notch does not collect, transmit, or store personal data on any external server. The application contains no analytics, telemetry, or user tracking.
Network connections are limited to:
- GitHub API — checking for application updates
- YouTube / SoundCloud — retrieving album artwork for display
All user settings are stored locally at %APPDATA%\V-Notch\. Camera and media data are processed in real-time for display only and are never recorded or transmitted.
Full policy: English | Tiếng Việt
Apache License 2.0 — See LICENSE for details.
Made with love by rainaku
