/ 01 — flowingHappy
Happy ^◡^
You're in flow, on schedule, and the day is unfolding the way you planned. Pet bounces. Notch glows green.
Focus > 25mInbox 0Streak +3No meetings
Active in 67% of sessions↗
Technical previewNotch Pets
Productivity
in the notch
FlowNotch is a MacBook notch productivity app that turns the space above your screen into a tiny home for timers, clipboard history, calendar peeks, AI shortcuts — and a friendly desk pet. Install it in 8 seconds.
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SERVICES
Spotify
Music
Notion
Calendar
GitHub
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HOME
Home/ 01 · ⌘ 1
OverviewActivity
Power · what fits in 30 pixelsSafari, tasks, pets,
Safari, tasks, pets,
and your whole day
all in the notch.
Nine ready-on-day-one widgets covering workspaces, browser, tasks, calendar, reminders, music, habits, dictation, utilities, tray, spaces, clipboard, and pets.
All your daily apps,
browsable from above.
/ 01
Home
A calm launch dashboard for workspaces, priorities, habits, reminders, and the next useful thing.
Dashboard · ⌘ 1→
/ 02Safari
Search, open, bookmark, and control browser tabs from the notch without covering the page.
Browser · ⌘ 2→
/ 03Tasks
Plan the next few actions, priorities, and calendar-linked tasks without opening a planner.
Today · ⌘ 3→
/ 04Todos
Per-space quick lists for the small things you want visible in the current context.
Lists · ⌘ 4→
/ 05Calendar
Peek at today, jump to the next event, and sync task context with Apple Calendar.
iCloud · ⌘ 5→
/ 06Reminders
Gentle prompts for calls, bills, groceries, and recurring follow-ups beside your calendar.
Due soon · ⌘ 6→
/ 07Notion
Read pages, append notes, and capture thoughts into Notion from a compact module.
Capture · ⌘ N→
/ 08Media
Now playing, skip, like, and switch between Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.
3 sources · ⌘ 8→
/ 09Dictation
Hold a key and speak. FlowNotch drops polished text wherever your cursor already is.
Local-first · hold ⌥→
/ 10Tray
A tidy shelf for links, files, screenshots, snippets, and useful bits you need again soon.
Quick shelf · ⌘ T→
/ 11Clipboard
Capture, favorite, reopen, and paste clipboard history without leaving your current window.
History · ⇧⌘V→
/ 12Scratch Pad
Markdown notes, sticky canvases, tables, and fragments that only need to live for a while.
Notes · ⌘ ⇧ N→
/ 13Spaces
Mini-Finder spaces for files, pinned folders, and context-specific drops.
Files · ⌘ S→
/ 14Habit Tracker
Track streaks, daily rituals, water, reading, walking, and focus blocks from the notch.
Streaks · ⌘ H→
/ 15Pet
Choose pets, rooms, scenes, triggers, and moods that make the notch feel alive.
Pets · ⌘ P→
/ 16Utility
Small tools for camera, power, conversion, quick actions, and local helpers.
Tools · ⌘ U→
/ 17Terminal
A tiny command line for quick local actions, notes, shortcuts, and safe command helpers.
Quick command · ctrl `→
/ 18Git
Watch branches, diffs, commits, source trees, and GitHub context from the notch.
Repos · ⌘ G→
/ 19Diary
A private daily journal with photos, tables, dividers, reminders, and export paths.
Journal · ⌘ D→
/ 20Mood Journal
Log emotional check-ins and see how the notch mood changes across your day.
Mood · ⌘ M→
NOTCH
PETS
Your pet has feelings
about your day.
FlowNotch reads your calendar, tasks, music, habits, and focus state — then adjusts the pet's mood. Three states. Subtle ambient signal. No notifications screaming at you.
/ 02 — steadyNeutral
Neutral ·_·
Baseline. Nothing's on fire and nothing's flowing. Your pet keeps an eye on things and waits for the next signal.
Idle < 10mMixed appsDaytimeCalm
The default state · 28%↗
/ 03 — overloadedSad
Sad ×﹏×
Deadline crunch, 8 tabs of Slack, and you forgot lunch. Notch dims to red. The pet droops. Take a breath.
Overdue × 3+No break > 2hLate nightNotifications
Try /focus to reset · 5%↗
The notch tool
for your workflow.
Browse field notes, product updates, and workflow guides from the FlowNotch blog. Use the arrows to preview each post, then jump into the full story.
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