Indie Dev Radar

Tag: macOS · 1

2026-11-10

6.5 · Okay Open source · GitHub Trending · Swift · AI: DeepSeek 6.5 ✓

Boring Notch: An open-source app that turns the MacBook notch into a music control center

Boring Notch is an open-source macOS app that turns the MacBook notch into a music control center with a visualizer, calendar integration, an AirDrop-capable file shelf, and system HUD replacements. Trending on GitHub for Swift, it ships via dmg and Homebrew; since the authors lack an Apple Developer account, first launch requires manually bypassing Gatekeeper quarantine.
What this means for indie developers:Useful as a reference for notch-centric interaction design and for distributing an unsigned macOS app via Homebrew cask plus the xattr quarantine workaround.