Take it up a notch.
Notchbird lives in your MacBook's notch. When Claude Code or Codex finishes, or stops to wait for you, it lights up. Allow Claude Code right there, or jump to that exact session.
14 days free with every feature, then $24 a year, $3 a month, or $49 once. No card to start. macOS 14 or later.
Works with Claude Code Codex chats Your Mac and a dev box over SSH Hidden from screen sharing
Agent alerts
Stop checking the terminal.
A long agent run leaves you two bad options. Watch the session, or wander off and come back twenty minutes after it stopped to ask you something. Notchbird watches it for you.
The island, in three states
Only the moments that need you.
Finished, blocked, or asking a question. Progress chatter stays in the session, and only a "needs you" alert makes a sound.
Allow, deny, or jump straight in.
Answer Claude Code's permission prompts and questions from the notch, on this Mac or your SSH machine. For Codex, click through to the exact chat and answer there.
Your Mac, your dev box, and your plan limits.
Sessions on your Mac appear the moment you open Notchbird. Add one SSH host you already use and its agents join the same inbox, with nothing installed there. Claude and Codex usage limits sit in the header, and the notch warns you at 90%.
Everything else
The rest of your day, one hover away.
Ten small tools share the same panel. Hover into the notch to open it and move away to close it. Turn off any section you don't need, and it runs nothing.
Also in the panel: press ⌘K to search everything, and add your own actions from Shortcuts, apps or shell commands.
Plan your day out loud
Every morning, a two-minute chat sets up your day.
The first time you sit down each morning, Notchbird asks what would make today good, what the first small step is, and what else has to happen. You answer out loud. It reads your plan back, and when you say yes, your three things are set, with the right one marked Now.
- Transcribed on your Mac. Your answers are turned into text on the device, and nothing is saved until you confirm.
- Knows when to stay quiet. It won't pop up during a call, while you share your screen, or once your day is planned. Choose Not today and it waits until tomorrow.
Privacy
Built to stay out of your screen share.
Hidden when you present
Notchbird is left out of screenshots, recordings and screen sharing by default, so nobody on the call sees your agent alerts.
Your prompts stay put
From Claude Code it reads the session title, tool names and a one-line preview of the latest reply. It never reports your prompts or tool inputs.
Permissions only on request
It asks for a permission when you first use the feature that needs it. Your history stays on your Mac, and there is no analytics or tracking.
Performance
Light enough to forget it's running.
Notch apps live on screen all day, so a slow or hungry one gets uninstalled. Every Notchbird build has to pass these budgets before it ships, measured on an M-series Mac.
- Refunds for 14 days. Any payment is refunded in full within 14 days, and you don't need to give a reason.
- Keeps working offline. A paid licence runs for 14 days without reaching our server, so an outage never locks you out.
- A real privacy policy. Your history stays on your Mac, and there is no analytics or tracking.
- Built to outlast us. If Notchbird ever stops, we will ship a final build that needs no licence, so the copy you paid for keeps working.
Pricing
Every feature, on every plan.
Try Notchbird free for 14 days with nothing held back. Paid plans are awaiting store activation.
Every plan includes
Use it on up to three of your Macs, with every new version included.
- Claude Code and Codex alerts; approve Claude Code from the notch
- One SSH machine alongside this Mac, plus usage-limit meters
- Today, Focus and Sounds
- Audio, AirPods, Clipboard and Shelf
- Notes, Prompter and Weather
- Email support from the person who builds it
Prices in US dollars. VAT or sales tax is added at checkout where it applies. Lemon Squeezy handles payment as merchant of record. Refunds within 14 days.
FAQ
Common questions
What does Notchbird need to run?
A Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It is designed around the notch on recent MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models.
Claude Code and Codex sessions on your Mac show up as soon as you open Notchbird, with no SSH and no setup; Notchbird reads them with the Python 3 that comes with Apple's developer tools. To watch one other Mac or Linux machine as well, add an SSH host alias you already use. That machine needs Python 3.9 or later, and nothing is installed there. If you use Tailscale, Notchbird lists your machines so you can pick one.
How does the free trial work?
Download Notchbird and use every feature for 14 days. You don't need an account or a card. When the trial ends, Notchbird asks you to subscribe to keep agent alerts and the sections running.
How do I activate Notchbird after subscribing?
Your receipt email contains a licence key. Open Notchbird, go to Settings, then Licence, paste the key and press Activate.
Can I use Notchbird on more than one Mac?
Yes. Every plan, including lifetime, covers up to three of your own Macs. To move it, deactivate a Mac in Settings, then Licence, and activate the new one.
What happens to my copy if Notchbird shuts down?
It keeps working. A paid licence already runs for 14 days without reaching our server, and if Notchbird ever stops, we will publish a final build that needs no licence at all. The trust page has the details.
How do I cancel?
Use the link in your receipt email or sign in at app.lemonsqueezy.com/my-orders. Notchbird keeps working until the end of the period you paid for.
Do you offer refunds?
Yes. Email [email protected] within 14 days of any payment and it will be refunded in full. The refund policy has the details.
Can I approve Claude Code from the notch?
Yes. Turn on "Approve from the notch" for a machine in Settings → Machines. Notchbird shows you exactly what it will add to Claude Code's settings before it changes anything. Then permission prompts and questions appear in the notch with Allow and Deny, and Return or Esc answer them.
If Notchbird isn't running or you don't answer in time, Claude Code falls back to its normal prompt in the terminal. Notchbird never approves anything on its own.
Approving works for Claude Code only. When Codex waits for approval, Notchbird alerts you and opens that exact thread, and you answer in Codex.
Can Notchbird see my code or prompts?
From Claude Code transcripts Notchbird reads the session title, turn boundaries, tool names and a one-line preview of the latest reply. It never reports your prompts or tool inputs.
Nothing about your sessions is sent to us, and Notchbird has no analytics or tracking. The privacy policy lists the few outside services it talks to.
Will Notchbird appear when I share my screen?
No. By default Notchbird is left out of screenshots, screen recordings and screen sharing. You can change that in Settings, then Privacy.
I used Halo. Is this the same app?
Yes. Notchbird was called Halo before version 0.7. On first launch it brings over your Halo settings and history.
Is Notchbird made by Anthropic or OpenAI?
No. Notchbird is an independent app. It works with Claude Code and Codex and is not affiliated with Anthropic or OpenAI.
Your agent finishes. You'll know.
Free for 14 days, then $24 a year, $3 a month, or $49 once.