Ever since the iPhone got a Dynamic Island, Mac users have wanted one.
An interactive music player, a place to trigger shortcuts, or some nifty utility?
NotchNook is an app that makes all of that possible.
Media, calendar, and shortcuts
NotchNookhas an interactive media player very reminiscent of the Dynamic Island.
As the track changes, the notch also animates.
There are also gestures.
it’s possible for you to swipe left or right on the notch to quickly change tracks.
Things get a lot more interesting when you poke the notch, though.
The app expands to show three sections.
Then there’s a Mirror option.
The section in the middle is quite interesting if you’re a Shortcuts user.
Here, you could add up to four Shortcuts for easy access.
This can be a good way to trigger yourfrequently used Shortcuts, without going into the menu bar.
you’re free to jump into the prefs to enable your Calendar view in the Nook as well.
Features like notes and to-dos are coming soon.
Tray for smoother file management
Personally, I find the Tray feature quite useful.
It serves as a place to temporarily collect files from different places, before sharing them out.
Drag any file from Finder up to the notch and you’ll see the Tray.
Drop the files on the left side of the notch to save them in a collection for later use.
As it stands though, the Tray feature is quite basic.
A subscription for a utility doesn’t make much sense, so we would recommend buying the app outright.
you’re free to also get 35% off by tweeting about the app.
