Say No to Notch 4+

Never see screen notch again

Honghao Zhang

    • 4.6 • 75 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Say No to Notch is an application that can fully disable the notch* that present on the MacBook Air (2022 and later) and MacBook Pro 14″ and 16″ models.

Just turn on the switch and enjoy the "notchless" all-new MacBooks. The app will push down the menu bar below the "notch".

Features:
• Moves the menu bar down below the "notch"
• Brings back the full-width menu bar from edge to edge
• Works well with professional apps with a long list of menus
• Makes the long list of menu items visible
• Quickly toggle the notch via menu bar icon
• Double-clicking the notch area to disable the notch
• Supports automations including deeplinks, AppleScript, and Shortcuts.

Enjoy the powerful Apple Silicon MacBooks without compromise on screen.

Say No to Notch is free to use, if you enjoy using this app, consider supporting the developer with a small tip.

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* The notch is the the black rectangle around the camera area, or the "camera housing".

What’s New

Version 1.2.5

• Fixed IAP issues on macOS Sequoia.

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
75 Ratings

75 Ratings

daemon.trances ,

This program is essential, and works flawlessly.

It is an incredible little program and does exactly what it says it will do! It is lightweight, and disables the notch in a way I never would've thought of doing before, very innovative!

My one question: you can enable 'double clicking the black area to disable the notch', is there any way you can enable the reverse too? So if I want to disable the notch for a period of time by double clicking it and then I want to enable it again, I can double click it and it'll toggle it back on again? I feel like this feature is sorely missing, unless it's there and I just don't see it! Being able to double click as a two-way toggle rather than a one-way toggle would make the program even more seamless! Please do!

But anyway, thank you for such a marvelous program! I know that if I ever need to disable the notch, I now can! Awesome! :D

P.S., how can I donate to you, developers?

MajorHavoc ,

This is a great shortcut to resize around the notch

While the same effect can be had by going to the System Settings -> Display, show all resolutions, and select a vertical size just smaller than your current size (eg: 1512 x 945 instead of 1512x982) will do the same thing. Or you can get this little gem and switch it back and forth with the switch in the app UI , or a quick double-click on at the notch (how come there is no quick double click back? But this is MUCH EASIER and quicker than settings. I would love to see a mode where the screen could stay full size and the hidden icons get moved to the other side of the notch. Apple should have done that, but maybe harder than it looks.

Like a few other comments, minus 1 star for making the purchase right away, and the dialogue still shows up. Restore purchases says “no purchases.” That is a little annoying. I ave paid twice now. Will see if this sticks, or I might have to take another star away.

Request: leave the menu icon even when the program is not running, so we can still switch using that.

marcthesmith ,

The solution

Say No to Notch is the solution to a problem that should not exist. But since it does, and Apple offers nothing to help, despite having created the notch problem in the first place, I’m glad I found Say No to Notch. It’s simple, elegant, and not only do I not miss the screen real estate, on those occasions when I think of it, I have to check if Say No to Notch is even running! When I disable it, and see the notch reappear, I’m always amazed how invisibly it runs and how quickly I got used to it.

App Privacy

The developer, Honghao Zhang, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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