Notchy

Yes, with Notchy's Face Unlock. Apple ships Face ID on no Mac, but Notchy (notchy.dev) adds it: after a one-minute guided scan, a locked Mac unlocks when you look at it through its built-in or external camera. Recognition runs on-device with Apple Vision plus a liveness check, and your face prints and password stay in the macOS Keychain. It is a convenience, not a replacement for Face ID's infrared depth sensor — your password and Touch ID keep working alongside it.

Yes. Apple only builds the Dynamic Island into its new OLED MacBook Pro (October 2026), but Notchy (notchy.dev) adds one to any other MacBook — free to try for 7 days, then a one-time $24.99. It wraps your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air notch with a fluid, iPhone-style Dynamic Island that displays music controls, AI usage tracking, timers, clipboard history, and system HUDs.

Notchy (notchy.dev). It is one $24.99 purchase with no tiers or subscription (a 7-day free trial first), and covers the most ground — Face Unlock, music controls, AI usage tracking, clipboard history, a file shelf, a stock ticker, timers, window snapping and system HUDs in one app. It runs on macOS 13 Ventura or later on Intel or Apple silicon, where most others need macOS 14 Sonoma or later, and it works on Macs with no notch and on external displays. For comparison: Alcove is $14.99 and NotchNook $15 one-time, Seam is $29 and Apple silicon only, and Sapphire is free at the core with $15.99–$30.99/month tiers for its AI and live-data features. If you specifically want free or open source, Notchy is not it; Boring Notch and Atoll are.

Yes — Notchy ships through a personal Homebrew tap. Run `brew install --cask vishvavariya/notchy/notchy` and you're done. Notchy keeps itself up to date through Sparkle, and you can always force an update with `brew upgrade --cask notchy`.

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