Say No to Notch

Name: Say No to Notch
Availability: InStock
Author: Honghao Zhang

Say No to Notch lets you move your MacBook’s menu bar below the camera notch, giving you an uninterrupted row for menus. It’s for you if the notch gets in your way.

by Honghao Zhang

Get it on the Mac App Store

Helps you Use the MacBook notch 15 Tidy up your menu bar 10 Customize how your Mac looks 44 Automate with shortcuts & gestures 31

What you get

You get a full-width menu bar below your MacBook’s notch.

Say No to Notch gives you a menu bar that runs across your screen without the camera notch interrupting it. You move the bar below the notch rather than changing the physical camera housing. If you use professional apps with lots of menus, you can keep more of those menu items visible and accessible.

You can switch the layout from the app’s menu bar icon, or double-click the notch area to enable the notch-free layout. If you want to control it through your own workflows, you can use Shortcuts, AppleScript, or deeplinks instead of switching it manually.

You can use it on MacBook Air models from 2022 onward and 14-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pro models with a notch. The app is free to use, with an optional tip if you want to support its developer.

An uninterrupted menu bar

You get an edge-to-edge row of menus below the camera notch.
More menus in view

You can keep long lists of app menus visible instead of having the notch interrupt them.
Quick layout changes

You can toggle the layout from the menu bar icon or enable it by double-clicking the notch area.
Control through your workflows

You can automate layout changes using Shortcuts, AppleScript, or deeplinks.

Best for

You use professional apps with long menu lists
You want an uninterrupted menu bar on a notched MacBook
You want to automate your notch layout

Skip it if

You don’t need it if your Mac has no notch or your current menu bar layout already works for you.

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From the developer

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".

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