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Alcove

Alcove

A notch display for notifications and now playing.

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Alcove puts notifications, now playing, and status in a notch display styled like the iPhone Dynamic Island. The developer says it needs macOS 15 or later. The site did not list a price when this was checked. It is not a menu bar icon hider.
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