| What it does | Dynamic Island for Mac with music, files, clipboard and focus
| Mac dictation that types exactly what you said
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| Stage | Startup
| Startup
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| Founded | Not given
| 2026
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| Based in | Not given
| US
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| Pricing model | Not given
| Free trial
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| Pricing | NotchPop for 1 Mac: $3.99 USD (one-time); NotchPop for 2 Macs: $6.99 USD (one-time, save 12%); NotchPop for 5 Macs: $14.99 USD (one-time, save 25%). Includes 7-day free trial with all tools unlocked.
| Free trial for 14 days, no card required. Then Pro Monthly at $19/month, Pro Annual at $179/year (saving $49 vs monthly), or Pro Lifetime at $499 one-time. Educational discount: 50% off Monthly or Annual with a .edu email address. Cancel anytime.
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| Key features | - Media Island: Play, pause, skip and switch speakers for music playback
- Drop Shelf: Temporarily store files for easy access and transfer
- Clipboard History: Search and pin copied items on your Mac
- Focus & Hydration: 25-minute Pomodoro countdown timer with hydration reminders
- Calendar with meeting joins: View month and day agenda, join Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls in one click
- Developer Activity: Track Claude Code, Codex and Cursor progress and usage
- Message Replies: Quick replies to iMessage and WhatsApp without switching apps
- Weather & Utilities: View current temperature, rain chance and forecast
- Over 20 native extensions including Spotify, Google Meet, Zoom, Discord and more
| - Hold-to-talk hotkey dictation in Mail, Slack, editors, terminal and browser
- Verbatim transcription by default with optional cleanup settings per app
- Live partial transcript caption visible while speaking
- On-device speech processing on Apple Silicon after model download
- Personal dictionary to bias transcription toward names and technical terms
- Voice snippets—short trigger words that expand to full text before insertion
- Lost-dictation recovery—transcripts and audio preserved if delivery fails
- Long-form dictation up to 10 minutes per hold without word limits
- Menu-bar native Swift app with no Dock icon or notification popups
- Choice of cloud or local transcription with audit log of network activity
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| What makes it different | - Works with or without a physical notch on any Mac
- Lifetime license with one-time payment and future updates included
- Data stays on your Mac with local processing for clipboard and files
- Native Swift and SwiftUI app built specifically for macOS behavior
- Seven-day free trial with all tools unlocked before purchase
| - Verbatim by default—leaves grammar and slang alone, unlike most AI dictation that automatically tidies speech
- On-device recognition option on Apple Silicon keeps your speech processing entirely on your Mac
- Transparent claims you can verify—signed, notarized, listed frameworks, and audit log visible in the app
- Built by one maker as a native Swift app designed to feel natural with the keyboard
- Works system-wide in your text fields without floating windows or interruptions
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 11 ▼ −1 (down) since last check | 6 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 4 | 6 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 24 | 21 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 29 | 8 |
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