TopNotch alternatives for Mac
TopNotch — Utility to hide the notch — is installed 128 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask topnotch to install TopNotch itself.- Vanilla68 installs/mo
- Stats95.6× the installs
- Maccy66.7× the installs
- MonitorControl26.5× the installs
- One Switch2.7× smaller user base
- Rectangle76.9× the installs
- AltTab28.7× the installs
- MeetingBar4.3× the installs
Full comparison
| TopNotch | Vanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Utilities | Design & Graphics |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 1.3.2 | 3.0,82 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 128 | 68 |
| Install command | brew install --cask topnotch | brew install --cask vanilla |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.